I live in a small studio apartment and though it doesn’t have a balcony it does have plenty of windows and great natural light. I moved in almost exactly five years ago and have maintained a wonderful herb garden on my tiny kitchen windowsill. Since I travel a lot, I need to choose plants that will do well with little maintenance. Herbs for the windowsill, air plants and succulents for the rest of the apartment. I recently saw an ad on Facebook for Succulent Studios and decided to try out their subscription service.
This post is not sponsored, I paid for the box myself and this is 100% my own opinion and experience. If you would like to try this subscription box yourself, you can get $5 off your first month by following this link: http://www.succulent.studio?ccode=Hz-qkR@qmz
This subscription is $10 plus $6.50 shipping per month. You get two succulents mailed to you, and you are able to change the delivery address if you want to gift your box that month to another person. I can definitely see this coming in handy if I want to send a box to a friend or family member for a birthday or other occasion. I was impressed by the packaging and how safely everything arrived.
The succulents are in individual pots with packing fibers and rubber banded into place. You remove the rubber bands and fiber after it arrives. There’s also a care guide and card with info on the current month’s plants.
My first impression is that the succulents are TINY. I mean they are very very small. The diameter of a quarter.
The first succulent is a Love Plant. The one I received was not rooted at all. I have followed the care instructions and am watering it and trying to get it to root. It arrived a bit shriveled and weak looking. I may contact the company via their Facebook page in a few days if it doesn’t look better.
The second succulent is an Aeonium Suncup and this one was rooted, by a single root. It at least looks healthier than the Love plant, and I’m optimistic for its outcome.
It looks adorable and I hope it gets a little bigger. Supposedly this will bloom white flowers in the summer, provided it lives that long!
I’m not sure if I will keep this subscription that long but I will at least give it a few more months.
Lisa Faye Today 