Store hours to change

After careful consideration, we've decided to close our doors on Sundays. We will, however, be open on Tuesday instead. New hours will begin Tuesday, October 28th.

Hours will be as follows:

Tuesday - Saturday 11-6

Thank you all for your support!

Happy planting.

Jay

PUMPKINS

PUMPKINS for sale at Envy.

50% of proceeds will be donated in the form of plants to the new traffic circles on 25th behind Garfield High School and 26th and Spring/Spruce (not sure which one it is).

Envy is located at 2425 E. Union, AKA the corner of 25th and Union.

Thanks, and we look forward to seeing you.

New shipment of plants!!

Cactus Garden








Ric Rac Plant


We've added some new plants to the family, including a 6' tall pachiro (money tree), a large portulacaria afra, a ric rac plant, and a felt plant - just to name a few.

Stop by to check them out.







Pachiro (Money Tree)

10% OFF everything in the store

That's right! Let me know that you've seen this blog entry, and from now until October 12th, everything in the store is 10% off.

We hope to see you soon!!

Change of hours

New hours begin immediately as follows:

Wed.-Sat. 11-6
Sun 12-5

Note Cards for Sale

We've finally found the perfect note cards. We wanted something that related to the store, as well as a wide variety of customers. They are designed by local artist, Beth Shepherd. She calls them polaroid paintings. They are actually polaroid pictures that she manipulates using a car key. The result is a painting-like effect. You have to see them. They are amazing. They come with an envelope, and are prepackaged in a plastic wrap. They sell for $4.50 each.

Come in and check them out!!

Medicinal Plants

I found this while searching online and thought it was well worth passing on.

Without plants, most medicines you take would not exist. Over 40% of medicines now prescribed in the U.S. contain chemicals derived from plants. Historically, plant medicines were discovered by trial and error. Our ancestors noticed that aches and pains went away when they drank tea made from the bark of a willow tree. Later, scientists found that willow bark contains salicylic acid, the active ingredient in aspirin.

This process continues today. Throughout the world, including the wild places in the U.S., botanists and chemists search the plant kingdom for new medicines. They sometimes find treasures in other people's trash. For years, the native Pacific yew was burned as trash generated by logging operations in the Pacific Northwest. In 1975, a substance in its bark, taxol, was found to reduce the production of cancerous tumors.

A comprehensive search of known plants for medicinal chemicals is an enormous task. Of the estimated 250,000 plant species on earth, only 2% have been thoroughly screened for chemicals with potential medicinal use. Because native plant habitats are destroyed almost daily, many medicinally valuable plants will be gone before scientists can even investigate them.