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Our Mission

Plant Shop 805’s mission is to grow and sell one-of-kind arid adapted plants in the Southern California plant market. We strive to help our community care for their indoor and outdoor plants in a sustainable and environmentally conscious way. We want our customers to get the most out of their landscapes by providing them with plant and garden products as an alternative to big box agriculture. 

Plant Shop 805 combines expert plant knowledge with a passion for sustainability and stewardship.

Our Story

Plant Shop 805 is owned and operated by three siblings born and raised in Ventura County, California. With many home gardeners on both sides of the family tree, we have a deep love of the local landscape and what can be grown here.

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Lelah

Lelah is the oldest of the three siblings and contributes to operations from her home  base in Connecticut, where she tends her native pollinator garden and encourages her neighbors to turn their lawns into meadows. She is also an author of contemporary romance novels under two pen names and teaches writing and publishing classes at the Westport Writers’ Workshop in Westport, CT.

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Thomas

Thomas is an expert in desert tropical plants and has worked as a professional gardener and arborist since 2009. He has been hybridizing plants since 2020 focusing on the genus aloe and various cactus species. Formerly the cactus and succulent gardener at Montecito’s landmark Lotusland, he is a charter member of the Ventura Botanical Garden and a member of the Santa Barbara Cactus and Succulent Society. Thomas is the grower for Arch Rock Aloes.

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Pippa

Pippa is the "plant boss" at Plant Shop 805. She graduated from Women’s Economic Ventures SET program in 2019 and has combined a background in museum education, fine art, and entrepreneurship to create a rare and fun retail destination in Midtown Ventura. She is also a linocut printmaker and specializes in botanical prints. Her first job was working in a plant nursery in Sweden, Maine as a 12-year-old!

Media

Plant Shop 805 has been featured in small films, local news & more!

Plant Shop 805 Services in Ventura, CA

Plant Rental

Rent mature plants for weddings, store openings, or special occasions. Wide variety of unique plants available.

Onsite Landscape Consultations

Consult with our expert staff for landscape projects, no matter the size.

Fruit Tree Pruning Instruction

Learn how to properly prune your fruit tree.

Potting Service

Bring (or buy) a plant and a pot and we will pot it up for you in the shop!

Commercial Plant Installation & Care

Let us build your business a better landscape. Includes onsite consult, plant purchase and installation, and optional care subscription.

Talks, Demonstrations & Workshops

Book us for a variety of plant-related events. Inquire within!

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