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I'm so excited about my new mini grow light! 🌿 The Glowrium G12 clips right onto a plant pot, the edge of a plant stand, or even a desk, so I can finally enjoy my plants in any room of the house.

A few things I love about it:
✨ 360 degree gooseneck to aim the light right where your plant needs it
✨ Adjust the brightness and set a 3, 9, or 12 hour timer
✨ Circadian mode in the app syncs with your local sunrise and sunset
✨ 8 circadian modes to choose from
✨ Comes in black or white

Order yours here: glowrium.com/products/glowrium-g12-grow-lights-6w?ref=Bellina
Use code BELLINA for 15% off 💚

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I just hyped this awesome creator ‪@Lavender-cottage‬

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New Video Now Live 🤗

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Hi plant friends! 🌵 Today's video is running a little behind and will be up later today. Sorry for the inconvenience, and thank you for your patience!

It's Part 2 of the Toronto Cactus & Succulent Club fall sale, and we're going shopping vendor by vendor. See you soon 💚

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🌵 Part 1 is up! Take a stroll through the show table at the Toronto Cactus & Succulent Club fall show and enjoy these incredible specimen plants, grown with years of care by dedicated growers.

While you enjoy these beauties, I'm busy editing Part 2, the shopping video with the sale and vendors. It'll be ready for you Saturday morning! 🛒

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Shop here: glowrium.com/?ref=Bellina

Hello winter, I'm ready ❄️🌿

The plants have officially moved in for the season, and the grow lights are all set up. I'm running the Glowrium G10 and G5, both smart lights, on Circadian Mode with 12 hours of daylight that syncs to my local sunrise and sunset.

So on those grey, gloomy days (or when we go a month or more without real sun here in Ontario 🙃), my plants will still be happy and thriving.

🚨 BONUS 🚨 During Glowrium's anniversary sale, enjoy 20% off instead of the usual 15% from September 5th to September 30th using code BELLINA. Hurry and order your grow light before winter hits! 💡

Are your plants moved in for winter yet? Tell me below 👇

#growlights #houseplants #winterplantcare

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Missed last week's plant events? You've got two more chances this Sunday, and they're both in the same place!

📅 Sunday, September 27
📍 Toronto Botanical Garden, 777 Lawrence Ave E, Toronto

🌵 Toronto Cactus & Succulent Club Annual Plant Sale
Floral Hall · 10 AM – 4 PM · Free admission

🌸 TAVGS Fall Plant Sale (Toronto African Violet & Gesneriad Society)
Garden Hall · Members shop first 10 – 11 AM · Open to the public 11 AM – 4 PM

💵 Bring cash! I don't think many vendors take card. Some might accept e-transfer, but there's no ATM close by, so cash is your safest bet. And bring a bag or box to carry your new plants home 😄

Check TAVGS.ca and the Toronto Cactus & Succulent Club's page to confirm details before you head out.

Will I see any of you there? 👀🪴

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🌿 BIG plant weekend in Ontario — and I'm missing all of it 😭

Saturday Sept 19 + Sunday Sept 20 have everything happening at once:

🌲 **Niagara Bonsai Show** — Sat, 9am–4pm
Vermeer's Garden Centre, 684 South Pelham Rd, Welland
FREE. Demos at 10:30am + 2pm, and bonsai trees/pots are 15% off that day only.
👉 vermeers.ca

🌸 **Orchid & Tropical Plant Sale** — Sat, 11am–5pm
Trinity United Church, 400 Stevenson St N, Guelph
FREE admission. 10 vendors including Roehampton Orchids, Crystal Star Nursery and Magic Oasis 👀
👉 coos.ca

🪴 **Reptile, Aquatic & Plant Expo** — Sat 10–5, Sun 10–4
International Centre, 6900 Airport Rd, Mississauga
$22 adults / $15 youth+senior / $30 weekend pass
👉 reptileexpo.ca

♻️ **Halton Compost Giveaway** — Sat, 8am–4:30pm
5400 Regional Rd 25, Milton
FREE, Halton residents only. Bring your own shovel + containers, up to 7 bins per household.
👉 halton.ca/compost

So where am I going to be? Shovelling. 🙃

I'm on family duty Saturday helping my sister haul compost back to her garden at Lavender Cottage, so no orchids for me. Go subscribe to her channel while you're at it — it's all garden beds and real dirt under the fingernails 💚
👉 youtube.com/@lavender-cottage

The expo Sunday is tempting but let's be honest — after a full day of shovelling I'll be on the couch.

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Bulbophyllum (cruentum × phalaenopsis) has been with me long enough that I stopped waiting on flowers and just started enjoying the foliage, which with this cross is honestly the whole personality. Big, thick, leathery leaves on a rhizome that creeps wherever it feels like and never once where I've asked it to.

And then: a bud. Low at the base, half hidden, the kind you only notice because you were fussing over something else nearby.

If you've grown the big leaf Bulbos, you know the deal. They bloom when the plant has bulked up enough to afford it, and not a season sooner. There's no trick and no miracle fertilizer. Just steady water, bright shade, moving air, and years of showing up for a plant that gives you no indication it's ever going to reward you.

First bloom, after all this time. I'm a little emotional about a flower.

(And yes, I'm mentally preparing for the fragrance. That Bulbos parentage doesn't tend to forgive.)

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While I'm busy editing the houseplant shopping tour at Vandermeer, here's a video to enjoy in the meantime, my visit to Lavender Cottage, touring all the outdoor plants. 🌸

And a heads up on what's coming: the Vandermeer houseplant tour drops Saturday morning. See you then.

A slightly shorter option if you want it punchier:

Currently deep in editing mode on the Vandermeer houseplant tour! Until then, enjoy this walk through the outdoor plants at Lavender Cottage. New video Saturday morning, don't miss it.

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