A quirky houseplant shop has opened its doors in a Kendal based multi-use food and retail hub.
Spinning Jennies, based on 37 Finkle Street, is collaborating with Nathalie Gibbins of PoW Pots, from Hawkshead, to create PoW Plants.
PoW Pots is an internationally acclaimed small business that sells handmade and painted retro-Scandi inspired colourful houseplant pots.
The new shop is the brand’s first and the store will also showcase some of Shape Furniture’s mid-century furniture pieces and oak plant stands.
Geri Ward, of Spinning Jennies, said: “We couldn’t be more delighted to open one of the shops we created out of the former Beales site in Kendal. Finkle Street, as with many town centre shopping streets across the country, was beginning to look a bit sad with empty shops.
“We couldn’t let ours look empty after Lakeland Hampers had to pull out – so we went for it, using the in-house skills we already have to make life happen, in collaboration with some of Cumbrian’s huge creative talent and small businesses led quite often by women”.
PoW Plants with PoW Pots is also the first Cumbrian makers introduction to the Spinning Jennies range.
The retail and food hub is additionally planning to create its own regional version of Body Shop next door in a bid to contribute to then vibrancy of Finkle Street and keep a low carbon footprint by using local suppliers.
