🪴HOW TO & TIPS
Well… 2026. Here we are.
If you didn’t see last week’s email, don’t worry about it.
(That’s soooo 2025.)
New year, clean slate, same plants looking at you like,
“So… what’s the plan then?”
Instead of jumping straight into tips, trends, or fixes, I want to start the year by asking you three simple questions.
Not in a heavy, goal-setting, colour-coded spreadsheet kind of way.
Just enough reflection to give your plant life (and maybe you) a bit of direction.
1. What’s your plant trend prediction for 2026?
I’m curious what you think is coming next.
Not what Instagram tells you to like. Not what suddenly triples in price.
Just your gut feeling.
A few prompts to get you thinking:
- Do you think people will move toward bigger, statement plants or smaller, more manageable ones?
- More interest in native plants and sustainability?
- Less obsession with rare, expensive plants… or even more?
- A return to “boring” plants that are actually easy to live with?
There’s no right answer here. Half the fun is seeing what people notice from their own little corner of the plant world.
2. What’s your top wishlist plant for 2026?
Not the plant you should want.
The one you keep thinking about.
It might be:
- Something you’ve wanted for years but never quite pulled the trigger on.
- A plant you’re waiting to feel “ready” for.
- One you promised yourself you wouldn’t buy… but probably will.
If it helps, you can finish this sentence: “If everything goes right this year, I’d love to own a __________.”
Sometimes naming it is the first step.
3. What are your houseplant goals for 2026?
This doesn’t need to be ambitious.
In fact, the best plant goals usually aren’t.
Some examples, in case staring at a blank screen makes your brain shut down:
- “Stop overwatering and actually check the soil first.”
- “Keep one fussy plant alive for a full year.”
- “Learn why my plants do what they do, not just react when they sulk.”
- “Buy fewer plants, but take better care of the ones I already have.”
- “Finally understand light properly.”
If your goal is simply fewer dead plants than last year, that absolutely counts.
Plants thrive on consistency, not grand promises. Same goes for plant parents.
Now, if you are someone that wants to improve their houseplant skills heading into 2026, you’re going to like this…
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I’ve only ever discounted this program twice before (and I’m not sure when it will go on sale again)!
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