"There's a massive plant market here in Whanganui and I can't really keep up with the demand."
The response from the community on opening day was huge, he said.
"It was way better than what I could have hoped for. At 10am when we opened, there was a line of about 20 out the door, and we're almost sold out.
"There's probably been close to a few hundred in and out today."
Prior to entering the plant business, Bing had a role in the corporate world, which he said eventually became too difficult to grapple with.
"I used to work in change management, which is basically hiring and firing, so the changing point came when I had to make a couple of hundred people redundant just before Christmas.
"I decided that it wasn't for me any more, so I moved to plants and haven't looked back. It's just about getting a better work-life balance really."
Bing said he propagates around 80 per cent of his stock himself, with the remaining 20 per cent purchased wholesale.
"That's the point of difference of the shop. We want to make sure what we're selling is grown by us, so we can stand behind it a lot more.
"So far the response has been awesome, so I'm really hopeful."
Plantish is open 10am-4pm on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays at 14 Rangiora St, Castlecliff.
