6040 Hamilton Ave., College Hill; 737 E. McMillan St., Walnut Hills
Roses are red and violets are blue, but sometimes a bouquet of flowers just isnt for you. In that case, Fern, a lifestyle design store that specializes in house plants, has you covered on any day of the year. The store offers a wide assortment of cacti, succulents and ferns that customers can buy fully grown or cultivate themselves. Right now, you can pick up a hand-made cactus garden of rich colors and various sizes packaged in a porcelain gumdrop purple bowl. Fern also sells modern-style pots and planters if youre looking to reinvent your own house plants living accommodations.
Photo: Patty Salas