{"id":964,"date":"2020-07-02T14:43:08","date_gmt":"2020-07-02T14:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/?p=964"},"modified":"2020-07-02T15:13:04","modified_gmt":"2020-07-02T15:13:04","slug":"plant-mom-extraordinaire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/index.php\/2020\/07\/02\/plant-mom-extraordinaire\/","title":{"rendered":"Plant mom extraordinaire"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It was happy happenstance that I came across Saffron de la Rouviere\u2019s profile on Instagram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had put the call out on my story \u2013 being a newish plant mom and looking to grow my plant family \u2013 for recommendations for new plants and where I could buy them. A dear friend of mine pointed me to Saffron\u2019s Garden<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I made my way to her profile, thinking I\u2019d find the normal plant account\/plant shop, only to be (very<\/em>) pleasantly surprised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read my Q&A with her to find out why.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tell me a bit about yourself?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m Saffron \u2013 yes that\u2019s my real name \ud83d\ude42 I grew up in the Karoo and I now live in Hout Bay with three cats, a dog, a very feisty toddler and over 200 indoor plants. I love plants, swimming, eating melktart and listening to my toddler sing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When did your \u201cplant mom\u201d journey start?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My husband and I lived in a very small apartment in Tapei, and after a year of doing that, I realised that I missed having a garden and direct access to plants. When we moved back to South Africa, I insisted on a small garden so I could start gardening. My mom was also very heavily into gardening and plants and we bonded over becoming succulent-obsessive together. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Goals, guys.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I love the idea of your plant club (Yes, she has a plant club!)<\/em> When and how did this come about?<\/strong>

Over time I realised there was a very large community of plant lovers on Instagram and so I reached out to a few with the idea that we organise a meet-up \u2013 this turned into the official Cape Town Plant Swap and we had so much fun at these events that I realised I really enjoyed the sense of community that plants could foster in people.
 
I wanted to find a way in which people could experience this sense of community in their very own day-to-day lives \u2013 and then that\u2019s when I thought of a plant club, and even better, one where members would get a surprise plant every month, adding to a collective buzz and excitement in the community.

I also decided to add local businesses to the offering of each month\u2019s package, thereby expanding the community to not only plant lovers, but plant-related businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blogger side-note: I can\u2019t believe no one ever told me plant clubs exist!<\/em> How cool is this?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Genial \ud83d\ude42<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

How do people sign up to the club?<\/strong>

They can purchase a subscription to the club, via my online shop<\/a>, or simply by sending me an email or a DM on Instagram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What was your very first plant?<\/strong>

My very first plant was a cactus that I bought when I was about nine years old. It was tiny and now it\u2019s pretty large. It\u2019s been through neglect and even a teenage friend setting it on fire (Blogger: hahaha \u2013 I don\u2019t<\/em> mean to laugh, but this is funny!)<\/em>. Now I\u2019<\/em>m waiting for it to bloom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lil Mr Die-hard<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Your top 3 favourite plants?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s a very difficult question to ask any plant lover. But I\u2019d have to say the rarer Philodendron plowmanii, the ever-so-reliable and profoundly beautiful Monstera deliciosa and the exotic-looking Calathea orbifolia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Any advice\/words of wisdom for other plant lovers out there?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Even expert gardeners have plants die on them. Green-thumbs don\u2019t exist, only a few set of rules: Always feel the soil of your plant before you water it, indirect sunlight satisfies most indoor plants and keep an eye out for pests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Photos<\/strong> Supplied by Saffron.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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