The Ground Coffeehouse and Plant Shop is now open in Ballwin

The new coffee shop is in a historic, repurposed home

The Ground Coffeehouse and Plant Shop at 109 Ballpark Drive in Ballwin combines the two things owner Shannon Moore loved to do to pass the time during the pandemic – coffee and visiting garden nurseries. 

“And my friend and I would go, and we'd grab a coffee somewhere and go walk around the plant shop or a nursery. And that became a real big hobby of mine, really self-taught, but it became a love of mine,” said Moore. “So I'm like, why not merge the two and have two business models to fall back on and just make it a very cute, aesthetic place for people to come hang out?”

Located in an old craftsman-style house situated across from the Ballwin Police Department, the historic house has been preserved to the best of Moore's ability, but she was also able to give it some of her flair. 

“Everything tells a story. I feel like all these old homes and old buildings tell stories and St. Louis has so many beautiful ones that we just constantly tear down to build new and again. Being an architecture buff, I just don't believe in that.”

Most of the furniture in the 2,000-square-foot space is thrifted, Moore explains. Some pieces, like the condiment stand, are sentimental in nature – Moore said that she refurbished furniture from her wedding venue after it burned down. 

Moore opened doors to the public earlier this summer, serving botany-themed drinks, such as the Monstera Mint Mocha or the Ground Latte, which combines caramel and Madeline flavors. 

 “And I knew it wasn’t something that was actually common amongst a lot of the other coffee shops, especially chains, so I thought it would be something that would kind of stand out a little,” Moore said. 

For the non-coffee drinkers, try the Bird of Paradise smoothie or the Pink Princess Pothos. 

“We tried to make the menu expansive enough that everyone, even people who don’t drink coffee could find something when they’re here,” Moore said.

 Customers also have the option to sit and drink their beverage in the lower level where the plant shop is located. All the plants come from a local nursery. Moore added that she hopes to start propagating and selling her own plants one day. 

“We love our plants here, if anyone ever needs help or advice with their plants, we would love to help with that too, of course,” Moore said. 

When it comes to The Ground Coffeehouse, everything from the light fixtures to the coffee beans is locally sourced. 

“So it's pretty cool to know where the source of our beans come from, and then they're roasted locally as well. And so we wanted to keep with local, helping local,” Moore said.

Come check out The Ground Coffeehouse and Plant Shop, a woman-owned business serving up coffee and plants daily from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Follow the Ground Coffeehouse and Plant Shop on Instagram and Facebook for more updates.