Were calling it: house plants are cool again. Shrugging of any painfully retro ‘70s associations, portable pot plants are having their moment in the (indoor) sun. Don’t believe us? Search #plantsofInstagram on Insta and you’ll see exactly what we mean.
This popularity is well deserved. Numerous studies have shown that indoor plants can contribute to both health and happiness, helping to reduce anxiety, aid concentration and promote better sleep, as well as remove pollutants from the air.
And then of course there’s the visual impact. House plants are brilliant for making an unfamiliar or rented space feel instantly more like home and can create a real visual statement. Provided you pick the right plants, they’re also easy to care for.
Whether you want to create a hanging garden, give your bedroom a mini makeover or put together an on-trend living wall, here’s where you can purchase all the greenery you need to do so.
Dubai Garden Centre
With its massive array of indoor and outdoor plants, flower shop, aquarium area, bespoke furniture, home accessories section and cute in-house café, you can easily spend a couple of happy hours in Dubai Garden Centre.
It doesn’t matter if you live in a one-bedroom apartment or sprawling villa, the selection of house plants here includes everything you need to brighten up your interior space (hanging plants, fruit-bearing trees, cacti and succulents, herbs, pretty potted flowers included).
Daily 8am-10pm. 4th Interchange, Sheikh Zayed Road. dubaigardencentre.ae (delivery offered across the UAE).
Hala Plants
The team behind Hala Plants are potty about plants, in the very best way possible. Born out of a desire to make the UAE greener one home at a time, this Dubai-based online garden centre stocks a thoughtfully curated selection of indoor plants covering all tastes – from charming mini rose bushes to attention-grabbers such as the neon Pink Quill, budding chilli trees, trailing trellis plants and more. Thanks to the excellent customer service and expert advice, it’s also always a pleasure to shop here.
www.halaplants.ae.
Gover Garden Centre
Amongst a potentially overwhelming selection of nurseries and garden centres out at Al Warsan, Gover Garden comes recommend by our green-fingered friends. This indoor-outdoor space is jam-packed with leafy lovelies sold at a reasonable price: bedding plants, trees, bushes, flower towers, vertical gardens and of course a keenly priced array of house plants.
They also offer interior landscaping advice, should you wish to take your indoor garden to a whole new, aesthetically impressive level.
Al Warsan 3. www.govergardencentre.com (056 501 52319).
IKEA
Vegan meatballs, frozen seafood, solar panels and house plants: yep, IKEA really do sell it all. From super low-maintenance succulents to artificial hanging ferns, cute cacti, statement potted plants and pre-assembled plant walls, the Scandi-superstore will not only answer all your indoor-plant desires, they’ll sell you the pots, baskets and mini greenhouses you need to display them and provide design inspiration for doing so (all at a reasonable price).
Various locations across the UAE. www.ikea.com/ae
Mina Flower Market
Arguably Abu Dhabi’s top spot for all things flora and fauna related, this verdant spot at Mina Port (often referred to as the Abu Dhabi Plant Souk) is home to an array of different nurseries, making it a comprehensive, competitively-priced one-stop destination for all your plant-based requirements, house plants very much included. If you don’t find what you’re looking for at the first nursery you visit (we particularly like Dawn Garden Flowers) just mosey on over to the next.
Mina Port, Abu Dhabi.
Mini Gardens
If you’re looking to make a real impact with your house plants, forgo the usual suspects and go bold with a terrarium or two. These mini gardens are ideal for apartment living, adding a unique, stylish green feel the easy way (minimal mess and zero-daily demands).
As the name suggests, UAE-based online store Mini Gardens specialise in creating gardens in miniature, from succulents housed in aquarium-like surrounds to large and small diamond-shaped structures, as well as a custom, made-to-order terrariums.
minigardens.ae
Plantsworld
A gem of an online resource for all plant-based requirements. Should you wish to add greenery to your indoor space on the double, head to the Plantsworld website for a browse. Here you’ll find a bunch of ace house plant options, including super-hardy, hassle-free foliage, climbers and creepers, air purifying plants and more high maintenance shrubs that will reward the love, attention (and water) you shower upon them by way of beautiful blooms.
It’s worth noting that Plantsworld also offer same day delivery and free shipping on orders over Dhs150.
plantsworld.ae.
