With winter on the way, houseplants present a fun and healthy way of bringing the outdoors in – check out some of the best plant shops in Edinburgh where you can pick up some of the leafiest, loveliest specimens available.
5. Narcissus
This beautiful plant shop and florist on Broughton Street is loved by locals for its dazzling window displays and diversity of plants. Here you'll find top specimens like ficus lyratas, barrel cacti and happy hoyas that will make a wonderful addition to any home. You can also take your pick from a wide range of colourful concrete planters alongside bouquets of dried or fresh flowers. 87 Broughton St, Edinburgh EH1 3RJ Photo: Narcissus / Google Maps
6. Garlands
Garlands attracts many local Leithers and plant lovers from across Edinburgh with its stunning window displays of trailing plants and flowers. The shop presents no shortage of cacti, string of pearls, snake plants and aloes, as well as boasting occasional rare specimens, to give plant lovers of all experience a chance to find a new houseplant to take home. 29 Elm Row, Edinburgh EH7 4AH Photo: Google Maps
7. Rose & Ammi Flowers
Rose & Ammi has always been a favourite among locals for its botanical beauties. With everything from enormous elephant ear plants to dangling donkey tail succulents, the shop is unsurprisingly beloved by Edinburgh plant parents for its range of rare or lesser-known specimens. Alongside beautiful fittonias, forest cacti and crocodile ferns, you'll find botanical-infused candles, flowers and sweet treats. 2 Gillespie Cres, Edinburgh EH10 4HT Photo: Rose & Ammi
8. Rogue Flowers
Another florist-plant shop hybrid, Rogue is hidden away in Edinburgh's west end on William Street, offering passers-by a wonderful range of indoor plants and flowers to choose from. Among these are typically a great selection of ferns, with everything from fluffy boston ferns to fiddly maidenhairs, as well as small leafy succulents and large trailing ivy plants. 5A William St, Edinburgh EH3 7NG Photo: Rogue Flowers