The shop has museum qualities as taxidermy creatures keep a watchful eye on visitors. Antiques fill the store while vessels overflowing with lush greenery compliment each and every corner. The shop’s owners “hope that by connecting people with nature, they can help them further connect with their own selves, and back to their roots.” Geodes, shells, and even skulls and bones each become a dwelling for the living. Stepping into the shop, you’ll find a unique blend of the living and the decaying. Their desire to create the perfect dwelling and environment for the plants entering their store continues even when it leaves the door. Visiting their site ( you’ll even find care instructions for terrariums, orchids, air plants, succulents and cacti. The shop “celebrates the beauty and perfection of the natural world, boasting unusual botanicals, terrariums, natural objects, curiosities, home accessories, antiquities and more.” For those like me who love a beautiful and unique terrarium overflowing with succulents, moss and the like, designed and arranged by someone who knows what they’re doing, this is the place to go. Located in Worcester, MA and owned and operated by Virginia Orlando and Candace Atchue, Seed to Stem is a small gift shop with a lot to offer. Meet Seed to Stem, helping you take the guesswork, uncertainty, and design hesitations out of your unique dwelling-creation. And this is the struggle I go through for my grape tomatoes and mums…introducing those unique botanicals such as air plants, and succulents…might as well throw in the towel now. Beyond lugging watering cans to and from your urban garden and your kitchen sink (I am the unfortunate victim of a hose-less apartment), you’ll inevitably need to help them move once they’ve outgrown their current space. Creating that perfect home and environment for your beloved green ones is even labor-intensive. For some, myself included, it’s a tricky navigation between ‘too much’ and ‘not enough’…too much sun? Not enough sun? Is this too much water? Not enough water? We’ve all likely (hopefully) been there. And let’s face it, that seemingly mile-long list of things that can go wrong is sometimes terrifying. Take, for example, plants.įinding a home for plants can be a bit daunting - no one wants to be that overprotective or smothering caretaker. Dwellings also provide shelter for other living things. Dwellings don’t necessarily need to be the hammer-to-nail structures where you hang your hat at night.
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