Ponsonby Plants
House of Botanica
252D Ponsonby Rd, Ponsonby, Auckland
Online only: www.houseofbotanica.co.nz
Often overlooked, sitting at the end of the restaurants and big-name shops in Ponsonby is a nice local store called Ponsonby Plants. Walking into the store you realise it’s a much than it looks, and plants stacked on shelves and hanging from the ceiling everywhere you turn. Ponsonby Plants will most likely have whatever you need amongst its wide range of indoor plants, outdoor plants, gift plants, flowers, pots, small and tall cacti, stone ornaments, the list goes on.
House of Botanica is the perfect plant store for gifts or decorations. With great prices and the coolest little knick-knacks, they also offer botanical styling, floral design and plant hire for corporate events. If you’re not into ordering online you can find their goodies at the Ponsonby Market NZ Pop-up store or at the weekend Silo markets over the summer.
Bioattic
The Botanist
62 Ponsonby road, Grey Lynn, Auckland
City Works Depot 13/90 Wellesley St Auckland
Bioattic should be number one on your list if you’re after specialty or gift plants – that’s terrariums, cacti, bonsai plants and so on. As just a small store at the start of Ponsonby road, Bioattic offers a range of intricate, high-end small plants and pots, they may be a little pricy but it’s all about quality, but even if you’re not buying you can still enjoy a complementary green tea while browsing Bioattic’s marvellous creations.
The Botanist is a plant shop/florist/café that resides under the car park of the City Depot. Although they don’t have as wide a range as other Auckland plant stores, they have some great selections and have some of the best options and service when it comes to flowers. But the main appeal is that The Botanist doubles as a café, so you can enjoy a hot cappuccino and an egg muffin under beautiful hanging plants and flower-filled walls.