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Meet the plant balls that literally hang out more than your best friend.
If you’ve adopted one of our kokedamas, congrats — you now own a plant that looks cute, acts dramatic, and needs you just enough to feel important.

✨ How to keep your plant ball happy:
💧 Watering:
When it starts feeling light or looking a little “I’m tired of this life,” give it a spa day. Dunk the whole ball in water for a few minutes, let it slurp up what it needs, then let it drip-dry.

☀️ Light:
Bright, indirect light is the sweet spot. Direct sun = crispy drama. Dark corner = sulking. Keep it where you would sit if you were a houseplant.

🌱 Feeding:
A little liquid fertilizer every 3–4 weeks keeps your kokedama glowing.

🍃 General Vibes:
Your kokedama will grow, change, and occasionally throw a leaf on the floor just to test you. Don’t take it personally — it’s how they show love.

🪩 Bonus Tip:
Give it a little spin now and then so it grows evenly.

If your kokedama ever looks sad, droopy, crunchy, confused, or personally offended, pop me a message — I’ll help you get it back to fabulous. 🌿💚

Our planties have slithered their way onto the shelves at @reptilelifesa in Pomona, Kempton Park.

So while you’re popping in for reptile goodies or your terrarium glow-up, you can grab a fresh plant on the same mission. One quick stop, and you leave looking like the most organised reptile parent on earth.

Go browse before your gecko does.

You can go find them at
218 High Road, Kempton Park

Selaginella Kraussiana ‘Aurea’ – Club Moss
If you’re looking for a plant that behaves like green confetti and fills every empty spot with life, this is the one.

This bright little mossy creeper is honestly one of the best plants for terrariums, paludariums, frog tanks, and reptile enclosures. It’s completely pet-safe for reptiles and amphibians, and the soft, carpet-like growth gives them a natural forest-floor feel.

Here’s why everyone loves it:

🌿 Low maintenance legend – Doesn’t fuss, doesn’t sulk. Grows fast – It’ll fill any small gap in just a few weeks.
💧 Moisture lover – Loves humidity, misting, and damp soil.
☁️ Shade champion – Thrives in low light or filtered light spaces.
Terrarium must-have – Stays compact, lush, and super vibrant.
🐍 Reptile-safe – Great for geckos, frogs, and other humid-loving pets.
Creeps, carpets, cushions – Perfect for naturalistic setups.

Care Tips:
• Keep soil lightly moist (not soaked).
• Mist if you notice the tips drying.
• Avoid direct sun — it prefers soft, gentle light.
• Trim lightly if you want to keep the shape neat.
• Great as a groundcover in shaded outdoor beds too!

This plant is just fun to watch thrive. Give it a spot, and it’ll take care of the rest 💚✨

Our planty live sale is sprouting TONIGHT 🌱 and every plant you adopt on the WhatsApp sale automatically plants your name in the lucky-draw soil 🌿🍀. We’ve got three extra plants up for grabs and the winners will have them added straight into their boxes. Participation is key 🌿✨

We’re also hosting a mini quiz 🌵🧠 and the winner gets an extra 15% off their order for the night 🌼💚 And all orders over R1200 will get free shipping on there orders placed during the sale!! Come join us tonight at 7pm. Not part of the group yet? Send us a Dm and we will sort it out for you.

What a build. We bought a secondhand cabinet and turned it into the first of many new additions to our home – First of many little jungles coming to our home.

#terrarium #leafempire #terrariumplants #terrariumdesign #plantcabinet #plantloversa

Those neon chartreuse leaves are basically screaming “look at me”. It’s a hybrid Colocasia known for its super bright, almost glowing foliage that stays electric even in softer light.

💡 Fun Facts
• Its colour actually intensifies with warmth and good light
• Leaves can get surprisingly big for such a compact-growing variety
• It prefers being a little thirsty rather than waterlogged
• Hates cold air more than we hate load shedding

🪴 Care Tips
• Light: Bright, indirect light. It can handle softer conditions but the colour pops way more with stronger filtered light.
• Water: Keep the soil lightly moist but never soggy. Let the top layer dry before watering again.
• Humidity: The higher the better. It loves warm, humid conditions.
• Temperature: Keep it cosy. Anything below 15°C and it starts giving you the silent treatment.
• Soil: Rich, airy mix that drains well.
• Feeding: A gentle monthly feed in the warm season keeps those leaves glowing.

If you treat it right, Colocasia Limeade turns into a proper showpiece. It practically glows from across the room. #colocasialimeade #leafempire #pondplants

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No physical store — but plenty of green delivered to your door.

We’re proudly based in Gauteng, South Africa, and we ship plants and goodies nationwide. No matter where you are in the country, you can enjoy fresh, healthy plants delivered right to your doorstep.

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Love seeing our kokedamas in person? You can find our beautiful hanging kokedamas brightening up George’s Bakery in Bredell, Kempton Park! Swing by for some fresh air, delicious treats, and a little leafy inspiration — our plants are hanging out and waiting to come home with you.

Weekly Plant Sale on WhatsApp

P.S. We host a little plant sale every Wednesday with whatever goodies we have available — sometimes they make it to the website, sometimes they’re WhatsApp exclusives.
And on the last Wednesday of every month, we go live for our big sale! Think you’d love it? Come join us

Whatsapp Sale

Got a few extra plants? Maybe your collection’s gotten a little wild and you’re looking to downsize — we’d love to help. Get in touch and let’s see if we can find new homes for some of your plants