While house plants are great for the environment, usually the pots they come in, aren’t so much. Until now. Introducing foli8, the first online company to sell houseplants in 100% natural and compostable coir pots to help reduce plastic pot waste in the UK…
Plants are great for the home, both for brightening up your interior and also bringing in a host of health benefits. And now, thanks to foli8, you can add plants to your home with an even clearer conscience for the environment. innovative new company foli8, the premium online shopping destination for houseplants, are selling their plants directly in 100% natural and compostable pots.
New research commissioned by foli8 has estimated that Brits will spend £4.6 billion this year alone*. The top reason Brits are buying houseplants is to enhance or improve their interiors (51%). Currently 77% of households own a houseplant, with each household owning around eight plants, which equates to 5.8 million houseplants in British homes. With such a huge amount of plants purchases, this means there is a potential for a large amount of plastic pot waste. Each year the UK gets through half a billion plastic pots and while some can be recycled, many end up in a landfill or are incinerated.
Stemming from two-generations of horticulturalists, foli8 is the new online platform of parent company, Planteria Group, an independent, family-run business with over 45-years of corporate planting experience. Planteria Group have worked with some of the most iconic London landmarks, from The Savory and The Landmark Hotel, to one of the most famous department stores in Knightsbridge. foli8 customers will now be able to receive the same stunning planting experience within their homes, as they would have seen in these world-renowned institutions.
Starting from just £9.50, the collection includes bold floor-standing plants such as the Dragon Tree ‘Cintho’, which can create a beautiful focal point in any living space, to plants that can evoke a sense of tranquillity including the Peace Lily; or even plants that absorb sound like the Philodendron ‘Imperial Green’ or Elephant Ear. foli8 have carefully curated a selection of plants that are not only harmonious with living design but also appeal to a range of customers, including the unkillable plant selection for beginner plant parents.
Its innovative team comprises plant stylists and biophilic designers, who are able to help homeowners select the right plants for their homes, by having a collection of plants that are inspired by living design. Along with this, its care and maintenance technicians and official plant scientist, Kenneth Freeman, will be offering advice to customers in order to demystify plant care and debunk any myths.
Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Matt Anderson of foli8, comments, “We’re extremely excited to launch foli8 to breathe new life and happiness into British homes. foli8 is here to help consumers create living interiors that can bring people closer to nature. Customers all over the UK can benefit from deliveries straight to their door and enjoy a fanatical customer care experience. We’re proud to be the first online company to sell houseplants directly in our signature coir pots and hope that together, with our customers, we can create a greener future.”
Helping to create happy homes, foli8’s extensive range of plants come in a variety of colours, textures, shapes and sizes – and have sized matched decorative pots available to ensure your plant is water tight. Buy a plant to suit every interior with foli8.
For further information about foli8, visit www.foli8.co.uk.
