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The journal

Writing from the nursery

Seasonal notes, honest buying advice, and what is new on the benches. Written by the people who grow the plants, which is why it occasionally talks you out of a purchase.

Nursery news4 min read

New this month: anthuriums, crotons, and photographs that show the plant

Nine new indoor varieties on the benches, and a change to how we photograph everything.

By Muhammad Salman

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Seasonal

What to plant the week after the monsoon breaks

The three-week window after the rains is the best planting weather Pakistan gets all year, and almost nobody uses it.

Muhammad Sami · 6 min read

Buying advice

How to buy a palm without wasting sixty thousand rupees

The trunk is the only thing you are actually paying for, and it is the thing most people do not look at.

Muhammad Sami · 7 min read

Buying advice

Five plants that survive a summer of load shedding

When the power goes for six hours and a sealed room hits 45°C, most houseplants do not make it. These do.

Muhammad Salman · 5 min read

Behind the scenes

Inside the shade house: how a plant gets ready to be sold

A plant is on our benches for between six months and nine years before it is listed. Here is what happens in between.

Muhammad Sami · 6 min read

Design

Designing a small courtyard that does not feel like a corridor

Most Pakistani houses have a narrow side courtyard nobody uses. Three planting decisions change that.

Muhammad Sami · 6 min read