In a season where leaves are turning brown, we invite you to go green with Exotica. This fall will bring to you a plant special feature where you will learn how to choose the right plant for you, pick up a few fun facts, enjoy a short quiz you can share with your friends and benefit from our exclusive October plant offer! Putting our novelties, trends, and hot happenings aside, we dedicate this issue of our monthly newsletter to help make offices greener and homes healthier! Who said ‘It’s not easy being green?’

As we encourage you to add a green source of oxygen to your home or office, we know that choosing the right plant for your space is not so simple. To help narrow down your choices, we suggest you take these five factors into consideration, conveniently known as P.L.A.N.T. to help you remember!
Price: Set a budget for your plant purchase to eliminate choices that are not within your range.
Light: Different plants require different amounts of light exposure making it crucial to assess how much light your space receives.
Allocation: Where your plant is to be placed narrows down what size and type of plant you can go for.
Need: You must decide on the purpose behind buying this plant. Decorative plants are not necessarily air purifying, and ones that are safe to be placed around young children also differ in category
Time: Estimate how much care and effort you are willing to dedicate. As like pets, plants can range from high maintenance to almost minimum effort needed.

Now that you have figured out how much you will spend and where this plant is to be placed, you need to find the one that matches your character. As with anything else you buy for yourself, your purchase must reflect your personality. You don’t see a corporate executive buying a poodle as a pet. In attempt at playing matchmakers between you and your plant, we have come up with a quick and fun plant personality quiz that allows you to find out what plant would most represent you, and thus blend well with its surroundings. Click here and find out!

Even in a country like the UAE, where pollution from rural living has taken over, outdoor air is cleaner and preferable to indoor air. The reason behind this comes from the fact that trees and other greenery are constantly cleaning the atmosphere. This suggests that the eco-minded consumer should go out and buy some plants – but which ones? NASA has taken on the task of singling out the several air purifying plants. Their healthy traits include absorbing toxins from common household and office items like air conditioners, printers, and other electric appliances. Among these plants are the Areca, Dracaena, Spathiphyllum, and the Ficus Alii all available at Exotica!

Nothing says luxury like a scheduled fresh flower delivery to your office every week. We all know that luxury comes at a cost, and with difficult economic times, some costs are cut back. To maintain luxury at an affordable price, consider enlivening your office with fresh plants. Aside from not requiring weekly replacement, you will get purer air and longer lasting freshness. You don’t have to spend much to add a hint of freshness in your office. If you are an avid fan of the floral note, you can go for a flowering plant or orchid and watch it blossom over time without having to replace it for several months.

Welcome fall on a greener note with Exotica’s exclusive plant special offer this October through the 15th of November. Since you’ve now learned of all the benefits, and probably met your plant match, we bring you and your green soul mate closer together by offering a 15% discount on all your plant purchases. Just insert the code EXO-PLANT at the checkout section of your order process to get your discount. And since summer has just turned the corner, many of you have racked up some serious points as hotel loyalty members. For this reason Rotana Hotels and Exotica have teamed up to give all the Rotana Rewards Members a special discount off their plant purchases for October until the 15th of November 2009. Just show your rewards card at the cashier’s or insert your assigned code number for online purchase and enjoy a special discount.

Our October fab finds come to you with a twist. While the price might not be the fab factor, the product itself is surely a find. Welcome fall on a green note with one of our special and exquisite plant arrangements that serve as ideal corporate and housewarming gifts alike. In unique containers and adorned tastefully with modern accessories, these plant arrangements add a perfect green touch to any interior space.