The Horti House … British plant supply made easy!
With UK consumers becoming even more houseplant crazy you want to be part of the movement. Trouble is it’s tricky. You either have to order loads, buy way in advance to hit specific deadlines or pay a fortune. Which means it all becomes a hassle.
Help is at hand with the launch of The Horti House who aren’t just making the whole Plant Passport/Brexit paperwork a thing of the past but ticking the boxes (recycled cardboard of course!) with environmentally friendly growing conditions including peat free compost.
Launched by parent company Double H, one of the UK’s best growers based in the New Forest, The Horti House is a brand new, florist focussed wholesale platform where quality plants can be purchased in low quantities (minimum 12 plants) with next day delivery and a range that features all the favourites and some pretty stunning orchids too.
The move, which uses their 60 years of growing experience and logistical systems based on supplying more than 500,000 plants a year to locations throughout the UK, means that small independents can now access the very best of British plants, in a range of hi-style containers, at the click of a button and be confident they’ll arrive in peak condition the next day and at prices that won’t break the bank.
Commenting on the move Ed Hills of The Horti House said, “We are on a mission to transform houseplant wholesale to ensure that florists can get the right amount of fresh, top-quality plants at the right time avoiding the significant costs of large minimum orders and reducing waste.
We pick our orchids from the glasshouse on the day of order and have them in florist shops up and down the country the following day. The added beauty is we send them in recyclable cardboard boxes so no more trolleys or plastic trays.”
And it’s a range that has already impressed. Judith Blacklock, who runs her floristry school in London, has been working with parent company Double H for many years and says ‘With Chelsea Gold Medals and over 30 RHS Awards of Garden Merit they’ve proved they are top growers. The Horti House platform offers a reliable and cost-effective way of getting their orchids and green plants into florist shops.
Judith continued; “Add a stylish but simple biodegradable wrap or stylish containers if you prefer and you have a product that will sell and sell. This innovate offering of the finest freshest houseplants is sure to be of importance: British, grown in peat-free compost and excellent value. Hard to beat!”
For Nikki Meader, chairman of British Florist Association and owner of West Malling Flowers in Kent it was a repeat order straight away after she trialled a first consignment whilst Caroline Marshall-Foster, Editor of Florist Trade Magazine, who has helped The Horti House put together a Focus Group said: “I’ve known Double H for years and have seen how the team have developed their offering over the last few years to make it accessible to all.
“This is a slick operation that makes quality plants available at realistic prices, in sensible quantities and ticks the environmental boxes as well. For independents who want to make the most of houseplant sales it’s a no brainer to test it out.”
To find out more visit The Horti House website here or to see the product for yourself and test it out email them here and they’ll send you a sample pack so you can see first-hand just how good it is.
