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GREEN THUMBS RULE AT EDMONTON HOME + GARDEN SHOW by Pepper Rodriguez
A sure sign of spring is the Edmonton Home + Garden Show that is back this March after a nearly two-year hiatus. Another sure sign of spring is the start of the gardening season, which is always at risk of cancellation because of central Alberta’s notoriously fickle weather. Indoor gardens though, tend to flourish no matter the weather outside, and Sonya Nisevich of Plantsome thinks it’s the best kind of stress relief especially for the times we live in. “Caring for indoor plants comes with many benefits! Plants give you something to care for, teach patience, and promote concentration. They can also relieve stress and increase the 34
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oxygen in your space. Not to mention - a green home is aesthetically SO pleasing!” she tells Edmonton New Home + Condo Guide. Plantsome is an Alberta-based indoor plant distribution company that ships to all Canadian provinces, and they are one of the 400 exhibitors coming this year to the Edmonton Home + Garden Show happening March 24 to 27 at the Edmonton EXPO Centre. Sonya says Plantsome was founded because buying plants should be easy and fun. The nationwide plant distributor says it couldn’t help but notice how inconvenient (and boring!) it is to buy plants. So instead of turning your car into a mess and
breaking your back to carry your new green friend home, they figured they would ship them to you and have some fun helping you select the perfect plants! “We love plants and take pride in carefully curating our tropical plants, but the mission doesn’t end there. We care deeply about the planet and want to leave it better than we found it. That is why we use as little plastics as we can, recycle all incoming packing material from our suppliers and work only with reputable vendors and nurseries.” Edmonton New Home + Garden Show sat down with Sonya to talk about the best ways to raise and care for indoor plants.
