Aloe, Monstera and Me champions sustainable and responsible horticulture to bring you the finest houseplants.
Bringing plants into our homes is an investment in our health and happiness.
Peat-free
Whilst occupying only 3% of the earth’s land surface, peatlands are the largest natural store of carbon. They also support unique and highly important ecosystems.
However, peat has been extracted in huge quantities for decades, amongst other things to fuel the growth in the horticultural industry. This has led to the signficant damage and depletion of peatlands across the world. This is a self-defeating process that has to stop, particularly since there are other effective and more sustainable means to grow and nurture plants.
To support a peat-free future, Aloe, Monstera and Me only stocks and sells plants that have been grown in a completely peat-free way.
Chemical-free
Chemical methods to manage plant health can often cause more problems than they give solutions. Pesticides are indiscriminate in which insects and microorganisms they harm, killing off the good guys as much as the bad guys. Equally, fungicides damage the good fungi in soils that plants rely on for good health and successful growth.
Many of the problems that can affect plants can be dealt with biologically, culturally and organically. This ensures that the soil plants are grown in is healthy and able to support strong plant growth; that plants are naturally able to develop better natural resilience to pest attack; and that there are no residual chemical nasties to cause future harm.
That’s why Aloe, Monstera and Me only stocks and sells plants that have been grown in a completely chemical-free environment.
UK-grown
Sustainable horticulture is at the heart of Aloe, Monstera and Me. We not only care about what the plants we sell are grown in, or how the plants we sell are looked after, but also where they come from.
Horticulture is a huge global industry with a large accompanying carbon footprint. More plants in the world is, of course, a good thing, but that should not come at a negative cost to the planet.
Whilst many other stockist of houseplants will provide a range of plants grown mainly or partly overseas, Aloe, Monstera and Me prides itself in offering the best and greatest range of plants with the lowest carbon footprint.
That is why all of the plants that we stock and sell have been grown right here in the UK from seed by brilliant British horticulturalists that share our belief in a susainable and responsible future for horticulture!
An investment with so many benefits
Plants truly are one of the best investments we can make in ourselves.
Plants help to brighten up our homes and strengthen our connection with nature.
Various studies have shown than houseplants provide a range of health benefits including improved moods, lower stress levels, reduced blood pressure, lower fatigue and less severe headaches.
Additionally, plants are also attributed with helping to increase productivity and overall attention spans if placed in areas where you work or study.
Plants in our homes can also act as important purifiers, removing pollutants and toxicants from the air, such as the chemicals that can be released by furniture, detergents and paints.
Aloe, Monstera and Me stocks and sells only the happiest and healthiest houseplants to maximise these amazing benefits.
