Slow Green

As founder Connor Su intended, this preserved plant store is a true oasis along Joo Chiat Road. This unassuming shophouse houses an airy “greenhouse” – but rather than flourishing shrubs, the bulk of these plants are already preserved, with the occasional landscape feature of live plants. Connor crafts these botanical creations by hand, with a range of stones and plants imported from overseas – think preserved plants from Japan, wood slate stones from Greece, and driftwood from Indonesia and Vietnam. They result in beautiful pieces like the Lone Pine ($1599), made from preserved moss, bonsai wood, serissa roots and baby breath flowers; and the more affordable A Small Tree in the East ($139), featuring preserved moss and dry bush wood imported from Japan, all positioned carefully on a quartz stone base.