Suffering from the winter blues? Consider brightening up your space and improving both your mental and physical health with a plant.
According to researchers at Healthline.com, indoor plants can help lower stress levels, sharpen your attention, speed up your recovery from illnesses, boost productivity, and improve the quality of indoor air. Taking care of plants is also a useful skill and can be therapeutic, too.
Check out some of Wisconsin’s best, locally-owned plant shops:
Country Blossoms GreenHouse
Ashland
This family owned business opened in the spring of 2002. There, you’ll find up to four generations of family members working together on any given day, selling flowers, plants, trees, shrubs, and perennials. During the winter season, the shop is open by appointment-only, so be sure to call ahead!
Chippewa Valley Floral and Antiques
Eau Claire
Located in downtown Eau Claire, this family-owned shop not only has a variety of plants, but flowers and antiques, too! Its florist specialize in creating custom arrangements for any occasion and, a bonus, they deliver!
Wildewood
Madison
After a road trip to Yosemite National Park in 2014, Kate Holl left her job as a digital photographer to pursue botanicals. After co-owning a mobile plant store in Nashville, she decided to move back to Wisconsin, where Wildewood was born. The shop offers a variety of houseplants, accessories, and plant education classes.
Maranta Plant Shop
Milwaukee
Maranta Plant Shop is Milwaukee’s first and only Black and Brown-owned plant shop. Founded by Milwaukee-natives Michelle Alfaro and Mag Rodriguez, the women promise to make finding the perfect houseplant accessible to all.
The Groovy Plants
Wisconsin Rapids
Former stay-at-home mom Alicia Hamilton turned her passion into a full time business by opening this shop. The Groovy Plants carries a variety of houseplants, crystals, candles, pots, jewelry, and other unique items supplied by other small businesses.
Cherita Booker Milwaukee native Cherita Booker attended the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and has worked in various roles as a multimedia journalist since 2017. She enjoys photography, dancing, and spending time with friends and family.
