Haskins Garden Centre group has introduced an adoption scheme to keep up with customer demand for houseplants.
With centres in Dorset, Hampshire and West Sussex, the popular garden centre group is experiencing a sharp intake in requests to home various succulents, including aloe vera, calathea and cacti. To keep up with demand, Haskins has set up its own ‘adopt a houseplant’ scheme which asks shoppers to fill in a form demonstrating why they believe they would be able to give the houseplant a good home, what former experience they have and why being a plant parent is so important to them.
Lisa Looker, brand director at Haskins, believes that there are many reasons why an increasing number of customers are looking to adopt a houseplant:
- Always pleased to see you
Makes a great listener
Life and soul of any room
Never answers back
Easy to look after
Low maintenance
Improves the air quality
The perfect company
Found to be relaxing
Makes a house a home
Lisa added: “We want to be able to keep up with the increasing demand for houseplants on sale at Haskins and have therefore introduced our ‘adopt a houseplant’ initiative. There are so many reasons to own a plant pet – not to mention that it will always be pleased to see you and will never answer you back!
“Houseplants come in many forms and vary considerably. Much like the trend for choosing a furry friend with a similar appearance to its owner, customers can choose their houseplant based on character and personality.
“Those interested can ask for a form in any of our centres at customer services and we will then follow this up with a home visit and subsequent check-ups. Adopt a houseplant today – we promise you won’t be disappointed.”
Haskins has centres in Ferndown in Dorset, West End in Southampton and Roundstone and Snowhill in West Sussex. For more information visit www.haskins.co.uk
