The California State Flower & Garden Show

Exotic Plants will be at The California State Flower & Garden Show. Please join us for a fun and informative weekend at Cal Expo, April 8th,9th, 10th & 11th!

Tropical Color

It's Spring Time! And you're probably wishing you were on vacation, enjoying the beautiful weather of some place tropical. If you can't get there this spring, we can always bring a little of the tropics to you. Brightly colored tropical Bromeliad plants bring Spring to you at Exotic Plants. These long lasting plants with vibrant blooms are grown in many colors and are easy to care for.

They need bright light and warm indoor temperatures. Add water to the cups of the leaves once a week, and just a touch to the soil, not too much or it will cause the roots to rot. In one week, most of the water should be absorbed by the plant. If not, wait a week before watering again.

In a few months the colorful bloom will begin to die. When you're unhappy with its look, simply remove at the base of the stem with clean scissors. By this time you may already have a "pup" or new shoot growing from the mother plant. The secret to getting a new flower with color is Methane gas. In the wild, animals and insects live in the bromeliad cups, and their dead remains, along with decaying leaf matter, create Methane gas. In the home, we can provide this by cutting up an apple and putting a couple of pieces into the cups. Then placing a clear plastic bag over the plant to intensify the effect ... encouraging a colorful bloom. Hope that provides some insight into Bromeliads, be sure to visit Exotic Plants to see our large selection of these tropical beauties.

The Living Art of Bonsai

Exotic Plants of Sacramento is celebrating the living art of local Bonsai Master, Timm Johnson this week. Enjoy 20% Off All Bonsai this week as we encourage you to explore the beauty of bonsai. Timm will host our Free Bonsai Workshop this Saturday, March 13th at 11 am. If you'd like join us to learn more about bonsai care, selection, repotting, and trimming; please RSVP by calling us at 916-922-4769.

Spring Has Sprung !!!

Exotic Plants of Sacramento is offering $20 Off Your Purchase Of $75 Or More through the month of March! We have a huge shipment of new tropical plants, orchids and succulents to choose from. Come in and enjoy this wide variety of interior plants that can add life and oxygen to your home or office space. Remember ... you haven't "Gone Green" until the plants arrive.

Our friendly staff can help you select a new plant for spring and help you with the size and lightly requirements of your space. And all of our plants come with a specialty care sheet to help you with water and care requirements once they're in your home or office. Hope to see you soon!

Last Week Of The Great Sale!

Exotic Plants of Sacramento would like to remind you of the last week to take advantage of our GREAT SALE going on now through the last day February!

We're offering $10 off your purchase of $25 or more. Come in this week to enjoy this great discount and to check out our new shipment of orchids!

And if Bonsai is your passion, we are offering a FREE Bonsai Workshop. Saturday, March 13th 11 am at out Howe Avenue Store, taught by local Bonsai Expert & Master Gardener, Timm Johnson. Should be an enjoyable morning of quality information, easy care tips, with trimming and watering advice to make your Bonsai a success this year! Just be sure to RSVP by calling us at 922-GROW or 922-4769.

LOVE IS IN BLOOM!

LOVE IS IN BLOOM AT EXOTIC PLANTS - Valentine's Day is coming this weekend! We have beautiful blooming arrangements for your special someone this Valentine's Day. And a great February Special - $10 Off all Purchases of $25 or more! We are open all week - Monday through Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm. Or call us at 916-922-GROW to arrange for local delivery of a special orchid arrangement. Hope to see you! HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

Winter Plant Care Tips

The cold, rain and even snows of winter are here for a while. Your indoor, tropical, house plants may begin to struggle. Exotic Plants would like to remind you of a few easy tips to keep your green friends happy. We recommend setting aside a certain day of the week to care for and water your plants. Like Sunday afternoons ... always check in with your plants, most plants require water weekly but some may need an incredibly small amount or no water at all, in the darkness of winter. So ... keep the soil damp, make sure they are getting good light, hold off on feeding or repotting, and keep them away from drafts coming from windows, doors or heating vents. These can all cause dramatic changes in a plant. And remember, they ARE living things, so the dropping of a few extra leaves in winter will give them the energy they need to make it through a rough winter.