FAQ

What is St. Plant?

Today, St. Plant is a creative venture by your friend and neighbor Amira El-Gawly. It is a blend of creative experimentation, botanic design and pure joy. We are in the nascent, experimentation stage of our business, and have no formal plans for the future. One step, one experiment, one creation at a time.

Official: St. Plant is a woman-owned small business based in Washington, DC, established in 2019 and owned by Amira El-Gawly.

Why the name St. Plant?

Nature was, by design, created as an environment for which humans would enjoy, explore and live. We believe nature is a gift we get to choose to open, touch, play with, learn about and enjoy. It blesses every one of our senses. It heals our eyes, our hands, our spirits. It offers comfort and sanctuary from man-made concrete and pain. Our hope is that St. Plant will help each of us get closer to God’s creation — in nature and in ourselves

I have a black thumb, but I love St. Plant. What do you recommend?

We learn by doing. If you desire to have plant life in your home, we recommend buying just one plant at a time. We will share with you the specific care needs of your plant and offer easy tips for maintenance. Oftentimes, it’s not about the amount of effort you put into taking care of your plants, but the consistency with which you do it.

Most importantly, know that plants are living things. They live and they die. If your plant dies, it’s not the end of the world. There are many more plants out here for you. It happens to the best of us, we promise.

Where can we find you in real life?

We closed our bodega ar theTwelve in the Union Market District on December 30, 2021. For now, find us on the gram @st.plant!