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Since I live in Manhattan, and have no space, my garden
consists of orchids and bonsai. I love my plants, and spend
time each day caring for them. But, what if I had to go out
of
town? For my babies, telling the neighbor to come by and
slop
some water on them once a week won’t do! (orchids
must
be
misted you see… and the amount of mist depends on the
humidity in the room. Bonsai must be soaked.. and
unauspicious shoots must be pinched— this requires a sense
of the artistic power of bonsai—something my neighbor, no
doubt, lacks!)
This is where the Plant Kennel comes in. The plant kennel is
a
big green house (possibly a garden center that simply offers
plant kennel services.) Simply bring in your plant and it will
be
placed in the proper environment and cared for by the staff
of
expert botanists.
If one of your plants becomes sick, a few months stay at the
plant kennel could save their life!
(house calls available for large plants.)
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Nice idea but I wonder about the financial viability of such an operation, especially in spendy locales like Manhattan. The boarding fees would likely be eye-popping. |
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I have heard of orchid subscription services that are this at heart. They bring you a new orchid each month or so, and take the old one back to nurse it back to top form. Not especially cheap, of course, but not expensive compared to other florists' offerings n Manhattan. |
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This would be a luxury service, priced accordingly. |
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My only objections would be that 1) my plants are big & heavy, and 2) transporting them would likely traumatize them. |
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For you, our special hot house limo service... |
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There are services that will come to your house and take care of your plants while you are away (and pets, and mail and et cetera). Widely known to exist, I'd say. Surely this is simpler than gathering up all of your plants and taking them someplace else. |
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[futurebird], I like the idea. It's probably feasible although it's going to be a very small niche.
BTW, I love the pink tulips in the blue vase! Yum. |
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you need a fleet of plant ambulances. a lot of plants actually die because they have caught a chill in transit. |
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