Rooting for You… Bringing Nature Indoors
Like many of you all over the world we found ourselves as individuals, family, and community members faced with the undeniable changes brought by the recent years. Amongst the uncertainty and the fear came a powerful desire to broaden perspective, re-evaluate choices and give ourselves permission (and grace) to re-invent our paths moving forward.
During this period, with the blessing of unprecedented extra time (and extra stress), plants became the vehicle for self-care, mental health, and artistic expression. Bringing nature home beautified the space, soothed the soul, and provided ample active mediation. Care for the plants and care for self became intertwined, along with our frequent trips to the Nursery.
What started as a life-line to sanity and wellness, grew as a passion, and gave birth to Rooting for You. Our small nursery and plant shop is family owned and operated and hopes to be sharing the gift of plants and wellness with our community. We are elated to be Rooting for You, both literally and figuratively!
Come check out our beautiful selection of both common and unique plants, as well as our biophilic space geared towards learning, relaxing, and connecting with like- minded members of our wonderful community.
“Humans have the least experience with how to live and thus the most to learn—we must look to our teachers among the other species for guidance. Their wisdom is apparent in the way they live. They teach us by example.”
—Robin Wall Kimerer , Braiding Sweetgrass
“Everything that slows us down and forces patience, everything that sets us back into the slow circles of nature, is a help. Gardening is an instrument of grace”
— May Sarton
Our Promise
We aim to create a space you want to bring your friends to see. An atmosphere both vibrant and relaxing...more than just a retail store or nursery. We hope you become part of the fabric of the store, and have many experiences enjoying our plants and each other through the years.
All of our creations are lovingly crafted by our family and our staff. We hope you enjoy our creative twists.
If you experience anything less than a top notch customer experience, we will do our best to become better hosts. Family, community, and growth await.
Why Plants? Now in his words…
Plants have brought much to our family. First it began with a boat trip to the Amazon River. We saw amazing things! Then, in our house was the “live plant wall”. It was up and ready for Thanksgiving 2018. A bunch of plants hanging on the wall became a topic of conversation. An eye-catching piece of art in our home.
With each new planter placed around the house, the collection grew. New plants appeared on the side of the stairs, around corners and hanging from the ceiling. More for the eye to see and for a second you found yourself a bit lost in its essence.
Pandemic road trips benefited the backyard as it gained succulents craving 75 degree California air. Get the misters, shade those babies, protect them from the sun! That’s right, while she already had human & furry ones, plants became her new babies. Momma Bear found planting as her active meditation, propelling her to new plant heights in 2020 & 2021.
I may have opened my big mouth (more than once). Wow honey, that’s a lot plants. You always talk about your plants. We have so many plants, we can open a store…uh oh. If I said it, she was already thinking it. Not only thinking it, she had it designed, the vibe figured out and how it would add value to our community. 2022 the idea blossomed into a business. 2023 we are excited for the privilege to share it with you.
Plants are life…planty things are art…humingbirds are cool, lets drink a beer.
