Terrasage Home has been a staple in the pop-up circuit since 2019, but on Sept. 4, the plant and home decor shop will host the grand opening of its flagship location at SteelCraft in Long Beach.
“It just feels so amazing,” Jacqueline Estrada, founder of Terrasage Home, said. “I feel like it’s a little surreal. I can’t believe it’s happening.”
Estrada founded Terrasage in March 2019, growing her own plants from home as a hobby.
The shop grew as Estrada started going to local farmer’s markets and various local pop-ups and amassed a following.
“It just kind of took off on its own,” the shop owner said. “I was just doing it really as a love of plants and hobby. I love home decor, that’s always been a part of me. It all happened really organically.”
By April 2021, the shop was providing products to local retailer Goods on Orange, which only strengthened its following.
The shop offers an array of plants, home decor items such as uniquely-shaped soy wax candles from Scandles, decorative pillows and custom painted pots from La Planta Vida. Additionally, Terrasage offers styling services to local plant communities.
Terrasage is no stranger to SteelCraft, having hosted multiple pop-ups there. The shop’s popularity with the community caught the attention of the urban eatery’s founder.
“Terrasage Home has hosted pop-ups at SteelCraft in the past and was always a huge hit with our patrons,” Kim Gros, founder of SteelCraft, said in a statement. “When the opportunity to welcome a new vendor presented itself, we knew we had to have them!”
Estrada attributes the shop’s success to the connections she has fostered with people from the farmer’s market days to the pop-ups.
“It’s that one-on-one connection that you make,” the shop owner said. “They grow with me, they’ve moved with me wherever I’ve traveled to.”
For Estrada, getting to know her followers on a personal level is important, often offering advice on plant care in person or through social media.
“You don’t have to buy a plant to have an interaction with me,” she said.
Plant styling done by Terrasage Home. (Image Courtesy of Jacqueline Estrada) 
Succulents offered at Terrasage Home. (Image Courtesy of Jacqueline Estrada)
Even through the pandemic, Estrada has found support from the community to push her shop forward.
“It really created a sense of community to support your local vendors and local people,” Estrada said.
With the state reopening after over a year of pandemic-related closures, Estrada will resume her favorite part of her job—building one-on-one connections with people.
“It’s just been a labor of love, really,” Estrada said.
To celebrate the support that led them to its flagship opening, Terrasage will hand out free branded organic tote bags to the first 100 customers on Sept. 4.
SteelCraft Long Beach is located at 3768 Long Beach Blvd. Terrasage Home’s flagship will be on the street-facing pop-up space on the corner of Long Beach Boulevard and East Bixby Road. The shop will be open on Thursday through Sunday from noon to 7 p.m. with hours extending in the fall.
To stay up to date with Terrasage Home follow them on Instagram @terrasage_home.
