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Fancy Plants, 15 Perry Road, Bristol (2026)

09/08/2026

I do miss seeing you all in my shop but - and don’t take this the wrong way - life is a little more chilled now. Running a small retail business is FULL ON. It was pretty scary deciding not to renew the lease. I wondered if I could make a living whilst finding that important work life balance.

So the down side - I miss being part of a team and I loved being a daily part of the Gloucester Road community and seeing you all .

Having a shop full of hundreds of plants was pretty fun too - although with the summer we are having I definitely don’t miss the watering and responsibility.

But not having the 7 day a week commitment of a retail business has opened up so many opportunities. I can choose (mostly) when I work and couldn’t have predicted how popular my plant themed workshops and events have been. You can even come and pick up some floristry skills.

I run my workshops and events all over town and even get to work from home too - swipe to see my new home office 🤣 and I’m super excited to be announcing a brand new super cool venue next week too. So watch this space!

Of course I still sell plants here on Instagram from time to time.

Check in here on 12 August 6pm for our next plant sale!

I’m also at Boston Tea Party, Gloucester Road on Saturday 15 August with my little pop up shop.

If you want to know more about my workshops take a look at my website in my bio.

I also do plant selection boxes too. All the details are on my website - they make fab gifts and you can choose pet friendly, new home or just a celebration or thank you box. All carefully packaged with handwritten care cards and always hand delivered in Bristol and locally.

For a private workshop just send me a message or email - I run sessions from 1 hour taster sessions making mini terrariums (great for a team meeting) to a larger size that you can even make with a friend. I can do a plant care session or even run a fun plant bingo evening.

But it’s not just terrariums. I do pot paint and plant workshops, living succulent wreaths and yes I’m going to say it in August Christmas wreaths!

I’m busy but definitely less stressed 🌱❤️

18/07/2026

I’ll be packing up this little workhorse next week and heading to Boston Tea Party Gloucester Road on Saturday 25 July, 10-2 for our next plant shop pop up. And I can’t wait!!! There will be lots of bargains.

Keep checking in on our stories over the next few days to see some of the fab plants I’m bringing. There will be some great deals so get there early!

See you on Saturday xx

13/07/2026

Create a mini terrarium workshop £35 per person

We have a new workshop to tell you about.

Our new mini terrarium sessions are fantastic affordable little taster sessions, perfect for a gift or just if you’ve not got much room to display more plants 😊You will create your own dinky enclosed garden in a 13cm recycled glass terrarium bottle complete with cork lid.

There’s no cutting corners though. You’ll make a sustainable mini terrarium with all the proper layers and healthy little plants. All materials, glass and plants are included.

We have one date available on 12 September at our plant studio ‘The Greenhouse’ in our Fancy Plants garden in Brislington. But we will soon be launching more dates at other venues.

Book now by messaging me here or find us ClassBento (UK🇬🇧) in our bio.

21/06/2026

We are back!!!!

Since our lease finished at our lovely shop in Gloucester Road I have been busy running workshops all over town and in my new space, The Greenhouse, at my home in Brislington. And lots of you have bought plants here on Instagram too.

Now I am so excited to be back in Gloucester Road with our pop up shop hosted by our lovely friends at Boston Tea Party. We are there every month over the summer on the following dates

Saturday 27 June 10-2
Saturday 25 July 10-2
Saturday 15 August 10-2

There will be LOTS of bargains and of course loads of planty advice and chat. Come by and say hi, grab a coffee and maybe a plant or two 🥰

See you soon
Sharon x

Boston Tea Party Gloucester Rd

21/05/2026

Our plant sale starts at 6.30pm. Here’s what you need to know

All plants will be put up on our stories from 6.30pm tonight and will be available while stock lasts over the weekend - I will keep posting what we have left over the next few days.

To order anything just DM me ideally with the picture of the plant but just the name of the plant/plants is fine too. Include your email so I can send a payment link for payment.

You can either collect from me in Brislington or we are doing free delivery to postcodes BS1-BS16 and BS30-BS34. All other Bristol postcodes or orders in Bristol under £15 is £4.50 delivery.

Message me if you need any more info. It gets busy so bear with me if you don’t hear back straight away. I deal with orders in the order they come in (with your email) to keep it as fair as possible.

Once I’ve had your order I will send a secure payment link to your email. You will need to pay within 12 hours of receiving the link to reserve your plants. Unpaid plants after this will be released for sale. Once you have paid I’ll be in touch with delivery details.

If you are away for half term or hols I can hold on to plants for a week or so as long as I’ve received payment. Otherwise delivery will be next week. Have fun xx

14/05/2026

Our PLANT DROPS are back and now there’s FREE delivery when you spend over £15. The sale starts here on Thursday 21 May at 6pm and will run over the weekend while stock lasts. We will have some real bargains.

Remember we don’t post our plants BUT ….

Our FREE delivery will be to BS1-BS16 and BS30-BS34 for all orders over £15. If you’re a little further away from us but still in a BS postcode there will be a small delivery charge.

And don’t worry if you’re away for bank holiday or half term we can hold on to your plants and deliver them when you’re back 😊

Pop it in your calendar, don’t miss out on some great deals.

10/05/2026

Fed up with your job? Fancy exploring a change?

Back in 2018 I was commuting to a job in Birmingham working in a pretty stressful environment, managing some challenging health issues and wondering what I wanted to do next. At that point I was 56 and I knew I didn’t want that to be the next 10 years of my career.

My background was in marketing but by that point I really missed the creativity that was in the early days of my job.

After resigning - with no job to go to - I did a few plant and floristry courses - I knew I needed to be working with something I loved. I thought about garden design but at my age I didn’t fancy chilly British winters knee deep in mud. I had a life long love of plants. Particularly houseplants, that started in the 70s. So a plant business seemed a good idea. Then I drove past this place one day on my way back from another hospital appointment. It was a shop selling glass but there was something about it that I knew the space would make an amazing plant shop. And the rest as they say - is history.

Starting Fancy Plants was one of the best things I’ve ever done. I’ve met the best people, worked with some amazing organisations from small start ups and charities to huge organisations like the NHS. Having a shop was full on, scary and brilliant all at the same time. And don’t get me started on Covid and the lockdowns - just one year after we opened.

Anyway here we are still going strong. But Fancy Plants has aged and adapted (like me) and in August last year I closed the shop at the end of our lease and now run workshops, supply to events and do an occasional pop up and fair.

I’ve been so lucky - running a retail business bought plenty of challenges but I wouldn’t change it for anything.

So I guess my message is if you are finding yourself a little adrift, not sure about next steps, why not try something new. You don’t have to resign your job to try something different though.

Our new career change floristry course run by Chelsea award winning florist, Tracy Rowbottom with business sessions from me is a fantastic chance to explore a new idea while learning a new skill.

Time for a change? Message me for more info.

07/05/2026

I am sooooo excited to announce our new career change course designed to give you all the tools to set up your own floristry based business from home. I have partnered with my buddy Tracy Rowbottom, award winning florist and local floristry legend!! My words not hers - she’s far too modest to tell you about her 20 years plus experience running a successful floristry business and her bronze, silver AND gold Chelsea Flower Show medals! Over the years Tracy has created displays, arrangements and bouquets for hundreds of weddings and events and now she is bringing that expertise to this new course.

If you have dreamed about a career change and want to work with flowers (and plants) this is the course for you. Tracy will teach you in 4 hands on sessions how to create stunning floral designs working with a lovely selection of fresh flowers and foliage which you will take home with you at the end of each session.

The course is delivered in 4 x 3 hour weekly evening sessions in my new studio ‘The Greenhouse’ in my garden in Brislington. As well as learning how to work with flowers there will be time in each workshop to find out what you need to run your own business. We will cover finance and costing, branding, marketing and social media giving you the tools to start your own floristry business either from home or even in a retail premise. I have over 30 years of business and marketing experience and will be working with you to make sure you have everything you need to start your own business or just work through the pros and cons. There are just 6 places on each course so there will lots of opportunities to discuss and explore your ideas and chat with other like minded people.

Tracy and I will bring all our experience to this practical and fun course. There will also be opportunities for add on sessions too if you want to learn more advanced techniques.

There are two start dates in June and September.

To find out more check out the link in our bio or DM us here for more information. We are happy to answer any questions.

29/03/2026

After months of dreaming - then planning and painting (a lot of painting) our lovely new space - ‘The Greenhouse’ in Brislington - it is ready!

We had our first lovely group of 6 in for a terrarium workshop today and we have more dates planned including some new plant themed sessions coming soon. And we have some terrarium workshop dates available now - check out our website in our biog.

The space is perfect for smaller groups who can enjoy being in a calm space creating something beautiful with plants. You can book individually and meet other like minded planty people or book as a group. DM me if you are interested in booking the space for your own plant themed event. Bring friends, family or work colleagues.

Workshops include terrarium making, living succulent wreaths, kokodamas, airplant gardens.

More dates are coming soon for terrariums and living wreaths but get in touch to book a particular date. Weekdays, evenings or weekends are available. The location is just off the Bath Road so easy access from Bristol and Bath. Hope to see you soon x

22/03/2026

It’s been 7 months since our lease finished at our Gloucester Road shop - and I’ve missed you!!!

I’ve been busy running workshops all over town and setting up my own workshop space ‘The Greenhouse’ in my new garden - I have already booked up several workshops here and I’m loving ‘working from home’ a bit - more on this later.

My plant sales have been here online but I’ve really missed the plant chat!!! And I’ve had a little break over winter.

So when the fabulous Dino invited me to come along to the Bristol Rare Plants and Orchids Fair in April I didn’t take much persuading!

I’m soooo excited - and a little bit nervous! What shall I bring???? So much to choose from. Well I’ll definitely be bringing some interesting plants along and can’t wait to share my love of terrariums with you too. Come and say hi! See you there. It’s going to be a good one!

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