Plant and Gift Shop is an Outgrowth for Garden Design Firm

by Jeannine Kienzle, for the Shuttle

AneW plant and gift shop associated with a woman-owned garden design firm has sprung up in the former home of a garden shop in Oreland.

Calluna Plants and Gifts launched softly in April and had a grand opening in May in the space formerly occupied by Springfield Greenery. Their offerings include annuals, perennials, tropical houseplants, and unique gifts and home décor.

The shop is the sister retail store to HSB Garden Designs, which was conceived in the spring of 2020 by owner and founder Heather Suzanne Bishop of Glenside. During the last four seasons, the firm grew significantly and needed a new storage location. Bishop discovered the Paper Mill location, which included a retail space, was available to rent.

“When life gives you an opportunity, you take it,” she said. “I was looking for a landscaping yard and ended up with a retail store!”

Bishop loves creating spaces that make a person feel like the outside of their home has as much appeal as the inside. Gardening grounds her and reminds her that we are all connected to the Earth.

Many of the offerings at Calluna are in alignment with Bishop’s vision and would be familiar to Weavers Way shoppers. The shop strives to carry wares and crafts from local artisans and makers, including Vellum Street Soap Company; Wissahickon Pottery; Craft Tea; Paper and Ax printmakers and woodworkers; Katydid Hill Farm herbal teas; Wild Fox Provisions hemp products, Honey Rose Botanicals holistic beauty products and more.

The company also strongly supports giving back to nature. When they’re not working on client spaces, the team volunteers for the ongoing Pennypack Ecological Trust reforestation effort in Huntingdon Valley. HSB has also enlisted cooperators from the Co-op to assist their crew. To date, they’ve planted over 150 trees and removed invasive species in their designated plot.

Calluna (the botanical name for heather, FYI) also has plans to roll out a series of workshops, events and pop ups. The shop is located at 2012 Paper Mill Road in Oreland and is open Wednesdays through Saturdays from 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. and Sundays from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Follow them on Instagram and Facebook: @callunaplantsandgifts.

Jeanine Kienzle is the manager of Calluna Plants and Gifts. She was formerly Weavers Way’s programs manager and buying assistant.