Shopping at Rolling Greens Hollywood
Last Sunday, I flew to Los Angeles, California to tape an episode of the CBS comedy show, 2 Broke Girls. This is a very amusing comedy show about two young women waitressing at a greasy spoon diner who strike up an unlikely friendship in the hopes of raising enough money to launch a successful business. The experience was a lot of fun. As you may know, one of the things I like to do when I travel is to visit some of the more unusual shopping places and I was delighted to be introduced to Rolling Greens Hollywood, an eclectic mix of assorted plants, containers, antiques, and many fabulous objects for home décor. Enjoy this little tour!
1 The lobby of Four Seasons Beverly Hills was decorated with amazing succulent heart wreaths.
2 I was reminded of the beautiful succulent wreaths that I made on my television show, using a wreath form, dampened sphagnum moss, and an assortment of succulent cuttings. http://www.marthastewart.com/270811/succulent-wreath
3 A living wall hanging like this is so much fun because it actually grows, becoming more beautifully full with each passing day.
4 This is famed floral designer, Eric Buterbaugh, who is based in Four Seasons. Here he is in the lobby of the hotel standing before one of his fantastic creations - cymbidiums with wrought iron branches and fan palms.
5 I popped into his work space for a visit and we both Tweeted this photo. @ericbuterbaugh
6 Since I was so interested in the succulent wreaths hanging in the lobby, Eric told us to visit an amazing shop called Rolling Greens Hollywood.
7 I was so impressed by this outside wall display of hanging succulent arrangements planted in cone-shaped tin containers.
8 The combinations of succulents was incredible!
9 In full sunlight, this red crassula was glowing!
10 The potted collections were also very inspiring. The use of allium in an urn to complement the purple rosette succulent is a great idea.
11 Great ironwork on this planter
12 Rolling Greens is housed in what had been the Town Tire Co., and one can't help but notice the great sandblasted brick walls. This building was originally designed in 1930 as an open-air market.
13 The interior of Rolling Greens was also very impressive with its concrete floor and lots of natural light.
14 And rustic repurposed windows
15 The shop is filled with many great things to peruse.
16 I loved these retro metal lawn chairs. This style of chair is often referred to as tulip or shell chairs, because their backs are slightly scalloped and are reminiscent of those objects.
17 The plants come directly from well-established growers in California, Hawaii, and Florida and all looked great.
18 There were many colorful blooming plants for sale.
19 I was impressed by all the colors, textures, and varieties from which to choose.
20 There were dracaenas and palms.
21 The hanging lanterns were exquisite.
22 Great objects for home decor.
23 As you can see, Rolling Greens Hollywood offers great finds for those seeking the unusual.
24 In addition to a large offering of real orchids, there are also artificial ones, like these life-like white Phalaenopsis.
25 Wonderful glassware and silver candlesticks
26 There are also artisanal natural products for body and bath.
27 What could smell better than a bar of wisteria and lilac soap?
28 At the Arrangement Bar, a Barista will work with you to create a fabulous planted arrangement.
29 And there are certainly many pots from around the globe to choose from.
30 Shelves of so many shapes, sizes, and materials
31 Stone and wicker
32 Rustic stone
33 I liked these pots and bought a couple
34 More pots
35 Great urns
36 Anduze pots
37 And wonderful cement urns
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My kind of shopping! So many wonderful pots, urns and containers to choose from. Love the succulents, too. There is a very dear garden shop in Los Olivos that has an exquisite variety of succulents...Rolling Greens instantly reminded me of how much i loved roaming around that garden shop or almost any garden shop. Aah...my obsession.
Posted by: sherey | March 16th, 2012 at 1:17 am
Looks like a beautiful place would love to visit, thank you for sharing. Wish you a wonderful weekend with Alexis and your grand children so beautiful.
Best wishes
Posted by: Rowaida Flayhan | March 16th, 2012 at 3:44 am
Thanks for introducing us to Rolling Greens Hollywood Martha. What an eclectic shop, the kind of place I could spend a lot of time and money! I would never have thought that succulants could look so vibrant and interesting planted in hanging containers! Have a great weekend everyone!
Posted by: Cindy F | March 16th, 2012 at 8:22 am
Hi Martha,I love all of these wonderful tours you share with us no matter where you are visiting! The photos are delightful and some of them remind me of visiting some California areas many years ago! Rolling Hills Hollywood sure would be a terrific place to visit and I'm sure you had a great time there! I really enjoyed your tweets and the video from Access Hollywood TV Show-awesome!! The plants and the planters were beautiful! It's amazing how many different items they have in what appears to be a greenhouse that look very open because of their warmer weather! Thanks for sharing another inspiring blog post! Loved seeing you on the Today Show yesterday with your 4 buddies and preparing colorful meals-delicious!!!!!! Hope you have a great weekend with your beautiful daughter and two grandchildren-fantastic!!!! Jan
Posted by: Jan Erickson | March 16th, 2012 at 9:15 am
Rolling Greens looks like a superb place, and it's so beautifully merchandised. It's on my list.
Posted by: Andrew Ritchie | March 16th, 2012 at 10:41 am
Hi Martha,
Rolling Greens is definitely my kind of shop. The lobby is great with the succulents on the wall which is enough to get me into the rest of the store! I really like the purple rosette succulent and the retro metal lawn chairs. Those were always so comfortable and you could rock in them a little. I’ve seen similar more modern ones but they didn’t look as well made so I passed them up. I love how Rolling Greens displays their blooming plants too – the pinks, blues and white together in picture #18 are very attractive and then another table close by has colorful urns that draw one’s attention. I should print this picture and take it over to Home Depot. Sometimes their plants don’t look quite as pretty! Thanks for the tour – I want one of everything, especially the urns. I also look forward to seeing you on Two Broke Girls. Have a great weekend all – I’m going to work in the yard. My favorite thing to do! Trish
Posted by: Trish | March 16th, 2012 at 11:35 am
Thanks for the blog. I appreciate your constant remembering to take us along, show us interesting things or just make us hungry. There are days when I can not even think past a peanut butter sandwich or how to get beyond sweeping the floors. You get me going.
Posted by: Margie | March 16th, 2012 at 11:53 am
When you trim your tea roses later this month, is that trimming to shape them, or trimming off suckers, or trimming so there are only a few large buds? I was wondering what you meant when you wrote in your calender, "Trim tea roses", as it is past the hard pruning stage.
Posted by: Ginger Wolf | March 16th, 2012 at 4:38 pm
I love those vintage tulip-backed chairs.
Posted by: homer | March 16th, 2012 at 5:52 pm
Martha,
Thanks for sharing this blog.
Posted by: KLBrown | March 16th, 2012 at 7:07 pm
Hi Martha; Thanks for sharing all the fun and wonderful places you go. I will definitely check this place out. I LOVE succulents. Jan
Posted by: Jan Ward | March 16th, 2012 at 9:04 pm
I should live somewhere else...I just love every single thing!
Posted by: renata | March 16th, 2012 at 9:18 pm
Really love this shop and thank you very much for sharing Martha
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Posted by: Songsiri Kovin | March 16th, 2012 at 10:24 pm
As a retired floral ddesigner, I love seeing things like this! Having moved from southern California to West Virginia, I miss the availability of places like this. The trade off is the change of seasons! Keep taking me with you whereever you go Martha!! Thanks.
Posted by: Rose Holbrook | March 17th, 2012 at 7:38 am
Imagine - I live in Sweden and I can still "go" to a shop "with" you, Martha - just love the possibilities technology gives, and the fact that you are so great at inspiring and communicating with all of us. We love you for that.
/Camilla in Malmö
Posted by: Camilla Tubertini | March 17th, 2012 at 7:52 am
So glad that Rolling Greens has gotten your attention as its one of LA's best spots. They also have their HUGE original location in Culver City that's very cool and the owner is a real Gem.
Posted by: Valarie Anderson | March 17th, 2012 at 3:11 pm
Very cool!
Posted by: Holiday Baker Man | March 17th, 2012 at 11:18 pm
Hi, Martha -- Re the heart wreath, it's probably one of Pat McWhinney's tube planters, designed by by R.C. Cohen.
Posted by: Debra Lee Baldwin | March 19th, 2012 at 7:15 pm
Oh my! I go to rolling greens quite a bit! Wish I could have seen you there! It is a great place to go just to stroll through the plants and containers and enjoy the view. Restful! Thanks for sharing!
Marcy
Posted by: Marcy Hammerstein | March 21st, 2012 at 11:17 am
Hello Martha,
I saw this only today, OH MY GOODNESS... every place visit so inspires me. I have forever watched your show, have a collection of your magazines and books, and crafted so many projects. You have been such a Great Teacher to me. My own Mother - Grace Rose Biondo, was my first teacher and like you everything about home and garden was her artistic palette.
So on this Mother's Day, my tribute, my spirit, my thoughts, my joy, all that is good in me, my creativity and my doing is because of you and her. My spirit really celebrates your Spirit on this day.
I pray for your joy rising on this Mother's Day.
and Thank you, Martha.
with affection,
Petrina Grace Biondo
Posted by: Petrina Biondo | May 13th, 2012 at 2:07 pm