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Pleated Birds Nest Fern with Pot and Tray - 8cm
Pleated Birds Nest Fern with Pot and Tray - 8cm
Pleated Birds Nest Fern with Pot and Tray - 8cm
Pleated Birds Nest Fern with Pot and Tray - 8cm
Pleated Birds Nest Fern with Pot and Tray - 8cm
Pleated Birds Nest Fern with Pot and Tray - 8cm

Pleated Birds Nest Fern with Pot and Tray - 8cm

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£26.00

A pleated birds nest fern plant with a Sutton pot and tray – made by hand from Italian charcoal clay.

This little fern is robust, beautiful and functional, rated highly by NASA for its air purifying qualities. It is from the spleenwort family and its name is from the Greek ‘Asplenon’, which means spleen herb. In the Middle Ages, it was used as a healing drink against diseases of the spleen.

Please Note: The Glasshouse items can take up to two weeks to arrive, and are shipped every Wednesday via Royal Mail.

Total Height: approx 15cm

Easy care: plant advice included

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Scientific name: Asplenium Nidus

Origination: Japan / Taiwan

Every plant: nurtured, potted and beautifully packaged in the prison glasshouses

Packaging is plastic-free, recycled and recyclable

The Glasshouse story is included in every package.

Please note, to ensure the plants are the highest quality possible, there may be times where the specimen you receive is slightly different from that photographed, but the plant will be of the same family.

Grow your houseplant collection with help from The Glasshouse, a social enterprise creating opportunities for ex-offenders through horticulture. 

Their plants start life in the glasshouses at HM Prison East Sutton Park in Kent, where ex-offenders grow and nurture them. While working on the project, they train for a level 2 RHS horticultural qualification, learning everything from propagation to design. The programme is a stepping stone – away from past mistakes and the prospect of reoffending, towards a fresh start and employment in the future.

As well as the practical horticulture skills, hanging out with plants has some amazing benefits for people involved in the project too – as it can for everyone. Being close to nature and greenery can bring productivity levels up, anxiety levels down, fill the air with more oxygen and be a positive influence in many other ways. 

The Glasshouse continues to support ex-offenders who join their project beyond their time in the glasshouses too, helping the women keep moving forward upon release. The two things which most often lead to reoffending are lack of secure housing and employment. So, they help in linking people up with job placements and housing. 

Add to your houseplant family with one of their lovingly raised plants and know it’s already been a force for good.