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People lined up in Woodstock all day long, on Saturday, June 10th, at the new Filipino bakery “Halo Halo”. They had come to buy Filipino pastries, and the traditional dessert called “halo halo” – it’s a mixture of shaved ice, coconut milk, and tropical fruits. Halo, (pronounced “hah-loh”) is a Tagalog word meaning “mix”. Halo Halo is to be found on the floor level underneath the new Novus Apartments on Woodstock Boulevard at S.E. 50th Avenue, and is owned by Geleen Abenoja. The bakery shares an adjoined retail space with the new houseplant and design shop, “Daphne’s Botanicals”. The actual...

When: Saturday July 15, 1pm - 6pm Where: Daphne's Botanicals What:  Plant-inspired beverages, Shop Halo Halo bakery goods, Sacred Elements plant potting workshop, Brand new plant products Fun music, ...and more! Join as at the official opening of the Botanical Bakeshop, home to the Shop Halo Halo bakery and Daphne's Botanicals plant store!  We're so excited to launch our bakery/plant hybrid shop and to celebrate our years of planning, building, and all the friends we made along the way. We love our new space!  Come see the final vision of Daphne’s Botanicals and finally experience Shop Halo Halo treats. Bright,...

Meet Botanical Bakeshop, the new Filipino-owned pastry and plant collective located in the Woodstock neighborhood of Portland.   The Botanical Bakeshop is the first co-venture from two beloved BIPOC and women-owned retail businesses—Daphne's Botanicals and Shop Halo Halo, and the opening of the shop will mark their first brick and mortar together.    Come celebrate and support the fundraiser on June 10th from from 11am-7pm! You will: Enjoy free mimosas from 11am-2pm with a Shop Halo Halo dessert purchase Decorate cupcakes with Geleen Build a mini plant paradise at Daphne's Botanicals Terrarium Bar Purchase tickets for a raffle of prizes...

Easy guide to taking care of your houseplants through all four seasons, from experts and plant parents at Daphne's Botanicals.

A moisture meter for indoor plants (also called a plant moisture meter, moisture guide, or soil hygrometer) measures how much water a plant has access to in the soil. Many plant owners use a “finger test” to check if their plant needs water, but this method doesn’t tell you accurately what’s going on below the surface of the soil. A plant watering indicator or moisture meter is inserted a few inches deep into the soil, and thereby and gets to the “root” of the problem.   What does a water meter for indoor plants do? Just like people and pets, plants...