Notes by Meg

Plant Talk


  • Plant talk: Lemon cypress

    I'm 100% sure I have likely done a blog post about the care of lemon cypress trees in the past. I am also unsure if that post is still alive in realm of this blog after all the switch overs. I am also 100% sure I could have named this post The anti-murder plant talk. We in fact did call it that ...
  • Plant Talk: FERNS

      This week's plant talk starts a month of plant favourites in the store. Every week we are going to feature a different variety of plant (this means it will also be on sale for our in store shoppers) and highlight the basics of care as well as the tips and tricks we have learned as well. All tip...
  • PLANT TALK: low light plants

      Low light plants were on the docket for our plant talk this past week.   First what is a low light plant?     This is a plant that can withstand not being in direct sunlight [or prefers it] as well as not even in medium light next to a window. They are usually good for shelves and corners.   L...
  •   Welcome to an Oliver and Rust PLANT TALK. If you are an avid follower on instagram you have been following online with our instagram stories for a year or so on Tuesday's where we talk about various aspects of plant care and how to learn from your mistakes and find your inner plant goddess or g...

Blogging Since 2015

This blog is written by Meg and includes tales of the renovations/ decor changes of her home and the shop she owns in Fonthill, Ontario. It goes back many years, much before the shop was born. It is like one of those stacking dolls. It started with a couple of kids buying their forever home. It snowballed into renovations, which turned into garage shows and then a store. If you are new here, welcome! We are glad you stopped by.