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The Plant Rescue Box | Available for Click & Collect from our Northfields store or UK Shipping

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£15.00
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£15.00
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*The Plant Rescue Box is available for Click & Collect from our Northfields store. UK Shipping is also available.

If you’ve ever visited one of our West London stores you may have heard us mention that “nothing goes in the bin” and it’s true. We don’t throw any of our plants or their plastic nursery pots away. There will always be someone willing to take one of our rescue plants home with them and give them a second chance. Since opening our Northfields store in May 2021 we’ve had so many customers come back and tell us how well their rescue plant is doing. 

We live in a world where we throw far too much away, where it’s often cheaper to buy new than reuse, recycle or rescue. The plant industry produces tonnes of waste each year and much of it is preventible. Tonnes of perfectly imperfect plants sent to landfill along with their plastic pots just because they might not look as good as social media says they should. 

Be part of the #NOPLANTWASTE revolution.

Introducing the Plant Rescue Box in collaboration with author & writer Sarah Gerrard-Jones. Sarah AKA @theplantrescuer is a plant lover and goes above and beyond to save the botanical beauties that she comes across in her daily life. 

By buying our rescue boxes, you can help us make a dent in the tonnes of waste that's generated by the plant industry every year. As online sales of plants grow, so do the mountains of plants that get discarded. Retailers are reluctant to sell a plant if it has even the slightest imperfection for fear the buyer will complain or demand a refund. The more complaints a retailer gets, the more inclined they are to throw away healthy plants just because they don’t look 'perfect'. Most of us now agree that throwing away vegetables because they’re wonky shouldn’t be an acceptable practice, and yet there are houseplants being discarded on a massive scale for the same reason. This needs to stop. 

"Plants shouldn’t end up in the bin just because they no longer look ‘perfect’. They deserve our love and care, for without them none of us would exist. All too often houseplants are treated as disposable items, like a wilted bunch of flowers but they are alive and do so much for us, the least we can do is try our best to help them recover" 

Sarah @theplantrescuer

They can be collected in person from our Northfields store (W13 9SJ) or we can ship nationwide for £5.95.

How many plants are in each box? 

Numbers will vary week to week but we guarantee a minimum of 3 plants per box. Plants will be picked at random and will only contain plants that we would be happy rescuing ourselves.

Should I buy a box?

Plants will need some TLC so ideally you will have a basic understanding of what they will need to thrive. If you're looking to learn more about nurturing and rescuing plants then these boxes are a good place to start.

Can I get a refund?

All the plants sold will be imperfect but with the right care will grow - so sorry, no refunds will be given. The price reflects the condition of the plants.

 

Eco-Packaging

We use environmentally friendly packaging where possible including 'Enviro-boxes', fully recyclable paper tape, biodegradable bubble wrap and starch packing peanuts which are fully soluble when saturated with water. Our 'Enviro-boxes' have been developed in conjunction with WRAP, the Waste and Resources Action Programme, the Enviro-box offers a sustainable and reliable alternative to larger double wall boxes.

Delivery Info

Nationwide Shipping
Online orders are processed and dispatched within seven business days. The standard delivery fee is £5.95 for orders below £65; free shipping for orders above £65. Our plants are shipped Monday to Wednesday. Orders received Thursday to Sunday will be shipped the following Monday to avoid live plant products sitting in warehouses over the weekend. Your order will be sent via DPD or Royal Mail using their next day service.

Click & Collect
All our products are available for Click and Collect from our Chiswick store at 21 Turnham Green Terrace, W4 1RG. We will notify you once your order is ready to collect from our store but we aim to have them ready 1 hour after receiving your order. If you would rather collect your purchase from our Northfields store please contact us before placing your order and we will see if this can be facilitated. 


*Unfortunately due to the high cost of shipping. We are unable to ship plants to the Islands of Scotland, the Scottish Highlands, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man, the Isle of White, the Scilly Isles and the Channel Islands, however please email us to see if we can find a solution*

Testimonials

Highly recommend ordering from Urban Tropicana. This is my second order of many more to come. Order arrived in super fast time and a lot of care and consideration was put into the packaging too. My plants arrived in perfect condition. They are beautiful plants, can't thank you enough. 5*

Kim

Personal contact with texts updating me on delivery and beautiful products in a reusable paper bag. Lovely postcard from the team. Just excellent all round!

Lucy

Fast delivery. Beautiful healthy plants and packaged really well. I will definitely buy from this company again. Thank you!

Sarah

Gorgeous healthy plants! Arrived super fast and happy, I’ve ordered a few times from Urban and it’s always a joy interacting with them, such joyful beautiful souls. Excited to buy more from them to add to my ever growing collection 🥰

Natalie

I’m absolutely thrilled with my new cactus. It arrived incredibly fast and was exceptionally well-packaged. The service was amazing, and I couldn’t be happier. You all are the best!

Rita

Steve and Lewis are so incredibly helpful, knowledgeable and friendly. I always leave with a smile on my face and a bag full of really high quality plants and plant related paraphernalia. They only stock the best products, and both shops are 100% good vibes. I’d never shop for my houseplant needs anywhere else. Thank you both!!

Anna

The whole journey from start to finish with this company is amazing, the communication the quality of the plants and the delivery time gives me everything I want and need.

Paul

The guys at Urban Tropicana always put themselves out and try to help, even though I live hundreds of miles away. If they have a sale or rescue boxes they make sure I can buy some as their plants are always of the highest quality and I really appreciate their customer service, second to none! One of these days I will get to see the fabulous plants in their shops in person.

Juliet

Fabulous, friendly, efficient service. Thank you very much for your help in getting a lovely gift delivered to my friend.

Liz

Brilliant super fast delivery…gorgeous Hoff plantpots and saucers….unfortunately one of my saucers broke in transit…this was resolved quickly and a new saucer (extremely well wrapped!) was sent out..I would highly recommend this company.

Jane