Open today 10 to 7

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A small plant shop on Tennyson Street for people whose apartments face the wrong way. Tell us about your windows and we'll find something that will actually live there.

Potted plants on wooden stools and shelves in a sunlit shop window
Our front window, around 4 in the afternoon.

What light do you have?

Everything here is in the shop this week. Reserve one online and it'll be waiting at the counter, watered.

Bring us your sad plant

Yellow leaves, mushy stems, bugs, or it just stopped growing. Bring it in, even if you didn't buy it here. Most of the time it's water or light, and we'll show you how to tell.

  • Plant check-upWe look it over with you at the counter.
    Free
  • RepottingBring your own pot or pick one here. Soil included.
    from $12
  • Pest treatmentFungus gnats, mealybugs, spider mites.
    $18
  • Plant sittingGoing away? We'll keep them in the greenhouse room.
    $6 a week

Workshops

Small groups of 12 around the big table in back. Everything you make goes home with you.

A smiling shop owner holding a large leafy plant inside the shop

Come in

4120 Tennyson St, Denver, CO 80212
Street parking on Tennyson and the side streets.

Free local delivery on orders over $75 within 5 miles. Text us at (720) 555-0164 with questions, or a photo of your window.

Know when the rare ones land

One text when a new shipment arrives, usually Thursday. Nothing else, and you can reply STOP any time.