Specialising in mounted epiphytes ready to hang!

About Us

WELCOME TO HOMEGROWN HOUSEPLANTS 

Homegrown Houseplants is an online retail nursery owned and run by plant hobbyist and enthusiast Nathan Mancarella. I specialise in growing and cultivating epiphytic plants mounted onto pieces of cork ready to be hung and enjoyed. The fascinating and wonderful world of epiphytic plants has always caught my attention, growing many semi-epiphytic Aroids such as Philodendron, Anthurium and Monstera, however it was the Orchid family, Orchidaceae that truly caught my attention. Seeing images of these plants in their natural habitats, clinging onto a tree trunk or tucked away in between the fork of a tree branch with their roots exposed captivated and amazed me! Upon further research into epiphytes I discovered that many other plants I already grow where also epiphytic, these included many already popular plants such as Hoya, Rhipsalis, Tillandsias and many ferns. 

The unique adaptations each plant has developed to grow and thrive in their environments and the niches they fill in ecosystems was amazing! The more plants I stumbled across and collected, the more I wanted to be able to share this fascination and passion with other like minded people. 

Homegrown Houseplants aims to provide you with beautiful, healthy epiphytic plants already  mounted , the way nature intended them to grow. This unique way of displaying the plants mimics the way they grow in their natural habitats, while also doubling as a beautiful work of art for you to display in your home.

Operating and running from my home in Lilydale, Melbourne Victoria, at the door step to the beautiful Yarra Valley. We are an online retail nursery only and at the current time not open to the public, however dedicated to having a storefront and nursery open to the public in the future is a on going work in progress.