Love Plants But Can’t Keep Them Alive? This Service Will Ship You a New One Every Month

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House plants are more than just decorative. Research has shown that plants can purify indoor air, help you focus, and lower stress levels. (Yes, they do also make for very nice decor.) Unfortunately, not everyone is great at keeping plants alive. If that's the case with you, a new subscription service called House Plant Box is here to help.

The program—which is aimed at all plant lovers, to be clear, not just brown thumbs—is designed to deliver you new house plants on a monthly basis. For as little as $12 a month, you get a new, in-season indoor plant chosen by the experts at House Plant Shop, an online plant store based in Southern California.

You can choose between a few different options. There’s three standard boxes that include one plant for $12 a month: one box for all-season indoor plants, one for air plants, and one for succulents. Because a number of common houseplants are toxic to cats, dogs, or both, there’s another $12 box exclusively devoted to pet-safe house plants.

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There are also two premium box options that offer a variety of plants for $30 a month. One box features a grab bag of house plants that can include air plants, succulents, and other species, while the other box offers a selection of air plants.

You can choose to pay month-to-month, once every three months, once every six months, or once a year, with discounted rates for longer subscription terms. All of the subscriptions include periodic surprises in the form of terrariums, fertilizer, and other accessories.

The subscription is great for anyone who worships all things green and can never have too many plants around the house, but you don’t have to be an obsessive botanist to enjoy it. You could use your endless supply of greenery to give all your dinner party hosts leafy gifts, or use them to decorate your office. And of course, while we can’t condone killing your plants, it would also be very handy if you're a newbie gardener whose plants don’t have a great survival rate.

Snag yourself (or your loved ones) a subscription on the House Plant Box website.