a tropical nook in the north

we have a brilliant new store here in minneapolis called mother co. it sells large indoor house plants like 6 foot cactuses, 8 foot birds of paradise, and large potted monstera and rubber plants. i’m thrilled they are here and wanted to support this great new addition to our city. so this fall, knowing we were in for long, house-bound winter, i decided i wanted to create a little indoor greenhouse under the sky-lights, with a heated rubber floor pad, a grow light, a humidifier, and most importantly a reading chair. i populated it with plants from mother co–large tropical palms and ferns. my own mini-conservatory. now if you’ll excuse me, i just started a good book, and my rain forest is calling me.

dracaena marginata