August 11, 2008
City Planter: Ivy League
Post by Kelly White
In a city like Philadelphia, when you want something delivered, you get it. Even if it’s a potted plant. I’ll wait for you to crack a pot joke before I go on.
There. City Planter was once a seltzer water bottling company. Now it’s a lush gardener’s paradise. First, pick out your planter. City Planter has a huge selection of window boxes, moss terra cotta urns, and tough all-weather containers that won’t crack when the temps get temperamental. Horticulture pros Mary Costello and Peter Smit will then help you fill it with choice blooms from their indoor and outdoor gardens. Make your dream apartment a little more dreamy, your own urban oasis, with some ivy topiary and Vietnamese glazed pottery. Banana plants, ferns, purple potato vines: it’s like the Philadelphia Flower Show in there.
The neatest part is that you won’t need to borrow your friend’s pick-up truck to get it all home. Plant set-ups are customized to order and will be ready for delivery the next day. But hey, they’re not done with you yet. City Planter does Captain Planet proud and will even recommend local gardeners so you can continue to cultivate that green thumb. By your powers combined.
City Planter, 814 N. 4th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19123
215-627-6169
www.cityplanter.com
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