 Hi guys, I hope that you're doing well. I'm here in Toronto again We had the great opportunity to visit our family and I thought that this was a great chance to visit the crazy Plant shop with Christian you may know him from YouTube or Instagram So, yeah, I'm so excited and let's go I'm so happy to be here with Christian as you know He is the crazy plant guy and we're at the crazy plant shop. Welcome to the crazy plant shop You opened about four weeks ago. Yeah. Yeah, so we're now in our fourth week So it's been it's been pretty good, you know the grand opening Was a bit crazy. There was a lot of people and I thought that because it was really hot that day as well, too But it was good. It was great to have everyone come by and I showed your support, which was really really great I think for a while there, I wasn't really thinking about having a retail shop You know, I think I was mostly focused on creating content videos You know, I think eventually I was just like, you know, I'm so good at caring for plants We still get a propagating I love propagating and cutting and I love the aspect of just being an entrepreneur Yeah in a business and just being that person So I figured it just almost seemed the right journey the right path. No, are there days where I'm like, oh, you know Did I make the right one? But I think You know five years under or ten years down the road. I'm definitely gonna Look back at this and be like, yeah I think what makes it worthwhile is really just the people coming by and just like Hanging out and and visiting and all of that stuff here. We have like a leave a cutting take a cutting station Yeah, so people can come by, you know, they have extra cuttings if you want to leave being in the plant community It's one of the the coolest thing about being part of it is the the constant relationship you build through exchanging plants or Trading plant cuttings. I think that's one way to really grow your plant collection. Yeah We got a someone dropped off some Cadis Cantilla Nanook and Yeah, there's a brina there, right? There's a brina. Yeah Some I can't the only thing I got to be mindful with these ones is I also got to care for them if they're so Some of these guys do need a bit of watering And then I have the coloring book here. So, you know, some people come here bring their kids Yeah, and they you know color some of the pages, which is cool because it's it's a great way for again to Yeah, yeah for sure And I think that's one thing that's cool about like obviously, you know, we've been doing YouTube for a while and you know being an online Content creator in the plant community. There is still a sense of community online worldwide and I think the reach that you have is amazing and You know, I like to similar to probably you I like to bring those people into this journey as well So I like to make them feel as if they're here even though they're like, you know on the other side of the world So that that's kind of like what I want to continue to do as well Let's just continue to document that journey on YouTube as well. Yeah Okay, they're actually super beginners. Okay, probably the first question that you I like to you know, ask Some customers that are beginners as well when they come by is, you know, which lighting the their face So what which lighting direction does your appearance? Well, they have a west facing window So they can get a lot of options, right? Yeah, but a lot of beginner plants I have are some here You got pepperomias Banda, so these are so pretty. They are so pretty. I love the ridges and the texture and the leaves You know, these guys do love that nice bright and direct light But the key thing with pepperomias I find is I don't know what you is Trying to not allow that soil to dry completely. Yeah, but also balancing to make sure it's not like super wet Yeah, yeah, for sure. Oh, yes, they're always great for beginners. You know, they love it. Yeah, that's the Chelsea Yeah, and I think this is the Carinosa Crimson Queen Enduro, those are great for beginners. They are very low maintenance and this one trails, right? Yeah, yeah, most always can trail or they can climb on the trellis. Okay, but yeah They love that nice bright and direct light and you know, very little watering Yeah, and they don't need to be repotted often And of course you have like, you know, my string of hearts and string of space. Yeah, that's iconic Yeah, exactly. I had to have some at the shop for sure They are a hot seller, especially for a lot of beginners and those looking for for Sarah Peggy I had one customer come by she was looking for a gift for her niece Yeah, it was I think graduating like grade six or like a finishing a player and whatnot And she didn't want to give the traditional flowers that will eventually die, right? So she wants to give her a present And yeah, I recommended the string of hearts because she had the right lighting for it And I thought it'd be really cute. That's a perfect gift What will we have here? So these are the jewel orchids that everyone seems to be going crazy I don't know. It's just common out in Germany or where you're I don't know I don't think so. They're not so common. Is it common here? No It's not as common as you know, it's starting to become more and more available now this year But yeah, so we got two types of jewel orchids. I'm not I'll be honest I'm not very good with Kerry for them, but you know, the one I have a home is still alive. So at least it's so much Yeah, but they're beautiful. They're known more for their foliage and the the texture on those So these ones are not especially for beginners, but they're so beautiful. Yeah, they are beautiful But you know beginner plants, you guys know agonimas are great for beginners. Yeah, I think this is called the pink wishes Yeah, yeah, I definitely have these ones in the greenhouse. So these are your you know, philodendron gloriosomes and your Sodoroi down there. You got some of the Syncholium green splash So more of the the rare and exotic ones that you know, a lot of the crazy plant people are pantheos Search for yeah, and you know one thing that I that I'm noticing is that this Cabinet they look so much like in your house. Yes. Yeah Exactly, I definitely want to make the space a little bit more like homey than a traditional like retail shop I just want to thank you because I remember when you made the video of the monstera when you were saving it Yes, and it was so true because I was also having problems Like a Yes, yes, so it was it was nice to actually do it together Yeah, it was it's crazy though because I remember going through that and I was like, oh my gosh Like I'm sure I'm not the only one who's having this problem and discovering it So and that's kind of like why you know, we create those content is like, you know It's like just sharing it with other people like, you know and sharing that knowledge and experience But yeah that monstera went through a lot. Yeah, now it's okay So I still have the cutting so I remember I took a cutting and I gave it to a friend of mine Yeah, who put it in that large vase. Um, he still has it. So it's been in water. It's growing nicely So I still have that monstera from walmart. I don't have it. Firstly, my friend has it though But he's alive and it's alive and it's still it made it. So yeah, that's good It more than anything like I think what makes it worthwhile is really just the people coming by and just like hanging out and So much space It's nice to meet you in person wearing covid But if not, it will be a hug there. Well, thank you so much for coming by here. Thank you guys. See you later