A brand new downtown Arlington home plant store, Savvy Backyard & Dwelling, held their grand opening on March 4.
The enterprise is throughout the road from Legion Park at 119 North Olympic Ave. It has been open since late February. The shop options a variety of crops.
“We’re promoting high quality home crops from novices to plant snobs,” stated Rachel Zeutenhorst, proprietor of the enterprise.
“When you’re a first-time plant guardian or an individual who has home crops for years you’ll find one thing in my retailer,” she added.
There will even be providers out there on the retailer.
“I believe what’s going to set me aside is that we’re going to do a plant triage, so folks can are available in and produce a sick plant that’s not doing nicely,” stated Zeutenhorst. “I can diagnose and deal with it, in addition to re-pot it.”
There aren’t any ensures for the service however it’s a approach to assist flip round a plant that isn’t doing nicely, stated Zeutenhorst.
There’s a nominal charge for the service relying on the scale of the plant.
The downtown enterprise will even provide re-planting.
“So, if in case you have a root-bound plant you possibly can convey it in and I’ll re-plant it for you in a brand new container,” stated Zeutenhorst.
There will even be gardening providers, which Zeutenhorst already supplies to downtown purchasers corresponding to Moe’s Espresso. There are additionally plans to host courses on the store.
“I’ve at all times taught courses and can proceed to carry courses right here,” she stated.
Zeutenhorst is a licensed skilled horticulturalist who has had many alternative jobs within the trade, corresponding to a gross sales rep in a neighborhood backyard heart.
“I’ve been promoting home crops the final couple of years in simply that area of interest that COVID introduced us,” she stated. “It’s simply one other avenue I’ve discovered such a ardour for.”
Due to that keenness she wished to develop her enterprise with an Arlington storefront.
“Vegetation provide you with such pleasure and such a really feel to the surroundings, whether or not indoor or out of doors, that nothing else can provide you and I like sharing that with different folks,” stated Zeutenhorst. “I really like being exterior and being one with nature.”
Savvy Backyard & House is at present open Wednesday by Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
“We’ll change hours as wanted. If we’re doing superb and other people want us to be open extra, we’ll in fact try this,” stated Zeutenhorst.
She additionally wished to thank the downtown neighborhood for his or her assist.
“I admire everybody for popping out and supporting us. It’s been superb,” she stated.