When Emmilee Price and her business partner Chase Howell opened their gated property at Pink Flamingo Plant Co. in 2020, they said they wanted to provide a community space where people could buy potted plants, pick up art related gifts and enjoy the outdoors.
“It has just immediately filled a need that I didn't know existed in this part of town,” Price said.
Pink Flamingo Plant Co. sits on an acre of sprawling heritage trees tucked behind an array of businesses at McNeil Drive and Pond Springs Road.
“We've been patient as far as picking out the food trucks and just waiting for the right people,” Price said.
Inside Pink Flamingo Plant Co., artists' work is on display inside the gift shop. Terrariums, or plant scapes in an enclosed vessel propagated with foliage and moss, sit on the far right wall. The gift shop also carries jewelry and candles from Ella’s Apothecary and Adorn and Garnish, printed sculptures from Print Errors, ceramics from Full Spectrum Ceramics, lapel pins, key chains, gift cards, and work from Object Lover, a print design artist.
“I've got a billion ideas. Most of them are related to creativity in some way or another and I think, ultimately, this place is just kind of a product of me and Chase being ourselves,” Price said.
Price sees parents and kids come on the weekends and others come in for lunch or just to sit with their computer.
“I see people come here and enjoy it, and immediately feel comfortable, like they're at home here,” Price said. “A lot of people have definitely turned this into part of their life.”
The business model for Pink Flamingo Plant Co. has four main parts.
Plants: The business sells tropical and potted plants for indoors and moderate outside temperatures.
Art: Inside the shop is work from local artists, which is regularly switched out by the creators.
Events: Customers can rent out a trellised event space behind the greenhouses, and the space holds monthly art markets.
