Plant Care Consultations
& Maintenance Services.
Let the team at HABIT help you and your plants thrive!
Whether you are a budding grower, a seasoned collector, busy, or love plants without the effort, we tailor our advice and approach to you and your plant collection; providing non-judgmental, unambiguous, and practical advice and support services.
Why choose us?
Friendly, knowledgeable, and judgement-free support.
Qualified and experienced industry professionals, with expertise in plant science.
Experience in compassionate care.
Flexible delivery options: In-person in Melbourne, or virtually Australia-wide.
No one-size-fits-all plans - we tailor care for you and your plants.
Neuro Affirming approach from those with lived experience.
Plant care can be doable and delightful again, so let us help you reconnect with your plants at your own pace. Before you know it, you’ll be seeing healthy, vibrant growth without the stress and overwhelm! Find out more or book a session today.
Our Services.
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Corporate Plant Installation & Maintenance
Creating Healthier, Greener Workplaces
We provide professional indoor plant solutions for offices, retail spaces, studios, and other commercial environments. From design and installation to regular maintenance, our goal is to bring life and calm into your workplace—without creating extra work for your team.
Whether you're looking to enhance aesthetics, improve performance and calm, or create a more inviting atmosphere for staff and visitors, we tailor every project to suit your space, budget, and needs.
Our Corporate Services Include:
Plant Design & Installation
We’ll work with you to design a plant layout that complements your interior, light conditions, and style—using a curated selection of hardy, low-maintenance indoor plants. From desk plants to statement greenery, we source and install everything with care.
Ongoing Plant Maintenance
Keep your plants thriving with our regular maintenance service. We handle watering, pruning, pest control, fertilising, and replacements when needed—so you don’t have to. Flexible schedules available (weekly, fortnightly, monthly).
Wellbeing-Focused Plant Solutions
As part of our ethos, we also support workplaces that prioritise mental health and inclusivity. If your team includes neurodivergent staff or individuals managing stress or burnout, we can provide optional plant care training or personalised support for shared green spaces.
Why Partner With Us?
Expert plant selection for corporate environments
Reliable, discreet, and professional service
Flexible packages tailored to your space and workflow
Optional wellbeing-focused integrations for staff engagement
Let us take care of your plants—so they can take care of your space. Contact us to discuss your ideas and we can workout a personlised quote.
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A one-on-one session with one of Habit’s resident experts to assess your plant collection, space, current routine, and goals. This allows us to provide you with specific, practical, actionable advice on what your plants need to thrive whilst keeping in mind your available time and working with your current routines. Let us create a plant maintenance plan that works for you, not against you.
This session goes for 60 minutes, and at the end of the session you will be emailed clear,
written instructions within 7 days of your consultation. A courtesy call to check in on progress and clarify and questions you may have will also be offered 2-3 weeks after your consultation.
Fees:
Initial Virtual: $120, which includes your first consult, personalised report and follow up call.
Initial In-Person: $160, which includes your first consult, personalised report and follow up phone call.
Ongoing Virtual: $50p/h
Ongoing In-Person: $70p/h
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These are regular or one-off maintenance services designed to keep your plants happy and healthy when you don’t have the time, energy, or know-how to tame your indoor jungle … or when you simply need someone to look after your plants while you’re on holiday. Offload some or all of your watering, pruning, repotting, and/or pest management to us; this service is flexible to suit the needs of the gardener and garden! Feel free to sit back and let us do the work, or body double with us if you love getting your hands dirty (and even if you don’t!).
These sessions are flexible in length, with a minimum of 2 hours. This service is available in Melbourne, Victoria. Please contact us to confirm we service your area.
Fees:
The first hour is $75, with each hour thereafter $55.
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Support for Neurodivergent Plant Owners
While our services are for everyone, we specialise in working with neurodivergent gardeners in a peer support framework. Why? Because we have the lived experience that means we get it. So if you’re navigating burnout, executive dysfunction, and/or fluctuating energy levels (and more), we understand. Let us help make plant care feel rewarding, unburdened, and uplifting – not another addition to your to-do list.
We offer both our consultation and maintenance services, but focused on the challenges that many neurodivergent plant-lovers face. When plant care becomes overwhelming and stressful, let us help you simplify set-ups and processes to minimise the load, and provide the necessary support to keep your plants thriving until you can take over the reins again. Our approach is gentle, neuro affirming, and collaborative; bringing you and your plants back into balance.
Concession Fees Available
We understand that the therapeutic benefits of plants can assist those who are unable to work for various reasons, whether that be from physical or emotional barriers, and do not want those unable to afford our services to be excluded from the health benefits of gardening. Please contact us to discuss our sliding fees available to concession card holders or NDIS participants.
Our Team.
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Plant Consultant, Systems Thinker & Enthusiastic Cow Spotter
Kate is a horticultural consultant with over 8 years of experience in the industry, including roles in management, customer service training, and hands-on plant care. With a Certificate III in Horticulture and a lifelong passion for solving tricky plant problems, Kate specialises in helping clients simplify complex or overwhelming growing conditions—making plant care smarter, not harder.
As a neurodivergent mother of a neurodivergent child, both living with autoimmune conditions, Kate brings a lived understanding of what it means to navigate energy, attention, and daily life in a way that’s affirming, flexible, and grounded in reality. Her work is detail-oriented, solutions-focused, and always guided by compassion and curiosity.
From corporate installations to hydroculture strategies, Kate blends technical skill with creative thinking to help people build plant systems that work beautifully—and sustainably.
Services Kate Offers:
Indoor plant care consultations (online & in person)
Corporate plant installation planning & advice
Tailored substrate design (especially mineral-based/hydro options)
Terrarium & paludarium design and maintenance
Strategies for managing complex plant collections
Begonia care & collection advice
What Makes Kate Different:
Experienced in creating systems for neurodivergent clients and families
Deep understanding of hydroculture and soil-free plant systems
Creative, practical, and empathetic approach
Background in team leadership, consulting, and management
Will definitely stop the car to look at cows and never misses a good dad joke
Kate believes plants should support your life—not complicate it—and she’s here to help you create a plant setup that grows with you.
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Botanist, Hoya Enthusiast & Certified Plant Nerd
Callum is HABIT’s resident botanist and our go-to expert for all things Hoya and Anthurium. With a Bachelor of Biological Sciences (majoring in Botany) and nearly a decade of plant collecting and cultivation experience, Callum brings both academic knowledge and hands-on expertise to every consultation.
His passion lies in the hybridisation of rare and unusual species—especially within Anthurium—and he has a particular soft spot for Hoyas, having managed the Hoya department at one of Australia’s largest wholesale nurseries, Paradisia. There, he had the rare opportunity to observe hundreds of unique and obscure blooms, deepening his already encyclopaedic knowledge of this diverse genus.
Callum also specialises in plant health and diagnostics. Whether you're battling mysterious pests, nutrient imbalances, or just not sure what your plant needs, Callum brings clear, confident solutions—with enthusiasm and zero judgement.
Services Callum Offers:
Pest and disease identification & management
Tailored substrate and potting mix advice
Plant health consultations (indoor & specialty species)
Hoya care and species-specific support
Anthurium hybridisation insight
Plant education & botanical guidance
What Makes Callum Different:
Professional background in wholesale nursery management
Deep experience with rare and collectible species
Academic grounding in botany and field experience with leading experts
Infectious energy and an approachable, engaging teaching style
Once described (accurately) as the human version of Donkey from Shrek due to his adorable positivity and colourblindness.
Whether you’re a beginner with a struggling plant or a collector navigating pests in your prized Hoya cabinet, Callum is here to guide you with excitement, knowledge, and a good laugh along the way.
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Plant Consultant, Horticulturist & Gentle Garden Wizard
Star is a qualified horticulturist with over five years of professional experience, more than a decade of hands-on gardening experience. They have a deep-rooted passion for indoor plants, aquatic ecosystems, small-space gardens and helping others to grow beautiful plants. Star brings a unique blend of practical knowledge, lived experience, and a genuine care for people and plants alike.
They are especially passionate about weird, wonderful, and unusual plants, and have an in-depth knowledge of substrates, potting mixes, and the intricate science behind healthy root systems. Star also has a soft spot for therapeutic horticulture—using plant care as a calming, grounding tool to support mental health and wellbeing.
As a nonbinary practitioner with lived experience of neurodivergence, chronic illness, and disability, Star approaches every consultation with empathy, flexibility, and zero judgement. Their work is trauma-informed, person-centred, and always tailored to your needs, energy, and space.
Services Star Offers:
Indoor plant care & maintenance (in-person)
Garden maintenance and design (small-space and urban focus)
Plant health education & cultivation advice
Pest identification & management
Terrarium, aquarium, and pond maintenance
Substrate & potting mix guidance for unique plant needs
What Makes Star Different:
Lived experience in mental health, chronic illness, and disability
Trauma-informed and neuro affirming approach
Diploma of Counselling Skills and Certificate IV in Horticulture
Experienced in peer support and therapeutic plant care
Animal lover and low-key wizard (yes, really)
Whether you’re battling spider mites, dreaming up a courtyard jungle, or simply need kind, expert support to reconnect with your plants—Star is here to help you find your way back to the joy of growing.