Things people ask us.

The Plant Edit by Sweta sells indoor plants and planters in Kolkata, with delivery across the city. The range includes Peace Lily, Aglaonema, Money Plant, Lucky Bamboo, Spiral Bamboo and Pachira. Read more →

Yes. You choose the plant, the planter, the colours and the decorations, and you can add miniatures, photographs, names, dates or a message. You can also just describe an idea and we will design around it. Read more →

Yes. Printed photographs can be set into a planted arrangement, usually on a small display shelf built into the piece. Read more →

A Memory Wall is a personalised display built around one person. It is cut to a letter, a number or a shelf and filled with their photographs, dates, messages and small objects that mean something to them. It is made by hand to order. Read more →

Yes. The same display can be set into a planted tray alongside real plants, gravel and miniatures. Both formats are made to order. Read more →

Every piece is made individually, so the price depends on the size, the plants, the planter, the detailing and the idea. Rather than publish a figure that would be wrong for most people, we quote each request. Ask on WhatsApp — enquiries reach Sweta directly and she usually replies within minutes. Read more →

Delivery is across Kolkata. For anything beyond the city, ask first and we will tell you what is possible. Read more →

Yes. Delivery is across Kolkata and the neighbourhood is not a restriction — Salt Lake, New Town and the rest of the city are all covered. For anywhere beyond Kolkata, ask first and we will tell you what is possible. Read more →

Snake Plant and its variegated forms, Aglaonema, ZZ Plant and the Pothos family all hold up well under overhead light, air conditioning and irregular watering. Read more →

Money Plant, Snake Plant, ZZ Plant, Aglaonema and Peace Lily are the most forgiving. Peace Lily is useful for beginners because it visibly droops when it needs water, then recovers within hours. Read more →

Peace Lily, Aglaonema and Money Plant are the usual choices — all tolerate the low light of a flat and none require much attention from someone who has just moved. Read more →

The Plant Edit makes corporate and festive gifting to order in Kolkata, including client, employee and Diwali gifting. Pieces are personalised and delivered locally. Read more →

A layer is a tier of stems tied and trained so each level sits above the one below. The 8-layer is taller and fuller than the 5-layer. Care is identical for both — water only, no soil, indirect light. Read more →

Yes. Diwali, weddings, engagements and devotional occasions are all regular requests, including mandir and temple planters. Read more →

Sweta Agarwal makes every piece by hand in her studio in Kolkata. She also selects the plants herself from local nurseries. Read more →

For a birthday, an Aglaonema is usually the best choice — the leaves are colourful without needing a flower, and it survives being forgotten for a week. If the birthday matters more than the plant, a planted arrangement with their photographs and a message reads as far more personal. Read more →

Peace Lily, Aglaonema and Money Plant are the three that work for almost anyone. All three tolerate the low light of a flat, none need daily attention, and all three are easy to replace a leaf on if things go wrong. Read more →

Money Plant, Snake Plant and ZZ Plant are the most forgiving — all three survive irregular watering and low light. Peace Lily is the best choice for a beginner because it visibly droops when it is thirsty and recovers within hours of being watered. Read more →

Small planted pieces that sit on a desk work best at volume — they survive an office, they are not perishable, and they are still there months later. Diwali tokens, client gifts and milestone pieces are all made to order and can be personalised per recipient. Read more →

Kolkata's humidity suits most tropical foliage. Aglaonema, Money Plant, Peace Lily, Syngonium, ZZ Plant and Snake Plant all do well here year round. The greater risk in a Kolkata flat is overwatering rather than dry air — most indoor plants die from too much water, not too little. Read more →

Water less than you think. Let the top inch of soil dry before watering again, keep it out of direct sun, and turn it occasionally so it grows evenly. Every piece leaves the studio with a printed care card for exactly this. Read more →

Snake Plant, ZZ Plant and the Pothos family all cope with overhead lighting, air conditioning and being forgotten over a weekend. For a desk, small is better than impressive — anything that needs regular attention will not get it. Read more →

A Money Plant, a Snake Plant or a ZZ Plant — all three survive real neglect — or Lucky Bamboo, which needs nothing but a change of water. Avoid anything that depends on a routine. It also helps if the gift is worth keeping on a month when the plant is sulking, which is part of why we build photographs and detailing into the piece. Read more →

Something that could only have been made for them. When a person can buy whatever they want, the only thing left is the thing that refers to their own life — their photographs, a date, the city they keep going back to, the thing they are working towards. That is what a custom piece or a Memory Wall is for. Read more →

A planter made for one particular person rather than picked off a shelf. You choose the plant and the pot, and the piece is then built around them — photographs, a name, a date, miniatures, colours, a message. The plant is the starting point, not the whole gift. Read more →

Yes. Names, initials, dates and hand-written message cards are all set into the planting. Send us the wording and we will place it. Read more →

Yes. Small figures, houses, benches, animals and seasonal pieces are part of how most of these arrangements are built — they are what turns a plant into a scene. Tell us the idea and we will find the pieces for it. Read more →

A Peace Lily or a braided Pachira both read as considered rather than casual, and both last. For a significant anniversary the plant matters less than what sits around it — a date, photographs from the years in between, and the detail that makes it obviously theirs. Read more →

Something that will not need attention, because nobody with a new baby has any to spare. A Money Plant or an Aglaonema is the practical choice. Pieces for a new arrival are usually built around the name and the date of birth. Read more →

Money Plant and Lucky Bamboo are the two given most often for prosperity, and Pachira — the money tree — for the same reason. For a devotional gift we make mandir and temple planters to order. Read more →

At least 3 days. Larger orders, and anything with photographs printed into it, are better with more. Tell us the date you need it by when you enquire and we will confirm before anything is made. Read more →

Yes. Corporate pieces can also be personalised with your company logo. Finished pieces carry a small studio mark reading The Plant Edit by Sweta. Read more →

The Plant Edit by Sweta makes miniature gardens to order in Kolkata and delivers across the city. A miniature garden is a small planted scene built in a bowl or a tray — real plants, gravel, and small figures or buildings arranged to make a place rather than just a pot. Each one is built around a particular person or occasion. Read more →

Yes — that is usually the point. You choose the plants and the planter, and the scene is built around someone: the miniatures, the colours, a name or a date, and photographs if you want them. Tell us who it is for and we design around them. Read more →