According to Addo, the green-fingered owner of Lismore’s newest and most elegant plant shop - he and plants are inseparable.

His new shop Elegant Plantscape & Co, has been open for a couple of weeks now, but because of the snap lockdown, his plans for a grand opening were hampered.

Now, Addo and his business partner Nicholas are both excited that tomorrow (Saturday), they can finally have an official opening at the shop, on Dalley Street in East Lismore.

“This plant shop is beautiful,” Addo said. “People have been stopping by and looking in the window and they tell me how lovely it is.

“I enjoy looking at plants – they make everyone happy. When people visit the shop, they feel energized when they leave.”

Not your average plant shop

The new shop is not your average nursery – it’s all about indoor plants and there’s also decorative pots and shelves to put plants on in your home.

“We have shelves for plants you won’t see anywhere else – they will complete your lounge room,” he said.

Addo also offers a service for business owners who want plants for their offices, but don’t want to maintain them themselves.

“With our plant hire and maintenance service, we bring the plants water them and replace them if they don’t look the best - so the customer always has the place looking beautiful,” Addo said.

Why open a plant shop?

“We are going through a tough time with Covid and problems right now," he said.

“We know that plants clean the air and with people staying at home most of the time now - and looking at empty walls – this contributes to negative psychological effects, so to have plants in their homes changes things.”

This is not Addo’s first plant shop. He grew up on a farm and has always loved plants – and now also runs a local organic gardening business.

He’s recently moved back to Lismore and he wants to make people happy with plants.

Which plant is right for you?

If you aren’t sure which plants will be right for your home, Addo said he is there to give you advice.

Depending on the light levels in your rooms, or the amount of effort you want to put into caring for plants, he’ll make sure you take home the right ones.

“Whatever information people need about plants, they can get it when they come here,” Addo said.

His most popular selling plant at the moment is the tropical looking Alocacia plant, because it’s easy to look after and needs less water.

“Every time someone buy one, I want to take one home too,” Addo laughed.

The grand opening of Elegant Plantscape & Co will take place tomorrow, Saturday September 25, from 10.30am to 3pm at 2 Dalley Street, East Lismore (Near Wyrallah Road Shopping Centre).

You can also visit the shop’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/elegantplantscape/