Big box vs small business
Differences do in fact show.
There is a huge difference between a big box store with a garden section and a small plant shop. I took a look at Growing Grounds Downtown and the Home Depot garden and house plant sections to document the differences between the two.
Growing grounds is not only an amazing plant shop, but they are also a non-profit organization that is partnered with Transitions-Mental Health Associations.
With a wide array of plants to choose from there is something for everyone.
I spoke with a few customers about how they enjoy Growing Grounds Downtown, but also just smaller plant shops in general. They spoke very highly of small plant shops for keeping plants healthy while they are in the care of the shop. Plant shops want to create a more curated selection and keeping those plants healthy is just better for the customer shopping.
The customers also loved Growing Grounds Downtown because of the fact that they work with Transitions-Mental Health Association. They enjoyed that their money was going towards a good cost and getting an awesome plant as a result.
Home Depot has plants year round, but their seasonally “decorated” plants really struck my attention.
I took my roommate along with me to home depot to get her first impressions of the home depot garden section and she was shocked. We are both plant enthusiasts, but when she saw the googly eyes on the cactus and succulents all bets were off. She was so annoyed that they would potentially harm the plants for aesthetic reasons.
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