our story:
Welcome- and glad you’re here!
My name is Tayler Stanton- plant lover, Illinois Master Gardener, and owner of As Things Bloom. I started As Things Bloom because I wanted to offer an accessible, eco-friendly, and educative plant experience to my local community. We offer many plant varieties, plant care, and garden services- browse our website or contact us to learn more about what we do!
This was a dream for so long, so thank you for helping it grow!
our purpose:
Who we are
Your new favorite plant supply & garden service in Central Illinois! We are a woman-owned, small plant business located in Heyworth, IL. Our plants are grown in-house with lots of love!
what we do
We offer high quality plants & eco-friendly gardening services to our local community. We also host community events, classes, and donation-drives in Mclean County.
why we do it
A huge part of this journey was establishing our purpose. We focus on Accessibility, Education, & Conservation, and we make an active effort to be inclusive for all people.
“The success of our business is only reflected by the success in the community we serve.”
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PLants are for everyone.
Whether you live in an apartment or have acres needing landscaped- we want to help! We believe that gardening is for everyone. We’ve helped people of many backgrounds obtain their own garden spaces, grow their own food, or simply create their own plant paradise. We strive on being accessible and affordable in hopes to provide more growing space for everyone!
conservative efforts matter.
“In my experience working for commercial greenhouses, I was disappointed to see how much waste and even harm was involved in greenhouse operations.“
-Tayler (Owner of As Things Bloom)
We take pride in our conservative morals and eco-friendly practices. We heavily recycle products, find homes for unwanted plants/products, remove invasive and harmful species, reintroduce native species, and help educate our customers on what they can do in their garden spaces to provide for the environment.
Because of this, As Things Bloom is able to offer low-cost services, as well as donated resources, labor, & supplies to families or organizations in need of help. We built a plant, landscape material, and pot recycling program within our services so we can donate directly to our community too!
