Most plants you see online sit in a warehouse for a few weeks between leaving a grower and arriving at your door. Ours don't, and the difference is visible.
The market
We buy from the San Diego County Flower Growers' market in Carlsbad, plus a handful of specialty growers we've worked with for over a decade. Plants come in by truck overnight from growers across Southern California; what we see in the morning is usually less than 48 hours out of the soil it was grown in.
Why arrival days matter
Different growers ship on different days. Tuesday morning is heaviest for tropical foliage; Friday for blooming color. When we say "this week's selection," we mean: these are the pieces that came in this week and are at their best right now. Next week's selection will be different — that's the point.
What this means for you
- The plant you receive looks like the plant in the photo, because we shoot the photos the same week.
- If a piece is spectacular and short-supplied (a particular cultivar of fiddle leaf fig, a perfect bird of paradise) it might be on the site only briefly. The cutoff timer is real.
- If you fall in love with something specific that's not currently in stock, tell us — we can usually source it within a week from the same growers.
What it doesn't mean
It doesn't mean rare or imported. We deliberately stick to plants that thrive in San Diego homes and offices. The point of fresh-from-market isn't novelty — it's that the plant arrives with energy still in it, ready to grow into your space rather than recover from a long warehouse stay.