Sustainability promise

Sustainability and, above all, environmental protection are not only firmly anchored in the minds of our employees as individuals, but we as a company also rethink every step to protect our wonderful planet as best as possible. We consider it a matter of course to act sustainably in various areas such as the cultivation of our plants, shipping, logistics, sales, as well as in the shop and blog. Nature gives us a huge and beautiful selection of succulents, so we want to give back only the best to nature. In this respect, it is our aim to constantly improve. We would like to work as transparently as possible and involve you in our already implemented and planned projects regarding sustainability and environmental protection.

Packaging:

Despite the extensive packaging required, we place great importance on environmentally friendly, recyclable and recycled materials. Therefore, we have switched our packing material from recycled paper to even more environmentally friendly, biodegradable packing chips. These packing chips are made from plant starch, are vegan and even edible. Thus, they pose no danger to the environment, children or animals.

In addition, our plants are lovingly wrapped in recycled tissue paper to best protect them from the packaging environment and the filler material. This also prevents the soil or substrate from spreading inside the box if it is tipped over or falls.

Our boxes are largely recyclable and are shipped via CO²-neutral shipping. The service provider offers a CO² offset payment, which we are of course willing to pay and will not pass on to our customers. We are also happy to pay a few cents extra per delivery.

A current project involves switching to plastic-free alternatives for our parcel tape. In the coming weeks, we will test such an alternative and hope to fully integrate it into shipping in order to save even more plastic.

But once you've found plastic in your package? Environmental awareness also includes applied recycling and the associated sustainability of raw materials used. Therefore, we reuse packaging materials sent to us whenever possible. Similarly, we reuse packages sent to us as long as they are not yet broken. Our next project is to purchase a machine to reduce the size of unusable cardboard boxes to use as additional packing material.

Breeding/Greenhouse:

To save water for our plants in the greenhouse, we use our own collected rainwater, thus avoiding unnecessary water waste. Similarly, our succulents, covering an area of 1400 m², contribute significantly to the production of sufficient oxygen on the site. This is because the plants release oxygen during the process of photosynthesis. Did you know that succulents also produce oxygen throughout the night? This is possible due to their Crassulacean Acid Metabolism (CAM).

In addition, we also have succulents such as Aloe Vera and Sansevieria in our greenhouse, which excellently purify the air and eliminate toxins. The plants are able to remove up to 87% of so-called volatile organic compounds (VOCs). NASA researchers therefore recommend at least one plant per 9 m² for sufficient air purification – we definitely have more than that!