The Fernseed

07/12/2024

Can you help this customer? Leave your comments below if you think you know what's going on with this aloe plant. 🙌 Got a plant that's struggling? DM us your photos on Instagram (don't forget to include info about drainage, light, soil and watering schedule) & we'll post to our page to get the group to help diagnose!

Q: Help! What's wrong with my aloe? I have another one that's thriving but this one keeps turning light pink and so many of the bottom leaves turn brown and crispy and fall off. What am I doing wrong? This pot has drainage, it's in a northeast facing window with plenty of light, and I water it every 2-3 weeks.

07/04/2024

Today may be a great day for a new plant, but you'll have to buy yours online because our storefront is CLOSED for 4th of July. 🎆 Have fun celebrating and we'll see you in the shop tomorrow when we resume regular hours.

07/01/2024

Small Business Bingo starts tomorrow! Pick up your bingo card at Fernseed or any of the participating businesses and enter to win prizes from some of your favorite shops in Tacoma! See the full list of participating businesses—and the fun prizes you win when you play—on the website (link in our IG bio).

06/30/2024

We were sold out for about a week there, but Venus fly trap terrariums are back in stock! Watch our Stories for a peek at the new mini terrariums that just hit the floor (and website) too.

06/24/2024

Trivia time! What Tacoma-area business is home to this collection of indoor plants? (Bonus if you can name each plant!)

06/21/2024

Hey, friends! Will you help us rank in the Best Florist category? You can vote once per day now thru July 8. 🗳️ Find us under Services > Florist >> and thank you!

Vote once per day from June 17 through July 8.

06/20/2024

Don't forget, the Haunted Farmer's Market is this Saturday at the 54th and South Tacoma Way cross streets, across the street from our shop!

Haunted market hours 9am-2pm
Fernseed shop hours 10am-6pm

The HFM is haunted themed, meaning the vendors sell spooky art, taxidermy, crystals, tarot card readings & more; with the exception of normal farmers and food trucks, but even those sometimes are themed. We have 60-100 rotating vendors & we are open every other Saturday & October we are open every S...

06/14/2024

We are so thrilled the kids corner at the back of our shop has just received a fresh makeover by ! Now this little nook under the stairs feels as welcoming as we always imagined it could be. Thank you, Mélodie! 👏 👏👏

Mélodie is available for mural commissions both indoor and outdoor for businesses, offices, schools, community centers, you name it! 👉

Photos by: .the.beno

06/03/2024

FLASH FLOOD FLASH SALE 🌊⚡️ We're a bit overstocked on fresh flowers heading in to the new week, so all cooler bouquets and stems are 50% off today and Tuesday, 6/4! Want to send someone (or yourself) a sale bouquet? Call our shop during open hours at 253-302-3788 to order over the phone for delivery today or tomorrow. 💐

🦻 If phone isn't an option for you > DM us on Instagram or email [email protected] and we can invoice you!

06/01/2024

Double rainbow over the shop! A customer shared this with us and we thought it was the perfect way to welcome Pride Month, especially since Tacoma gets two months of Pride 🌈🌈

05/24/2024

Hoping the sun peeks out for our Memorial Day SALE this weekend! Starting today, get 20% off ALL PLANTS in store and online (discount applies automatically) — PLUS: shop our sidewalk sale for more discounted merch and some fun garage sale finds we’re still pulling out of the basement since we closed Proctor! 🏷️

Fernseed Memorial Day Sale
Friday 5/24 thru Monday 5/27
During regular shop hours

Plant discount online 24/7 now thru Monday midnight!

05/21/2024

Oh look 👀 >> bike racks!! 🚲 They must have been installed yesterday? Ride on by and test them out!

05/11/2024

Mother's Day is this Sunday! Just a snapshot of what's been flying through the cooler the past few days. We'll have $29 and $45 fresh grab-and-go bouquets available all weekend long for pickup.

Plus: $25 dry bouquets and $39 Jazzed Cats bud vase arrangements (handmade! local! adorable!) until sold out

Shop open 10am-6pm Saturday and 10am-5pm Sunday.

05/08/2024

We're inching close to sell out on some of our Mother's Day pre-orders, so place your order by tonight to ensure the flowers you want will be available for pickup or delivery Sunday!

The arrangements in our Mother's Day collection feature a hand picked mix of locally grown ranunculus, tweedia, foxglove, peony, tulips, cornflowers, anemones, poppies, sweet peas, jasmine, lavender and mint. Bouquets come wrapped in luxurious green paper, or choose from our assortment of vase style...

05/07/2024

The question of whether you qualify for our 20% off teacher appreciation discount this week comes down to whether you can answer the question of why schools call this "Certificated Employees Week"! 😅 Please tag your friends and fellow teachers to let them know about this offer!

05/07/2024

If you need a cute Mother’s Day gift, we’ve got you covered. These little bud vases are handmade in Tacoma by .cats and our floral team will add an assortment of stems to them 😻 You can order for pick up or delivery this Saturday or Sunday! We do have limited quantities of the vases, so get your order in soon.

05/06/2024

Little Sunday night reminder that THIS COMING WEEK is Teacher Appreciation Week! We have dozens of gift ideas your favorite educators will love >> check out the link in our bio for ideas. Pictured here: Tiny Potted Cacti for $6. 😍 Order online for pickup to make it easier, or if you reach our $30 delivery minimum, have it delivered right to your doorstep (delivery starts at $14.99 in Tacoma).

Also THANK YOU, TEACHERS! If you are a teacher, coach, daycare provider, or educator, bring your ID or business card to get 20% off your entire Fernseed purchase all week long during Teacher Appreciation Week, now thru Saturday, May 11.

05/04/2024

Congrats on your grand opening today, ! Thanks for trusting us with your plant selection. 🌱📚

04/30/2024

Mother's Day is Sunday, May 12! Check out our Mother's Day bouquets, vase arrangements, and potted plant gifts this year > which one is your favorite/would you most like to receive?

04/29/2024

Cheers to everyone who shopped our anniversary sale this past week! Looking forward to another 5 years. 🍾

This week:

🏷️ We still have some sidewalk sale straggling merchandise hanging out by the front counter
💐 Tuesday: 20% off grab-n-go bouquets in our cooler
☝️Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 12! Pre-order your flowers for pickup or delivery on our website or call us on the phone 📞
🪴 New plants arrive Thursday

Shop hours
Monday-Saturday 10-6
Sunday 10-5

04/22/2024

Know anyone who does NOT want to miss a 20% off plant sale? 😉 Our anniversary sale starts today!

04/18/2024

We are celebrating FIVE YEARS in business as of this coming Monday! Shop our Anniversary Sale and get 20% off all plants > plus extra Sidewalk Sale savings 30-50% off sale items.

🪴 Fernseed Anniversary Sale 💐
Monday April 22 thru Saturday April 27
10am-6pm daily
20% off all plants
30-50% off sidewalk sale merch

03/22/2024

Get ready for the Plant Shop Hop & Swap TOMORROW (Saturday, March 23)! FIVE participating plant shops .pnw and will be doing in-store discounts for passport holders PLUS a grand prize drawing. Pick up a passport at any participating shop! Get it stamped at 4 of 5 participating shops and you’ll be entered to win the grand prize drawing at whichever shop you turn in your full passport. No purchase necessary to participate in the drawing.

Fernseed will be offering 10% off to all Hop & Shop passport holders plus get entered to win…

Pictured here: Fernseed’s prize package! If you turn in your Hop & Swap passport here you’ll be entered to win a beginning plant care package from Fernseed featuring a moisture meter, Fernseed spray mister, two 3” recycled plastic plant pots, Fernseed tropical and cactus potting mix, 2 fertilizer packets, and our small metal Arno watering can. To see what the other shops are offering, visit their Instagram pages.

03/11/2024

A very official sketch up detailing plans for the (unfortunately not hot pink) bike racks we are all set to receive once the city’s bike rack inventory gets replenished and they start installations again.

That said, I know there are some major barriers to biking in Tacoma that bike racks alone won’t fix. For example, I could so much more easily bike to work if they connected 60th near UP over Leach Creek to where it connects near the Manitou neighborhood. Weirdly specific, but there it is. There’s just no thru street over there between 56th & 74th, and 74th is dangerous.

How about you? Is biking to 54th & South Tacoma accessible from where you live? Why/why not?

03/06/2024

We have tons of hellebores this week from in WA! They’ll be going out in most arrangements and bouquets through early next week and look especially cute in our mini vase and everyday vase arrangements 😻 Use code HELLYES to get 10% off either of those arrangements and we’ll be sure to include plenty of hellebores for you to enjoy.

03/04/2024

We have 3 spots left for our terrarium class this Thursday, March 7 at 5:30pm. Come hang out and build your own terrarium at the Fernseed studio, right next door to our retail space on South Tacoma Way. Class cost is $50, and includes your vessel + BYO terrarium bar experience where you’ll get to pick your plants, substrate layers and decor.

To sign up, click the link in this post, view the Spring Classes lineup link in our Instagram bio, or visit the Fernseed website and click Classes.

03/01/2024

Shamrocks are back! Just like the Shamrock Shake, these lucky little plants are limited time only. 🍀 Available in store and online in both green and purple hues.

This plant’s true name is Oxalis triangularis. It is not clover, and therefore not actually a shamrock. But as you can see in this photo, and when you peek closely at Oxalis, this shamrock-shaped plant actually has four leaves. So is it luckier? We encourage you to experiment by taking one to the casino to test!

02/25/2024

Original source material for the Fernseed punch card, painted by Alexis.

Don’t forget we have the double punch sale approaching this Thursday, 2/29 — Leap Day! The f you have a full punch card, get 2️⃣ plants at 50% off versus the usual 1️⃣.

02/19/2024

Closed today so we can restore our cognitive functions post-Valentine’s Day! See you tomorrow. 🌱

02/16/2024

Can you spot what’s locally grown in these arrangements? Although it will be a few months before our flowers are back to fully local, this upcoming week we are featuring hellebores and p***y willows from in the Skagit Valley, along with pieris from Oregon and tulips from Oregon and in Auburn. Most of the rest of what we have is coming to us from California, through 😊💐