Enjoying The 'plant Boom.' New Glass Garden Store Feature Cool Plants, Hot Glass

Easy TWP - A visit to the Glass Garden is like a mini vacation in the tropics.

Located at 4330 Avondale Lane NW at Whipple Avenue NW, the store features thousands of decorative glass plants and gifts made by the glass studio. The operator is hosting a spring open house on Thursday (March 16) from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

"It was amazing, it was so much fun," said co-director Kenny Frieda. "We were right in the middle of a plant craze."

This relatively new business is the brainchild of owner Jack Baker, who combines his two hobbies.

"We have prepared everything to make a deal together," he said.

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Nicole Rasmussen, co-director of Frida and the Glass Garden, said the deal's timing was smart given the current "crop growth" caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

"This led to people breaking into the facility," he said.

Rasmussen says it's very different from the macrame hanging boom of the 1970s.

"It's a very different audience." "Nowadays there are 'pop-up' plant shops."

Rasmussen studied greenhouse management at Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute Extension in Worcester and is an avid gardener.

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The greenhouse has about 1,500 plants of more than 200 species, Rasmussen said. Mostly from Florida.

These include such rarities as the albino hoyas, the Thai constellation monstera and the prehistoric-looking Cryptanthus bromeliad, or "earth star".

Rasmussen's favorite plant?

"I really like orchids," he said. "Even in college it was my favorite."

Frida says she likes the calathea, which has spiky leaves with soft purple undertones.

"Plants Can't Swim"

Saturday, the two offered to help pot. Frieda and Rasmussen said they received questions about plant care and pointed out that the most common problem was watering.

"You can put more water in, but you can't take it out." Freda said. "I have to keep telling people, "Plants can't swim. This is our favorite part of the work, plant proposals.

Rasmussen said they also work with other local plant shops. For example, they buy sukukini from Wooster traders.

"Our competition is department stores," he says.

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Professional glassmaker Sebastian Shepherd runs the on-site glass workshop, offering workshops (maximum five people) on Saturdays and Sundays at 10:00 and 1:00 pm and Thursdays from 5:00 to 8:00 pm. .

"This is the right time," he said. "Everybody should try this. Many newcomers get bugged."

The studio has an oven that heats up to 2100 degrees.

Shepherd, who graduated from Kent State University, previously worked in Baker for six years, then returned to the area last year.

"It's perfect for me," he said.

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■ Houseplants provide health benefits. They improve air quality, reduce stress and support cognitive health.

■ Glassblowing is an ancient art in the Middle East dating back to the 1st century BC. The Romans created a process of preparing large glass workshops.

This article originally appeared on The Repository: The Glass Garden has a variety of glass blowing plants.