Learn to love your Roots at Emerald City

Emerald City Plant Shop is New England's First Black Owned plant shop

We are a local womxn-led plant shop and botanical event space based in Norwood. We believe your green thumb lies on the other side of learning how to care for your unique plants. There are plants to fit every lifestyle and our goal is to help you find them.

While plant care is not linear, we help you find the right solutions to better care for your green babies, which in turn teaches us to better care for ourselves.

Meet the Founder

Quontay Turner also known as "Q", is a multi-talented creative and entrepreneur. She has over ten years of experience in community organizing, event management, recruiting, and facilitating conversations and trainings around diversity, equity, and inclusion.

In her spare time, Q loves building connections and sharing resources with those new to the Boston area as one of the lead organizers of the Boston Young Black Professionals (YBP) whose mission is to curate more space for professionals of color to fully enjoy all that Greater Boston has to offer. She is a proud member of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Incorporated and a native of Mattapan who is passionate about creating a more inclusive and connected community for all.