Spring is coming soon, so we're sharing with you some of our favorite places to find plants online. Unfortuantely, due to restrictions in the state we're located in, we're unable to ship plants with our orders, but we love to share the florists, wholesalers, and nurseries we like to work with.

Succulent clippings from Corona Succulents.

For customers in the US:

CTS Air Plants
I've purchased succulent clippings and air plants from CTS, and I've been really happy with the quality of the plants Ive received from them. I last ordered plants from them in 2013, but almost all of them are still alive and thriving!

Corona Succulents
Corona Succulents is the Etsy shop I have most recently ordered succulents from, and I've been really happy with the quality and variety I was able to find through this store. I bought their succulents in a large variety pack of clippings, and some were small enough to fit in our planters, and others were very large and big enough to place in a large pot.

Air Plant Supply Co.
Air Plant Supply Co. is a great source for purchasing air plants and tillandsia.

Succulent clippings from CTS air plants.

Amazon
Believe it or not, Amazon offers a large selection of succulents and air plants for you to purchase, and some are even available with Amazon Prime. You'll have to search through seller reviews, but I've heard great things from customers and fans who have purchased plants through this platform.

Outside of the U.S.:

Etsy
There are several sellers on Etsy that sell succulents (we usually purchase from other U.S. Etsy sellers). To find a seller near you, simply search for the type of plant you are searching for, and select a seller that can ship to your region from the search options.

Cactus Plaza

We hope that you have as good of luck finding plants online as we've had! Happy planting!

Put a Plant on it! Where to Find Plants in Atlanta

November 23, 2015What We're Making, How to Plantcolleen jordanComment

Small succulents from Pike Nursery in Atlanta.

With the holidays right around the corner, we thought this would be a good time to share with you some of our favorite places to pick up plants, and where we find the small ones that you see us use in our planters. Since we're based in Atlanta*, we're most familiar with the places to find plants locally, and we'd like to share our recommendations with you!

Southeast Succulents
at The Collective, 723 Lake Avenue Northeast, Atlanta, GA, 30307
at Whole Foods on Ponce, 650 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30308
One of our favorite places to pick up the succulents that you see us use for our photos is Southeast Succulents! They sell their succulents at a few places around Atlanta, mainly the Collective in Inman Park and at Whole Foods Markets. In addition to plants, they also sell potting soils for succulents, and other decorative terrarium supplies.

Gardenhood
353 Boulevard SE, Atlanta, GA 30312
Gardenhood is a nursery that sells a variety of plants in the Grant Park neighborhood of Atlanta. We like to buy succulents there, and they sell a selection of indoor and outdoor varieties. In addition to succulents, you can also find potting soils, garden decorations, and plants for landscaping at this nursery.

Hall's Atlanta Wholesale Florist
630 Angier Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30308
Hall's is mainly a wholesale florist, but they also sell plants such as succulents (our favorite plants to use for our planters) and house plants. In addition to plants, they also sell other floral items that you might need for floral arrangements or decorating events. If you're shopping for flowers for a wedding or event, stop by here to pick up your flowers and the other vases and accessories you might need!

Pike Nurseries
Several locations in the Atlanta Area
Pike Nurseries is an Atlanta based chain of nurseries. While most people know them for their large selection of landscaping plants, they also carry a large variety of succulents and tillandsia (air plants).

If you have any nursery recomendations here or in other cities, please let us know and we'd love to share them!

*As a note, this list is not comprehensive of all of the places to find plants in and around Atlanta, but these are the businesses that we know and recommend. If you have another business to recommend for this list, please let us know! Also, large chain stores are not included in this list, only small and Atlanta based businesses. Larger stores will be included in a later post.

Fall flowers and herbs to wear with your planter

October 15, 2014How to Plantcolleen jordanComment

The weather is finally cooling down here, and the chilly weather has me thinking of more fall flower choices to wear with our planters!

For the selections to go with this planter, we had a mix of blooms from our roof garden, a local flower market, and an inexpensive grocery store bouquet. This planter works well with picked flowers, so we chose some seasonal and fragrant blooms to pair with it.

Rosemary is an evergreen here in Georgia, and we were able to find it in the roof garden of the building our studio is in. If you're not able to find rosemary easily outside, its usually available as filler for bouquets at a florist, or even in the produce aisle of your grocery store. Plus, it has a great scent, so it's like wearing a little bit of fragrance!

The chamomile and the seeded eucalyptus were found from a florist close to our studio, Candler Park Flower Market, that carries loose flowers to build your own bouquet. They're selection changes seasonally and weekly, and we grabbed some of the blooms that they carried last week. The purple daisy came in a bunch with a larger bouquet from the grocery store, and we've seen some growing as wildflowers the last few weeks here in Atlanta.

Next week we'll be showing off some more seasonal picks to match our planters! If you have any suggestions, or would like to share what you're wearing in your planter, tweet us at @wearplants on twitter.

HOW TO PLANT GUIDE, PART 2: AIR PLANTS

June 21, 2012DIY, What We're Making, How to Plantcolleen jordanComment

Bromeliads, better known as tillandsia, are one of the easiest plants to care for. These plants are found naturally in warm tropical places, but also do well indoors elsewhere. They can be easily found at most nurseries and online. We like to use air plants in our planters not only because they are so easy to care for, but because they look really cool, too.

Today we bring you the second of many installments in our How to Plant Series, and show you how to plant one of our favorite plants, the exotic and always interesting air plant. Since we have a few planters that call for using air plants, we thought showing you a visual guide is the best way to explain what to do once you get your planter. These instructions also apply to attaching tillandsia onto other objects, too, so you can follow these instructions to attach them to (almost) anything. Please note that we refer to using a hot glue gun in this tutorial, so pay attention while you're using this tool, and supervise any children who want to try this craft.

To start out, you’ll need a planter, an air plant, and a hot glue gun (or another adhesive like epoxy or E6000). For this tutorial we used this planter, which is designed to be used with air plants. These are the easiest plants to use in our planters, and these instructions will be really short and straightforward.

Start by plugging in your hot glue gun, and wait until it gets hot enough for the glue to be ready to use. While you wait for your glue to heat, play around with how your plant fits best in the planter if you haven't already.

You’ll add a drop of glue into the planter where you want your plant, and then position your plant inside where you want it. You’ll have to act quickly on this step before the glue sets, so have your plant nearby. After this, you’re all set!

You might be worrying about the effect of the hot glue on the plant, but it won’t hurt the plant. Other glues work well, too if you have access to them, like E6000 or other epoxies, but don’t use super glue.

Caring for your airplant once you’ve mounted it is very simply. A small spray of water a few times a week will be enough to keep it healthy, and make sure it gets indirect sunlight when you’re not wearing it.

And that’s it! Now you’re ready to wear an airplant!

HOW TO PLANT GUIDE, PART 1: SUCCULENTS

May 30, 2012What We're Making, DIY, How to Plantcolleen jordanComment

In the first part of our How to Plant series, we're going to show you how to plant a succulent in your wearable planter. We get this question a lot, and while we include directions in each planter on what to do, we thought a visual guide would help everyone out best. Planting a succulent in a planter is actually really simple, and shouldn't take you more than 5 minutes.

To start out, we recommend getting everything together first. You'll need the planter you've chosen, some soil, a plant, water, and a pen or a pencil. For this tutorial, we're using a type of succulent called sedum that grows as a ground cover in many places. You should be able to find it at any nursery or home improvement center, but you can also find it growing in many places if you know what to look for.

Before you start, check your plant clipping for roots. Most succulents will begin growing roots a few days after they are cut. If they don't have roots, your plant will still grow them, and just plant enough of the stem below the top of the soil.

Step One: Insert plant clipping into the planter.

Step Two: Add soil. You'll only need a few pinches of soil, and make sure that the roots are fully covered.

Step Three: With your pen or pencil, gently compact the soil down to make sure it stays in place.

Step Four: Add a few drops of water to the planter.

And now you're done! Clean any excess soil and water from your planter, and it is ready wear. After a few days the roots will be more stable. Proper care is still needed to take care of your plant, and make sure it gets sunlight when not being worn. Of course you don't need to use these directions in just our planters. You can use these same steps for planting a succulent in a larger vessel, or even adding a little bit of charm to any other small object you can find.