About Us

Mint Plants was created in 2018 by myself, Hayley Stephens, out of a sheer frustration at the lack of variety available to UK households when it came to indoor greenery. As my obsession with houseplants grew, so did the amount of money spent on dodgy auction websites trying to find weird and wonderful plants for my windowsills.

The shop was started in a little old 1960's tobacconist in the Cotswold town of Wotton Under Edge, alongside LoobyLou Yarns - a luxury wool and yarn shop ran by Tina (H's mum). Here we are on opening day in September 2018. I had 'PLANTER' on my shirt, and mum had 'KNITTER' on hers - so that the customers knew who to ask which questions!

As the business grew, there was a need for more space and higher footfall. And so in February 2022, Mint found its new home of 226 Stapleton Road, Easton, Bristol. 

Unfortunately, while the Bristol shop was a complete dream for myself and the team, it quickly became clear it was going to be difficult to achieve what I had hoped for.

The shop was huge, and with an already large rent & wages bill to pay, the cost of living crisis started to really bite. Not to mention trying to bring up an unruly toddler at the same time. Something had to give.

And so in Summer 2023 the difficult decision was made to close the retail shop and continue our journey through our online presence and various events around the country.

We now operate from a shipping container in Brislington, Bristol. We ship our plants across the whole of the country, and have also formed a wonderful relationship with Prior Shop in Bristol.

Prior are an award winning homewares shop in the centre of Bristol's shopping quarter, and what started off as a popup shop has grown into our Bristol showroom. Here you can find lots of our famous rescue plants, plus gorgeous ceramics to match. 

For appointment queries to see our plant collections, contact us.