About Me

I am a passionate (hobbyist) carnivorous plant grower based out of Turlock, California.  I began this hobby accidently in 2017 and have been in love with it since. (The accident: purchasing a venus flytrap plant at a local Sprouts farmers market).  Through trial and error, and internet research/purchases, many lessons and experiences have been gained in this carnivorous plant growing journey.  As it stands today, I am a passionate and dedicated hobbyist that takes pride in all of my plant growing ventures.  I was instantly attracted to these plants because of their unique ability to predate on bugs and insects.  I fell in love with the idea of having a plant as a pet, so my obsession only grew at this point.  At some point in time, I wanted to grow something in the carnivorous plant category that was not grown much at all.  This is where the Byblis genus came into play (see my Instagram for more on that).  Pinguicula would become my second obsession, after the year 2019.  I could probably write a decent sized essay on my thoughts and feelings about Pinguicula/Byblis genus.  With all of that being said, you can be assured of high quality plants when purchasing from our store.  I take pride in mailing out healthy plants, on a timely manner.  I come from a landscape and lawn care business background, but I have plenty of retail experience, as well.  I am still active in the lawn care industry and love every aspect of it.  One of my favorite things to do after work is spending time and attending to these magnificent plants.  No plant goes unattended, seriously.  Perhaps some of my landscape and retail background has been a contributing factor to my green thumb and passion for plants.  I love connecting with plant enthusiasts or anyone with a question in general.  Currently, I grow select carnivorous plants indoors and outdoors year round. My hope is to document, grow, and share these predatory plants to other enthusiasts because they are truly remarkable. My hope is that you can catch on to the "passionate for carnivorous plant" flame as well.   Thank you for visiting my web page and happy growing!

-Yardley 

Owner of TC17