The story of hansel&petal
Kirk Hansel and I started out with humble beginnings – caring for other people’s houseplants and gardens while working our day jobs. Best friends from the age of eight, we grew up in rural New England, appreciating the abundance of nature all around us. Parting ways after college, we started separate careers and families, but were reunited when we bumped into each other nearly a decade later at a native plants conference in Southern California. We fell quickly into friendship again and realized we shared a love of flowers and gardening that went largely ignored working our lackluster jobs.
In a matter of weeks we started hansel&petal Plant Care and Gardening, and worked our tails off evenings and weekends while building clientele. We jumped into the deep end, opening our shop in downtown Los Angeles, specializing in floral design for large events with an environmentally friendly slant. 
Our designs became the talk of the town and we won awards for aesthetics, customer service, and our green practices. In fact, our earth-friendly fertilization and watering techniques became so popular that we began teaching green gardening workshops, first in California, and then nationwide – including our native New England. 
Of course none of this would have been possible without the support of our wonderful customers, who share our values. It is with our loyal customers in mind that we bring you our first hansel&petal mail order catalog. We hope you enjoy our offerings – as always, if you have any questions about the selection and care of your plants, call us or send an email, and we’ll in touch.
Peace and beauty to all of you,
Petal Jones 
petal@hanselandpetal.com
Kirk Hansel
kirk@hanselandpetal.com)