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The whole shelf

Running a plant collection over years — styling, seasons, and keeping everyone alive (including the cat)

Most of us hit thirty plants before realising we've no idea which one a cat could kill herself on. That gap is what this course closes.

€395 modules · 30 items5 weeks · ~1.5–2.5 h/week

What you can do by the end

By the end you can match plants to your actual rooms, run a seasonal care calendar, quarantine new arrivals, and know at a glance which of your plants could hurt your pet.

This is for you if

You have got more plants than windowsills and you are starting to lose track.

Skip it if

If you have three plants and they're fine, this is more system than you need — for now.

What's inside

5 modules, each ending in field work you actually do. The full lesson list is in the contents panel — jump in anywhere.

  1. Module 1

    Right plant, right place

    4 lessons · 6 items

  2. Module 2

    The seasonal calendar

    3 lessons · 6 items

  3. Module 3

    Continuity: vacations & absence

    3 lessons · 6 items

  4. Module 4

    Managing a collection: quarantine & records

    3 lessons · 5 items

  5. Module 5

    A safe household

    3 lessons · 7 items

The capstone

The collection operating system

Bring the five modules into one living document for your actual home: a light-zone map, a seasonal care calendar, a quarantine protocol, a vacation plan, and a pet-safety audit — all keyed to the same collection log so they stay true as the collection changes. This is the system that lets you run a growing shelf for years without losing track, and without one afternoon's oversight costing a plant or a pet.