fortner's garden and vintage finds

04/19/2025

Cheers to happy weekend for us all 🌞🌷
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Today's rise and grind hits differently and sometimes hits on a beautiful weekend:
I birthed *Fortner's Garden* sometime ago with my first plant show exhibit at Flamingo Gardens in Davie Florida Flamingo Gardens
; it has evolved and rebranded
to encompass my love for low maintenance plants, vintage treasures, day trips, networking and community philanthropy.
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I'm thrilled for this stage in my life to sell my plants at the wilton collective Wilton Collective
, grow my networking community and my networking meet-up, lean into community philanthropy, practice and promote self-care.
Let's support and inspire each other.
Let's explore and experience a joy-filled, well-lived life
Join me on IG
Best,
Alethia Housen Fortner

04/13/2025

I'm thrilled for this stage in my life to sell my plants at the wilton collective, grow my networking community, lean into community philanthropy, practice and promote self-care.
Let's support and inspire each other to explore and experience a joy-filled, well-lived life
Join me IG

04/05/2025

I'm fortunate for the opportunity to sell and
share my plants at Wilton Collective ; the staff does an amazing job of staging my plants amongst the most beautifully curated selection of furniture, home decor, art, jewelry, clothing and accessories. The event space is very reasonably priced for rental and stages several comedy shows through out the year. This weekend, shop and support local and soul-proprietors like me 🛍

03/29/2025

3/29 :
The community sale via City of Plantation Parks and Recreation
presented a perfectly timed opportunity to get back to weekend garage/yard sale-ing.
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I met and conversed with a lovely vendor couple and turns our they are community neighbors
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It seemed like we would get some liquid sunshine but the weather cooperated and kept dry and comfortably cool
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What do you think of my purchase ? How would you use these straw and animal hide baskets?
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Let's support and inspire each other:
join me at IG and we can experience and explore a joy-filled and well-lived life today, tomorrow and beyond

03/21/2025

Its a beautiful day for my plant drop at Wilton Collective and a frappuccino break
Most Friday eve's offer a fun mix and mingle gathering and the event space often hosts comedy events
The collective is an inclusive and eclectic mix of furniture, home decor, jewelry, wall art, original artwork, something for everyone.
Shop and support local and community ventures and soul-proprietors like moi 😊🪴

03/09/2025

Shop my plants and more at the Wilton Collective

03/03/2025

I've had to pause my online shop but recent finds sparked an excitement I've not had in awhile 🤩

02/26/2025

I give thanks for the opportunity to sell and share my plants at the Wilton Collective ; the staff does an amazing job of staging my plants amongst the most beautifully curated selection of furniture, home decor, art, jewelry, clothing and accessories. The event space is also very reasonably priced for events and presentations
You may want to check out the comedy show scheduled for March 20 🗓

02/12/2025

Kalanchoe plants are an easy fave.
I use and grow them as container plants;
given the opportunity, they may invade an unassigned area, but after reaching for the sky with a planty limb, they show off a colorful and impressive bloom
My name is Alethia.
I live and work in the south Florida area
I birthed *Fortner's Garden* sometime ago with my first plant show exhibit at Flamingo Gardens in Davie, Florida; it has evolved and rebranded
to encompass my love for low-maintenance plants, vintage treasures, day trips, networking, and community philanthropy.
I'm thrilled for this stage in my life to sell my plants at the Wilton Collective , grow my networking community and my networking meet-up, lean into supporting the aged and aging community via South Florida Institute on Aging , practice and promote self-care.
Follow/join my online community; let's support and inspire each other.
2/11/25

02/08/2025

The plant babies wish you a happy weekend
Shop our plants and more at the Wilton Collective 🤩

02/07/2025

I'm enamored with this vintage dish set and convertible espresso cups/shot glasses
I'm carefully and happily holding them until they find a forever home

02/02/2025

Following this account as I lean into elder-care advocacy much of which involves affordable housing

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01/23/2025

Today presents a happy opportunity to sip tea from one of my cute finds from the annual pottery sale at Broward College , Davie FL location
This sale happens every November. It is a source of holiday and gift shopping, one of a kind planters and plant holders and an affordable means to grow a pottery collection, all while supporting student and local artist and makers.
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My personal and business life are intertwined and encompasses my love for low maintenance plants, vintage treasures, day trips, networking and community philanthropy.
You can join me on my updated IG and we can experience and explore a joy-filled and well-lived life today, tomorrow and beyond
Alethia 💚😊

01/19/2025

Wilton Collective offers something for everyone; a great option for shopping a perfect gift.
The space is a fun and welcoming treasure hunt
The playlist will have you jamming and/or singing along
The staff is helpful and friendly
After shopping, you can dine or enjoy a coffee- break at one of the nearby eateries.
Enjoy ! 🤩

01/01/2025

Happy new year from our family, home and garden 💚

12/28/2024

This Christmas 2024 :
I give thanks for slow and unhurried family time with my folks, my brother and his brood, my husband and my son. We were, also, blessed with the opportunity for precious time with extended family in the growing city of Port Saint Lucie, Florida
We continued our tradition of a holiday movie. Can you guess what we saw
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