5 Black-owned plant spaces and creators to know in Atlanta

For a growing number of grown-ups, self-care skews less spa day and mani-pedis and more sunshine and propagation station.

And if you’re one of them? This list of Black-owned plant shops, gardens and community hubs — inspired by our feature on Campbell Washington and Seed Atlanta — is just for you.

Read on for five more Black-owned plant spaces and creators helping plant parents keep all things green alive and thriving.

A sip of Paradise Garden

Location: 572 Stokeswood Ave. SE, Atlanta, 30316

Founder: Keyatta Mincey-Parker

About: The nonprofit East Atlanta community garden was created for bartenders and hospitality workers as an antidote to their industry’s late nights and breakneck pace. Members and visitors can drop by to sample or swap cocktail-friendly herbs, flowers and recipes.

Focus: Individual and business plots, a Thursday mini farmers market 4-6 p.m., and community events open to all.

Blossom Effect

Location: Online

Founder: Paige Tailyn Johnson

About: What began as a vlog-style plant series out of Johnson’s Clark Atlanta University dorm room is now followed by millions on Instagram and TikTok.

Focus: Tune in for Johnson’s plant care tips and hauls, petal-inspired outfits of the day, and before-and-after design how-tos with a hilariously Black-meets-queer POV.

Don’t miss “Healing My Fiddle Leaf Fig Trauma” and “My Heel Collection As a House Plant-Obsessed Diva.”

Nourish Botanica

Location: Event-specific

Founder: Quianah Upton

About: This Caribbean-rooted plant and floral wellness brand got its start in historical Joyland and has since grown into pop-ups and collaborative events across the city, still centered on Upton’s vision of healing through flowers, plants and gathering. Upton also founded SouthSea Rising, a youth agriculture and environmental education initiative supported by her for-profit projects.

Focus: Flower arranging and repotting workshops, wellness gatherings and market pop-ups hosted at partner spaces around Atlanta.

Upcoming: On Oct. 11, Nourish Botanica joins Make + Market: The Fall Edit, a maker’s market at Wild Heaven West End (1010 White St. SW), alongside co-hosts Seven After Five and Arbitrary Living. At 1 p.m., guest artist @macrame.meditations leads a beginner-friendly Muscadine & Macrame workshop, teaching attendees to knot a rhinestone-cord wine bag inspired by Georgia’s muscadine grape. The full market runs noon to 5 p.m., with additional maker workshops and studio talks throughout the afternoon.

Patchwork City Farms

Location: 902 Pinehurst Terrace SW, Atlanta, GA 30310

Founder: Jamila Norman, aka Farmer J.

About: You may recognize Norman — who also leads the South West Atlanta Growers Cooperative supporting other Black farmers in the city — as the beloved host of HGTV’s garden makeover show “Homegrown.”

Focus: A weekly farm shop and CSA, plus a Saturday farmers market from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. running March through December.

Upcoming: On Sunday, the farm hosts its Fall Equinox gathering, a seasonal evening built around a guided farm tour, a shared potluck meal, herbal tea blending, a bonfire and live music. Tickets run $25 for adults, with kids 12 and under free.

Pink Pothos

Location: 352 University Ave. SW, inside Pittsburgh Yards

Founder: Lakeisha Jones

About: What started as a pop-up in a custom shipping container has grown into a full-fledged storefront, offering concierge plant services, curated houseplants, repotting and styling consultations.

Focus: Workshops and “Plant Therapy” sessions where visitors bring one plant and leave with a care plan. Jones is also the founder of Atlanta Plant Fest, a free, twice yearly celebration of all things plants.

Upcoming: Atlanta Plant Fest returns this Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Pittsburgh Yards — free with RSVP, with vendors, a plant swap, food, a DJ and a full bar.