Plant mail + unboxing | The Green Escape Etsy haul

[@heychey227]

So excited for your mounting project!!! You're actually the one who inspired me to get a staghorn fern and I just love mine so much so thanks for highlighting this amazing genus lol 🩷

[@leaveswithles]

Yay!! I’m so happy you love them! They’re so cool to watch their fronds grow out and move in different directions-I’m fully obsessed 😍

[@PlantedinPlatinum]

Cool plants 😎 Feel better girl ❤️‍🩹

[@leaveswithles]

Thanks girl!! 😊💚

[@rebeccaciesielski7176]

Beautiful babies!!🌱🌿

[@leaveswithles]

Thank youuu!!

[@glendacline1845]

Love your videos. Quick question, do you take your anthurium out of the dirt plug before placing them in moss and perlite?

[@leaveswithles]

Thank you so much! It depends on how good the roots are looking. If they have several strong healthy looking roots I’ll gently peel it away but if their roots look weak and I’m having trouble getting them out of the plug I’ll leave them in there until the roots look stronger!

[@r4tgl]

I ordered from them Sunday and they haven't shipped yet . Hopefully they don't bother until Monday so the plants don't sit unnecessarily in the post office all weekend. I bought 4 plants, 3 starters and 1 4inch pot. Looking forward to seeing them. You had a very nice haul

[@leaveswithles]

Thank you! I don’t think they ship on Sundays and only take a couple of days for them to get them to the post office from my experience. Plant mail is always so exciting- good luck!!

[@1faithchick7]

I've bought about half my plants from the Green Escape. Never had one die on me yet. :)

[@leaveswithles]

Yay!! You must care for them well 😉

[@MichelleDiget]

I hope the plant mail made you feel better, at least for a while 💚

[@leaveswithles]

Yes it did! If there’s anything that can pick you up no matter what it’s plant mail! 😆

[@MichelleDiget]

@@leaveswithles totally agree 😍🪴

[@brenfays3255]

What is that giant plant behind you? Beautiful!

[@leaveswithles]

Bird of paradise! One of my very first plants 🥹

[@Enjoyplant]

Your plant so beautiful ❤️

[@leaveswithles]

Thank you!!

[@MiscellaneousMichelle]

💚

[@BekahMarie11]

I love your accent! ❤

[@leaveswithles]

Thank you!! 🫶🏻

[@sonyad.5942]

I’ve been thinking about mounting my Walmart staghorn and putting it off, so I’d be interested in a video on that!

[@leaveswithles]

Yes! It’s so easy and looks soooo good- can’t wait to film it! 😊

[@brenfays3255]

What is that huge plant behind you? It's beautiful!

[@erikm8372]

It’s a _Strelitzia nicolai_ aka giant bird of paradise. Or white bird of paradise, since the flower is mostly white.

[@kristiesellers379]

I love the green escape but they have burned me a few times! 😭😭💔 I’ve ordered from them a few times and some starter plants were soooooo tiny and sad

[@leaveswithles]

Oh no ☹️ I’ve had a few bad ones with them too but they’ve always replaced them for me! They’re the best I’ve found for starter plugs, but there are definitely other great sellers for more established plants on Etsy if you’ve had a bad experience!! I also really like CanopyGems, Christina08Garden (I think she’s on vacay right now), PaperCraneNursery, and RareFoliagePlantCo on Etsy for more mature plants and Rare Plant Fairy’s website! I’ve ordered from all of them multiple times and always had a good experience 😊

[@edwardmangoma7673]

Happy ùnboxinģ

[@leaveswithles]

Thank you!

[@erikm8372]

I’m confused by some of their Etsy ads. Aren’t they the shop that says on every plant: “ALL STARTER PLANTS MUST BUY 2 PLANTS TO COMPLETE ORDER!”? Idk, I just feel like they should specify why TWO plants “completes” the order. It seems more like they just want you to spend more, rather than “needing” to buy two in order to functionally complete the order. It sounds like the technology, like the credit card processing, won’t work unless I spend twice as much…😂 Jk. I just think they should alter the pricing or ads a bit. What if I just wanted one plant that costs $25? Or one that cost more? Now I have to buy two?? 🤔 I just wanna know why. Hahaha. And is that ”must buy two” only for their starter plants? Or are all they really sell “starter” plants? In that case, they should change the prices and advertising I think…I’ve tried asking them questions but didn’t really get anywhere.

[@leaveswithles]

I do think it’s in part to promote sales but I also think it has to do with keeping things simple when it comes to meeting a certain amount that justifies the cost of shipping. Like if you bought a plant for $15 or something and didn’t get anything else it may not justify the cost to pack and ship for their scale. They maybe could just charge for shipping on everything but “free shipping” is just appealing as a buyer. Ultimately who knows lol! They must have crunched the numbers somewhere and that’s just what makes sense for their business model and people seem to be ok with it so they just keep it that way 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@shannoncarr7338]

do u need more tho hah, its very diff from me, i dont need all the pretty plants hah

[@shannoncarr7338]

sounds like you guys got covid