Botanical Expressions Intentional
Meet the Founder

Hi, I'm Shalania.

I create living gifts that help people say what matters: I appreciate you, I'm thinking of you, you are not alone. Every Expression is designed by hand, with the occasion and the recipient in mind, because I believe meaningful gifts deserve time, attention, and intention.

Shalania, founder of Botanical Expressions, smiling at the park

Her Story

Why living gifts?

In 2018, Shalania was diagnosed with neuroendocrine carcinoma and began a fight she is still proud of today. During long hospital stays, she learned something she never forgot: a small, thoughtful gesture can change an entire day. A visit, a note, a gift chosen with care reminds a person that they are valued and loved.

Botanical Expressions grew from that lesson. A living plant keeps growing after the moment it arrives, quietly reminding someone that they are being thought of. That is the kind of gift Shalania has always wanted to give, and now she designs it for you to give too.

The Thoughtful Expression living plant arrangement
The Thoughtful Expression
The Beautiful Expression living plant arrangement
The Beautiful Expression
The Signature Expression living plant arrangement
The Signature Expression
The Grand Expression living plant arrangement
The Grand Expression
A collection of Botanical Expressions living plant arrangementsA Botanical Expressions living gift arranged with fresh greenery

Every Expression above is a living plant arrangement, designed by hand in Winter Garden. See the collection

One More Thing She Does

With Every Step

Shalania also founded With Every Step Inc., a small nonprofit that brings joy and dignity to seniors in nursing facilities and neighbors who are shut in, through specially curated gifts, visits, and a weekly community walking program. It is one more way she lives out the same belief: nobody should walk alone.

With Every Step logo
Shalania with With Every Step volunteers at a community gathering

Say hello.

Questions about an Expression or a delivery? Shalania would love to hear from you.

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