Your Guide to Plant Care

There are plant events… And then there’s Plantstock . What started as a simple open-house plant sale at my home has grown into something I never could’ve planned. A gathering of plant lovers, families, collectors, and curious minds… all brought together by one shared obsession: Growing something. In 2024, over 3,000 of you turned up . What was meant to be a busy day turned into something else entirely. The kind of atmosphere you can’t manufacture. People laughing, connecting,

There are plants you own… …and then there are plants that completely change how you understand growing. The Vanda sits firmly in that second category. It doesn’t sit in soil. It doesn’t follow the rules. And it certainly doesn’t tolerate being treated like everything else on your shelf. A Vanda hangs. Roots exposed. Leaves reaching. Flowers arriving like something that shouldn’t exist in nature, yet somehow does. At first glance, it looks high maintenance. A plant for greenh

There are plants you buy… and then there are plants that walk into your home, kick their feet up, and completely change the atmosphere without asking permission. Spanish moss is firmly in that second category. You don’t pot it. You don’t style it. You hang it… and suddenly your house feels like it’s one poor decision away from becoming a rainforest documentary. It’s chaos. It’s elegance. It’s a plant that couldn’t care less about your normal rules… and somehow, that’s exactly

There’s been a shift. Plants aren’t just decoration anymore… they’ve become collections, statements, even status pieces . People aren’t filling their homes with random greenery. They’re building jungles with intent. Rare textures. Painted leaves. Strange shapes. Plants that make people stop mid-conversation and ask, “what is that?” And right now… that demand is exploding. Collectors are chasing unusual, high-impact plants more than ever, with rare and distinctive species beco

What going to Madeira taught me about plant care (and why most people get it wrong) I’ve spent years filling my house with plants. Not casually either. Properly committing. Learning them. Growing them. Killing a few along the way and pretending I didn’t. Writing a whole book about them. And for a long time, I thought I understood what they needed. Then I went to Madeira… and realised I’d only been getting half the story. This trip actually came about through a collaboration w

Tuesday 31st March, 7PM There’s a certain kind of energy when we do these. Not polished. Not predictable. Just me, Charl… a jungle… and a load of plants that need new homes. And it’s happening again. Tuesday 31st March at 7PM. Save it. Set an alarm. Tell someone who’ll be annoyed they missed it. FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM - THEBEARDEDPLANTAHOLIC What Makes These Lives Different This isn’t a “scroll and maybe buy” situation. This is fast. Plants go. People hesitate. Regret follows

The Jungle Just Got Dangerous (For Your Bank Account) Something slightly reckless has happened. I’ve looked at the jungle… looked at the shelves… looked at the sheer volume of plants staring back at me like “go on then… move us…” …and I’ve knocked 10% off everything. Not a quiet little whisper of a sale. A full-blown, doors-open, come-and-have-it moment. Ends: 31st March 2026 at 9:30pm sharp. After that… prices go back up, and the jungle shuts its mouth again. Why This One Hi

They Come From Places Like This This Thursday, I’m leaving the jungle… to go and find where it all actually began. Not in a garden centre. Not in a warehouse. Not in a ceramic pot next to a radiator. I’m heading to Madeira, Portugal … a volcanic island where plants don’t just grow, they take over . And I’m going plant hunting. Welcome to Madeira: The Island Where Plants Live in the Clouds Madeira isn’t just another holiday destination. It’s one of the most unique growing envi

For the past six years, my life has looked a little bit ridiculous. During the day I worked my normal job. Then in the evenings, when most people were winding down, I started my second shift. Packing plants. Answering messages. Writing blogs. Filming videos. Building a jungle. Learning everything I possibly could about houseplants. Most nights I slept five hours. Sometimes less. Not because anyone forced me to. But because I had a dream that refused to leave me alone. And now

Something slightly ridiculous happened today. The jungle doors opened… and 15 of you booked visits to the plant shop in a single day. That might not sound like world domination to some people, but for our little plant-obsessed corner of the universe, that’s historic. It means the jungle is alive, buzzing, and full of curious humans coming to hunt for leafy treasures. So first things first. Thank you. Truly. Every booking, every visit, every message, every person who travels t

Why You’re Overwatering It by Jonny Balchandani Is Only £11.72 Right Now For a short time something slightly ridiculous has happened. My book You’re Overwatering It: A Plant Guru’s Guide to Houseplants has dropped from £25 to just £11.72 on Amazon. Yes. £11.72. That is less than most houseplants. Less than a takeaway. And honestly… probably less than the amount many of us have accidentally spent killing plants while trying to figure them out. But here’s the real story. This i

When 59 Plants Disappeared in Two Hours Something slightly ridiculous happened the other night. I decided to do my first ever Instagram Live plant sale . Now I’ll be honest with you. I was genuinely nervous about it. Standing in front of a phone talking to thousands of people about plants is one thing. I do that all the time. But standing there with shelves full of plants thinking “what if no one buys a single one?” is a completely different level of vulnerability. There is

When I first started sharing plants online, it was never with the expectation that one day I’d be writing a book about them. It started with a few videos. A few thoughts. A bit of jungle chaos. And yet here we are. Over the past few weeks since the book launched, something quite extraordinary has happened. Messages have been arriving from all over the place. Emails. Comments. Instagram DMs. Photos of people reading the book with a cup of tea next to a Monstera. Stories from p

Every now and then something a little chaotic happens in the jungle - Live Plant Sale Tomorrow evening is one of those moments. At 6pm on Instagram , I’m going live for a one-hour plant sale , and if you’ve never joined one before, it’s somewhere between a plant shop, a collector’s meet-up and mild horticultural madness. Plants will be pulled straight off the shelves and shown properly. Leaves turned, structure explained, genetics discussed, and occasionally I’ll probably tal

There are plants you see everywhere. And then there are plants that live in the quiet corners of collector circles. The ones whispered about. The ones that evolve. The ones that most garden centres simply don’t touch. This drop is about those plants. Some are reduced. Not because they’re tired. Not because they’re weak. But because I want them in serious homes. Let’s walk through them properly. Begonia darthvaderiana ‘Green Spots’ If Darth Vader collected houseplants, this wo

This isn’t a passive scroll kind of evening. This Thursday at 7pm (UK time), I’m going LIVE on Instagram with a fresh drop of rare and statement houseplants. Proper collector pieces. Structural plants. Climbers that will age like fine wine in your jungle. And it’s all happening right here: 👉 Join the live on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebeardedplantaholic If you’re serious about upgrading your indoor jungle, you’ll want to be there. What Happens During My Instagra

Private Event at Seven Oaks Plant Shop, South Carolina I honestly still can’t quite believe I’m writing this. My very first book signing in the United States is happening. On Thursday, April 23rd 2026 , I’ll be at Seven Oaks Plant Shop, 4522 St. Andrews Road, Columbia, South Carolina , for a private signing event of You’re Overwatering It: A Plant Guru’s Guide to Houseplants . This will be my first official US book signing: https://www.sevenoaksplants.com/events/beardedplanta

The Architectural Upgrade Your Jungle Didn’t Know It Needed There’s regular Monstera deliciosa. And then there’s Sierrana . At first glance, it looks familiar. Broad green leaves. Classic splits. That unmistakable tropical presence. But give it thirty seconds. Look at the margins. Look at how the fenestrations push inward. Look at how the leaf blade feels carved rather than soft. ‘Sierrana’ doesn’t rely on variegation. It relies on structure. And structure is what separates a

Dense indoor jungle filled with rare Monstera and Philodendron plants inside a plant container shop in the UK.

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