About Recreational Pots and Plants®

*UPDATE 2026: Recreational Pots and Planters no longer sells houseplants after the owner was diagnosed with a lung condition caused by the soil. The store recently purchased the inventory of the former City Buddha, and now sells hand-crafted jewelry from Thailand and Southeast Asia as well as jellys, james, honeys (whipped and hot), and small gifts. 

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Founded in 2020, Recreational Pots and Plants® (a subsidiary of Cleveland Plants, LLC) started when proprietor Lori Switaj acquired a few plants and sold them one weekend at Duke Farms Community Garden in Cleveland's Detroit Shoreway neighborhood. Switaj, and her husband Cleveland Judge Timothy McCormick, previously managed Duke Farms, a 30-bed boutique community garden (complete with a "farmhouse") since 2017. 

 

Switaj, whose green thumb was genetically passed on by her mother Rachel, thought it was time to take it a step further and expanded her green agenda to include a plant store. 

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As a result, customers can put together pots and plants to create pieces that serve not just as houseplants, but decorative items. Believing that  "your home is your oasis," Recreational Pots and Plants sells items including high quality scented candles, soaps and bath bombs from Lakewood, Ohio's own STEM Handmade Soaps. Cleveland Ketchup was also added to their items in September 2021.  All products are affordably priced. Stop in today at 4736 Lorain Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio in Cleveland's Ohio City neighborhood. 

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