Who bears the “responsibility” for plants—something to share at the start of the season

Over 100 people attended the Anthurium festival we held yesterday.
To everyone who came, thank you so much.

Now that the first event of the season has ended, there are more opportunities for people to pick up plants.

Whether I spoke with you directly at the venue or we have yet to meet, there is something I want to share clearly at this particular time.

That is the topic of “Who should bear the risk of plant care?”.

Plants are not industrial products.
Even if grown with the same cross-breeding and in the same environment, individual differences will always emerge, and if the environment changes, their reactions will change significantly as well.

Therefore, within the market, there exist two polar extremes: the idea that “if it dies, it is the seller’s responsibility,” and the idea that “plants are to be grown at one’s own risk.”

However, I personally believe both are wrong.

One ignores the uncertainty inherent in the existence of plants.
The other uses that uncertainty as an excuse to abandon explanation.

Neither is “accurate.”

So, how should we think about it?
The stance of acu’s forest is clear.

We
• Take responsibility for the condition at the time of shipment.
• Verbalize the characteristics of each individual plant as much as possible.
• Present the necessary environment (temperature, humidity, light) without hiding anything.

On the other hand, I believe that recreating that environment and growing them for a long time is a realm that we face together with the purchaser.

There is a clear boundary line here.
It is not an abandonment of responsibility, but a division of roles.

For example, if the temperature is not right, the leaves will be damaged, and if the humidity is insufficient, the shape will collapse.

That is not a “failure,” but the result of the plant reacting to its environment.

And understanding those reactions themselves is the essence of gardening (the act of growing plants).

Of course, you don’t need to understand everything from the beginning.

In fact, many people start from a state of not knowing what criteria to use for selection, feeling anxious about whether the environment is right, or being afraid of killing the plant.

That is precisely why we disclose information for selection as carefully as possible and design our approach to reduce that anxiety even a little.

Beyond that, I believe that a plant chosen in this way has another value.

That is
“the conviction that the feeling you had that it was good was not wrong”.

What we want to deliver is not just a single Anthurium, but that very feeling itself.

That is why we choose neither to guarantee everything nor to leave everything to self-responsibility.

We present all necessary information. After that, you are the one who chooses.

We will remain sincere toward that choice.

Space is finite.

Therefore, the question is not “how many you have,” but “what you choose to keep.”

A plant chosen with increased understanding and clarity should become more than just a collection; it should become an existence that reflects your own sensibilities.

I hope that this season, too, through the accumulation of such choices, you will find your own “plant to keep.”

acupom