BELLE FOURCHE—Spider plants, cactus, ferns, marantas, rubber plants and peace lilies are all living things that make those without a green thumb very uneasy, but they make Kayla Jones very happy! She has turned her passion for house plants into a business here in Belle Fourche. “I really love plants. My daughter loves counting how many plants I have in my house, and we were up to 220,” she explained.
Leaf It To Me opened for business in August of 2025 and has been slowly building up over the past few months. “So initially I started my business to take care of plants at business offices so that they could have the beauty of plants, but not have to worry about taking care of them,” explained Jones. “I quickly decided that I also want to help residential people, because sometimes people love plants, but they just don’t know how to properly care for them.”
Jones really wants to help everyone and anyone, businesses or individuals, that may need guidance with house plants. She will come to your home and help you with your plants. She works with local businesses and takes care of their plants on site. She will also give lessons on how to repot and care for plants, or take plants in and rehab them at her home and then give them back. “Ultimately, I want people to know that I have a genuine desire to help both them and their plants,” she said.
Doing a home-based business gives the wife and mother plenty of time to devote attention to her family. Kayla and her husband, Jucole, have two children, Jay, 15, and Kae, 11. She said her kids “have been our greatest blessings. My friends have also become like family to me; I wouldn’t be where I am today without this community.”
This is the perfect business for an active mom. “I also needed a job to be flexible around their schedules. We are a very active soccer family, so I needed to be able to go everywhere,” said Jones.
For the upcoming year, Jones has one simple goal. “It’s probably a silly goal, but my main goal is just to provide as much help as I can and still be active in my family,” she explained.
With that goal in mind, the plant entrepreneur explained, “The main thing I want to focus on is helping people enjoy plants, no matter how I can help. If they just need me to come into their home and water every so often. Or do checkups, I would really be open to anything with indoor plants.”
Jones has contracts with some local businesses where she does tasks such as ordering plants for them. In one case, she spent three weeks treating plants that had mealy bugs. At another business in town, she does everything—they don’t do anything with them—she goes in and takes care of their plants once a week.
If you have any plants under stress, need help or guidance, are not sure what to do with your plant, need a plant sitter or caretaker, or have any other problem that may come up, don’t hesitate to reach out to Jones. It is her business and her passion. “I want to be someone that they can call and be like, can you help me with my plants this week? I don’t ever want anyone to give up their love for plants,” said Jones.
You can reach out to Kayla through her business page on Facebook, Leaf It To Me.
Read the full issue of the Belle Fourche Beacon by clicking here.
