• This practice pairs beautifully with plants. Gratitude. 🌿 This is a snapshot of the morning planty practice that changed my life when I first started caring for plants. I’d sit with my small balcony garden, let the scent of the herbs tickle my brain to wake up (instead of blue light from my phone) and journal and write 3 things I was thankful for. It is a beautiful way to start the day and I want to start it with you today. 🌿 Here’s what I wrote this morning: ❤️ @atadashbilly ❤️ me and my two siblings were in the same city for the first time since the pandemic started ❤️ Crisp fall morning and a cozy blanket with coffee with my favorite creamer 🌿 Your turn: what are 3 things your grateful for (or at least one) to start your morning from a place of gratitude? . . . #morningpractice #morningroutine #wellness #plants #houseplants #pausewithplants #gratitude #iappreciateyou
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    This practice pairs beautifully with plants. Gratitude. 🌿 This is a snapshot of the morning planty practice that changed my life when I first started caring for plants. I’d sit with my small balcony garden, let the scent of the herbs tickle my brain to wake up (instead of blue light from my phone) and journal and write 3 things I was thankful for. It is a beautiful way to start the day and I want to start it with you today. 🌿 Here’s what I wrote this morning: ❤️ @atadashbilly ❤️ me and my two siblings were in the same city for the first time since the pandemic started ❤️ Crisp fall morning and a cozy blanket with coffee with my favorite creamer 🌿 Your turn: what are 3 things your grateful for (or at least one) to start your morning from a place of gratitude? . . . #morningpractice #morningroutine #wellness #plants #houseplants #pausewithplants #gratitude #iappreciateyou
  • If you read yesterday’s post you’ll know Ive gotten about 50% of my plant collection for free... 🥳 Yep! By “free” I mean I traded or was gifted cuttings by friends, listeners and online #plantfriends! Those initial cuttings were tiny (swipe to see how small this plant originally was when I got him at a @homesteadbrooklyn plant swap) but over time, these plants have grown into full sized plants AND they share a sentimental value that money can’t buy. 🌿 When I look at these plants, I’m constantly reminded to the people they came from, and the community that plants have brought me to. Warm and fuzzies all over 🌿 There’s a lesson in swiping between these two photos I think about a lot as well: something might look and feel “small” right now, but if it’s tended to and cared for, it has the ability to grow into something full and lush- beyond what you could have dreamed of. 🌿 Food for thought, plant friends. #keepblooming and #keepgrowing . PS: to keep myself honest on this platform... for the first two years I had this plant (ctenanthe burli Marx I 💯 thought it was a maranta. Still learning 🤣) . #ctenanthe #ctenantheburlemarxii #foliage #foliageplant #urbanjunglebloggers #homesteadbrooklyn #plantswap #plantfriendsirl #houseplants
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    If you read yesterday’s post you’ll know Ive gotten about 50% of my plant collection for free... 🥳 Yep! By “free” I mean I traded or was gifted cuttings by friends, listeners and online #plantfriends! Those initial cuttings were tiny (swipe to see how small this plant originally was when I got him at a @homesteadbrooklyn plant swap) but over time, these plants have grown into full sized plants AND they share a sentimental value that money can’t buy. 🌿 When I look at these plants, I’m constantly reminded to the people they came from, and the community that plants have brought me to. Warm and fuzzies all over 🌿 There’s a lesson in swiping between these two photos I think about a lot as well: something might look and feel “small” right now, but if it’s tended to and cared for, it has the ability to grow into something full and lush- beyond what you could have dreamed of. 🌿 Food for thought, plant friends. #keepblooming and #keepgrowing . PS: to keep myself honest on this platform... for the first two years I had this plant (ctenanthe burli Marx I 💯 thought it was a maranta. Still learning 🤣) . #ctenanthe #ctenantheburlemarxii #foliage #foliageplant #urbanjunglebloggers #homesteadbrooklyn #plantswap #plantfriendsirl #houseplants
  • Plant Friends! It’s been a while since I’ve said 👋🏻 so here are 5 things you might not know about me: 👂🏼 1) I have a degree in Opera (Vocal Performance) from Rice University- having a Podcast has been the most surprising and fun ways to “use my voice” that I could have never predicted 2) my favorite food is any type of salty, crispy potato but absolute favorite is 🍟- I have an extremely unhealthy addiction to them- like when I start eating them I cannot stop...🤦🏻‍♀️ 3) the majority of my plant collection is not fancy plants- I’d say 80% of my collection is hardy plants like snake plants, philodendron, pothos and monstera, and then 20% are more “fancy” or rare plants, and most of them were gifted to me as cuttings 4) 50% of my plants were actually cuttings I’ve gotten or traded with friends and cultivated that have grown into 6-8 inch pot plants. 5) since the pandemic hit, I’ve done 4 virtual plant swaps with plant friends and listeners around the country. I can’t recommend this enough! It’s been a beautiful way to feel connected during isolating times. 👍🏻 Your turn! Tell me something (planty or not planty) about yourself! I want to know! . . . #aboutme #gettingtoknowyou #plantfriends #plantfriendsirl #crazyplantlady #urbanjunglebloggers #urbanjungle
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    Plant Friends! It’s been a while since I’ve said 👋🏻 so here are 5 things you might not know about me: 👂🏼 1) I have a degree in Opera (Vocal Performance) from Rice University- having a Podcast has been the most surprising and fun ways to “use my voice” that I could have never predicted 2) my favorite food is any type of salty, crispy potato but absolute favorite is 🍟- I have an extremely unhealthy addiction to them- like when I start eating them I cannot stop...🤦🏻‍♀️ 3) the majority of my plant collection is not fancy plants- I’d say 80% of my collection is hardy plants like snake plants, philodendron, pothos and monstera, and then 20% are more “fancy” or rare plants, and most of them were gifted to me as cuttings 4) 50% of my plants were actually cuttings I’ve gotten or traded with friends and cultivated that have grown into 6-8 inch pot plants. 5) since the pandemic hit, I’ve done 4 virtual plant swaps with plant friends and listeners around the country. I can’t recommend this enough! It’s been a beautiful way to feel connected during isolating times. 👍🏻 Your turn! Tell me something (planty or not planty) about yourself! I want to know! . . . #aboutme #gettingtoknowyou #plantfriends #plantfriendsirl #crazyplantlady #urbanjunglebloggers #urbanjungle
  • Although Fall is 💯 my favorite season... I’ll miss these summer moments... 🌿 Although my #bagbalconygarden plans got a bit thwarted because of our unexpected midsummer move, I still was able to bring my containers to our next place and enjoy watching our 🍓 🍆 🌶and 🥬 grow this season. Not to mention enjoying all the harvests at #faillafarm and cooking lots of delicious things with all of our herbs (have you made anything from the Garden to Table episode yet?!)! 🍅 The biggest disappointment of the summer was the Failla Farm tomato patch that got ravaged by squirrels that literally climbed the trellises and ate all the fruit before we got to them. It was pretty upsetting, but THAT is also part of the gardening season, learning how to deal with unexpected loss. 🌿 Plant life parallels everywhere we look, plant friends. ❤️ I’m excited to try growing garlic with @territorialseedcompany this fall and harvest next spring! Talk about plant/life parallels- planting something in the ground and trusting it to grow and that you’ll reap the harvest in the future, even if you go through a cold winter! 🌿 What was your favorite #igrewthat moment this summer? . . . #gardening #balconygarden #smallspacegardening #growyourownfood #growyourown
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    Although Fall is 💯 my favorite season... I’ll miss these summer moments... 🌿 Although my #bagbalconygarden plans got a bit thwarted because of our unexpected midsummer move, I still was able to bring my containers to our next place and enjoy watching our 🍓 🍆 🌶and 🥬 grow this season. Not to mention enjoying all the harvests at #faillafarm and cooking lots of delicious things with all of our herbs (have you made anything from the Garden to Table episode yet?!)! 🍅 The biggest disappointment of the summer was the Failla Farm tomato patch that got ravaged by squirrels that literally climbed the trellises and ate all the fruit before we got to them. It was pretty upsetting, but THAT is also part of the gardening season, learning how to deal with unexpected loss. 🌿 Plant life parallels everywhere we look, plant friends. ❤️ I’m excited to try growing garlic with @territorialseedcompany this fall and harvest next spring! Talk about plant/life parallels- planting something in the ground and trusting it to grow and that you’ll reap the harvest in the future, even if you go through a cold winter! 🌿 What was your favorite #igrewthat moment this summer? . . . #gardening #balconygarden #smallspacegardening #growyourownfood #growyourown
  • This was one of my biggest game changers as a plant parent. 🌿 Drainage holes! (Since this weeks episode of #bloomandgrowradio was all about watering I figured this would be a fun tidbit to share 👍🏻) 🎧 When I started as a plant parent, I had a mixture of pots with no drainage and pots with drainage. With my drainage-less pots I did the standard pebbles and horticultural charcoal at the bottom, and for the most part it worked, BUT I was always second guessing myself: did I water the plant enough, did I underwater? Was the soil at the bottom still wet? And I couldn’t find out because I had no access to the bottom of the plant. 🤔 Once I started slowly converting my entire collection to pots with drainage holes- things changed. 👏🏼 💧I was able to see water run out of the bottom of the pot and have a better idea of when the plant was fully watered 💧 was able to experiment with bottom watering which is a wonderful tool in my plant parent toolbox I use 💧felt more confident in my ability to learn how much water each plant thrived with 💦 Got a pot with no drainage holes? Simple fix! Just find a nursery pot that slips inside the cache pot (pot with no holes)! Problem solved. 👍🏻 What was an adjustment you’ve made as a plant parent that’s changed the game for you? #wateringplants #wateringcan #cachepot #plantcare #plantsmakepeoplehappy #bloomandgrowradio #plantlove
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    This was one of my biggest game changers as a plant parent. 🌿 Drainage holes! (Since this weeks episode of #bloomandgrowradio was all about watering I figured this would be a fun tidbit to share 👍🏻) 🎧 When I started as a plant parent, I had a mixture of pots with no drainage and pots with drainage. With my drainage-less pots I did the standard pebbles and horticultural charcoal at the bottom, and for the most part it worked, BUT I was always second guessing myself: did I water the plant enough, did I underwater? Was the soil at the bottom still wet? And I couldn’t find out because I had no access to the bottom of the plant. 🤔 Once I started slowly converting my entire collection to pots with drainage holes- things changed. 👏🏼 💧I was able to see water run out of the bottom of the pot and have a better idea of when the plant was fully watered 💧 was able to experiment with bottom watering which is a wonderful tool in my plant parent toolbox I use 💧felt more confident in my ability to learn how much water each plant thrived with 💦 Got a pot with no drainage holes? Simple fix! Just find a nursery pot that slips inside the cache pot (pot with no holes)! Problem solved. 👍🏻 What was an adjustment you’ve made as a plant parent that’s changed the game for you? #wateringplants #wateringcan #cachepot #plantcare #plantsmakepeoplehappy #bloomandgrowradio #plantlove
  • Who here has questions/insecurities about how to water their plants? 🙋🏻‍♀️ Back in my plant killer days... I used to spritz the leaves of my plants and think THAT was watering them. OOPS. 🤦🏻‍♀️ Now through lots of trial and error I’m committed to 💦 watering thoroughly but not frequently 💦 only using pots with drainage holes 💦 watering the SOIL and not the leaves 🤣 💦 increasing humidity as much as possible 🎧 Today on the #bloomandgrowradio podcast @botanictonic joins me to talk about HOW TO WATER YOUR PLANTS. Plant friends, this episode might end up being the most downloaded episode ever. Anything you might wonder about watering ... we cover it! 💧top watering vs bottom watering 💧 ideal temp and time for watering 💧when to water 💧 when not to water 💧over vs underwatering 💧 why fungal infections are commonly misdiagnosed as under/overwatering 💧listener questions! 👏🏼 It’s streaming on ALL podcast players so go give it a listen! Time stamps with all the convo topics will help you zero in on whatever you have questions about 👍🏻 If you like video I also have a companion video on YouTube today with my fave watering practices 👍🏻 FYI this “watering can” is a @hariousa pour over- linked in stories 💦 Thanks to our episode sponsors @espomaorganics and @soltechsolutions! 🌿 For luxury growlights that keep your home looking gorgeous and your houseplants HAPPY- use code 20BLOOM at checkout at soltechsolutions.com 💡 @espomaorganics makes my favorite potting mixes, fertilizer and horticultural sprays that are safe for our plants, pets and the planet. Find your local dealer at Espoma.com 🌿 #wateringplants #wateringcan #wateringhack #houseplants #houseplantcare #houseplantlove
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    Who here has questions/insecurities about how to water their plants? 🙋🏻‍♀️ Back in my plant killer days... I used to spritz the leaves of my plants and think THAT was watering them. OOPS. 🤦🏻‍♀️ Now through lots of trial and error I’m committed to 💦 watering thoroughly but not frequently 💦 only using pots with drainage holes 💦 watering the SOIL and not the leaves 🤣 💦 increasing humidity as much as possible 🎧 Today on the #bloomandgrowradio podcast @botanictonic joins me to talk about HOW TO WATER YOUR PLANTS. Plant friends, this episode might end up being the most downloaded episode ever. Anything you might wonder about watering ... we cover it! 💧top watering vs bottom watering 💧 ideal temp and time for watering 💧when to water 💧 when not to water 💧over vs underwatering 💧 why fungal infections are commonly misdiagnosed as under/overwatering 💧listener questions! 👏🏼 It’s streaming on ALL podcast players so go give it a listen! Time stamps with all the convo topics will help you zero in on whatever you have questions about 👍🏻 If you like video I also have a companion video on YouTube today with my fave watering practices 👍🏻 FYI this “watering can” is a @hariousa pour over- linked in stories 💦 Thanks to our episode sponsors @espomaorganics and @soltechsolutions! 🌿 For luxury growlights that keep your home looking gorgeous and your houseplants HAPPY- use code 20BLOOM at checkout at soltechsolutions.com 💡 @espomaorganics makes my favorite potting mixes, fertilizer and horticultural sprays that are safe for our plants, pets and the planet. Find your local dealer at Espoma.com 🌿 #wateringplants #wateringcan #wateringhack #houseplants #houseplantcare #houseplantlove