Growing Joy with Plants - Wellness Rooted in Nature, Houseplants, Gardening and Plant Care

The Secret Language of Flowers Every Plant Lover Should Know

How can we use flowers to further connect with nature and with the world? My mom once photocopied an entire flower dictionary for me from the thick pages of The Language

Elevate Your Interior Decor with Plants: A Plant Design Crash Course

What if the fewer the plants, the bigger the impact? Right now my house is a construction zone, and my plants are on their own. I have an eight-week-old baby, a '70s hous

Wedding Flowers 101: How to Choose Blooms That Last: Best of Growing Joy Replay

When I got engaged, I figured choosing wedding flowers would be the easy part. I'm a plant person, right? Wrong. Wedding florals are an entire world of their own, and I w

How to Tell Time with Your Garden (And Not a Watch)

Is it possible to tell time with your garden? Apparently, birds and plants can tell us what time of day it is! When we recorded this episode, I was in my third trimester,

How to Propagate Pothos and Other Vining Indoor Plants

We're going back to basics today on how to propagate pothos, plant friends! It's one of the simplest things you can do as a plant parent. And pothos is probably the easie

Why Killing Houseplants Doesn’t Make You a Bad Plant Parent: Best of Growing Joy Replay

When it comes to killing plants, it's not a matter of if... it's a matter of when. And killing a plant doesn't mean you're bad at plants. It just means you're a plant pa

Garden Inspired Cocktails and Mocktails for Joyful Living

We often talk about garden-to-table, but what about garden-to-glass? AKA how to grow plants for garden inspired cocktails, and all the ways to turn a harvest into somethi

Why Rubber Plants Are The Most Underrated Houseplants: Best of Growing Joy Replay

If you're looking for a large, tree-like plant, a pop of color, or a cool, structural statement piece for your home, might I suggest the rubber plant? Ficus elastica is o

Propagation Tips For Plant Parents That Actually Work: Prop Boxes, Ikea Grow Cabinets and How to Avoid Mold Damage

Propagation is your best friend as a plant parent. It's a free way to make more of the plants you already have, and watching new roots grow is so much fun! But there's mo

Grow Your Own Luffa: Luffa Gardening Tips for Plant Lovers

Have you ever thought about growing your own luffa? Someone sent me a packet of luffa seeds about four years ago. I think I won them in a giveaway, and they just... sat t

Philodendron Care 101: Light, Water, And Growth Tips: Best of Growing Joy Replay

Philodendron might just be the most underrated genus in the houseplant world, and plant friends, it's completely beginner-friendly! This isn't a plant you bring home from

Growing Fruit Trees for Plant Parenthood and Joyful Living

What if your backyard could feed you for decades with way less work than a tomato patch? You can achieve this with fruit trees! I met arborist Allen Taylor at the Northwe

How Biophilic Design Can Boost Productivity In Your Home Office: Best of Growing Joy Replay

Did you know plants for your home office can do more than just look nice? Office or work from home, they can boost your focus, spark creativity, lift your mood, and cut y

Why Plant Parents Need Nighttime Garden Break for Mindful Gardening

What if the most relaxing time for you in your garden isn't during the day, but after dark? In those cool summer nights when garden chores aren't practical because you ca

Think Beyond Pots: Design A Landscape With Herbs

What if herbs go beyond the small, contained, and kitchen-window plants we use them for? Herbs could do so, so much more! In this episode, I sit down with Sue Goetz, a ga

Fern Care Guide: Easy Care Ferns for Plant Parents: Best of Growing Joy Replay

Ferns are some of the most gorgeous houseplants you can grow... and one of the oldest plants on the planet. They're basically living dinosaurs. But if you've ever watched

Let Nature Be Your Garden Designer

What if we don't design or control our gardens, but instead collaborate with them? I moved from the lush woods of Zone 5B to a front yard full of sand in Zone 10B Florida

Carnivorous Plants: Care Guide and Types of Carnivorous Plants for Indoor Growing - Best of Growing Joy Replay

We’ve likely all had some run-in with a carnivorous plant. I brought one of those little Venus flytraps home from the hardware store, even though I had no idea how to car

How to Repot Plants: The Ultimate Repotting Tutorial: Best of Growing Joy Replay

If you are just starting out as a plant parent, there comes a moment when you realize your plant has outgrown its pot and you need to figure out how to repot it. And in l

Feeling hopeless? Try growing flowers. Here's how.

Aren't flowers just the perfect little pockets of joy? I have been following Claudia from In the Garden with Claudia on Instagram for over a year now, and I live for her