New plant subscription service launches in Washington D.C.

Two D.C.-area plant moms have created Grounded, a virtual shop that’ll ship houseplants to aspiring plant parents, and import some wellness along the way.

“We’re helping people in our communities realize that this is a cheap kind of therapy,” said co-founder Mignon Hemsley, 26. “Just watering my plants and checking them is helping me stay sane.”

Fittingly, the site launches in full on Earth Day — Wednesday — at 3 p.m. Through it, co-founders and friends Hemsley and Danuelle Doswell are connecting their passion for gardening with improved mental health.

“We felt like especially in our community, the black community is not as knowledgeable when it comes to different mental health outlets,” Doswell, 26, said. “So that ignited our business.”

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