Growing Joy with Plants - Wellness Rooted in Nature, Houseplants, Gardening and Plant Care
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Growing Joy with Plants - Wellness Rooted in Nature, Houseplants, Gardening and Plant Care
Looking for free, natural ways to decrease stress and increase joy and calm in your life? The answer might be simpler than you think: houseplants, gardening and nature. On Growing Joy with Plants, learn alongside Happy Plant Lady, Maria Failla to care for plants, engage with nature, and use them to...
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The Beginner’s Guide to Starting a Garden from Scratch
Where do you even start if your dream is to turn that blank slate into a gorgeous garden? You’ve just moved into a new house. The keys are in your han...
Intro to Bonsai: Best of Growing Joy Replay
What if caring for a tiny tree could teach you patience, presence, and even a new way of looking at life? That, my friends, is the magic of the art o...
Digital Detox: What 3 Days in Nature Taught Me (and How You Can Recreate It at Home)
Interested in joining Maria on a retreat like this? Join the waitlist! http://growingjoywithmaria.com/retreat
Three days with no phone, no lapto...
DIY Plant Decor Ideas: Vertical Gardens, Grow Shelves & More with Erin Harding: Best of Growing Joy Replay
Are you running out of space for your plants? Growing your plant collection can be quite the challenge when all your countertops, tablespace and even...
Alocasia Propagation Tutorial: How to Propagate an Alocasia Corm
Plant friends, if you’ve hung around the plant community for any amount of time, you know some sub-groups go deep, and one of the most passionate is t...
Monstera 101: Propagation, Care & Styling Secrets for Stunning Growth: Best of Growing Joy Replay
The monstera might just be the most iconic houseplant of all time. Those bold, split leaves show up everywhere in logos, restaurant décor, and home go...
Groundcovers That Work: Low-Maintenance Plants for Every Garden
What if I told you that the most dominant plant in your garden isn't the rose that you love or the towering sunflower, but the little clover, the litt...
Container Gardening Secrets from Epic Gardening’s Kevin Espiritu: Best of Growing Joy Replay
I'm thrilled to be sharing this planty conversation with my #plantfriendIRL, Kevin Espiritu from Epic Gardening! Kevin and I recently met IRL in San D...
Earthing Explained: The Science of Grounding for Better Sleep, Less Pain, and More Energy
You've probably heard the phrase, “Go touch grass.” It's usually thrown around online when someone needs to log off and reconnect with reality. But th...
Low Light Plants for Beginners and Advanced Plant Parents with the Houseplant Guru: Best of Growing Joy Replay
Today I welcome Lisa Eldred Steinkopf, otherwise known as the “Houseplant Guru,” to the show for an enlightening conversation about how to care for pl...
Backyard Transformation: How a First-Time Gardener Nailed It on the First Try
Plant friends, I have to tell you about someone who has completely blown my mind this gardening season! Her name is Lily, and she happens to be my bro...
How to Grow Garlic: Best of Growing Joy Replay
Garlic is a staple in so many savory dishes, but if you've only ever cooked with the sad grocery store bulbs, it's time to see garlic's true potential...
Dogs + Houseplants: How to Keep Your Pup Safe (and Your Plants Intact)
If you love your dog as much as you love your monstera or other houseplants, you’ve probably run into this dilemma: how do you keep your plants alive...
The Beginner’s Guide to Canning and Fermenting Your Garden Bounty: Best of Growing Joy Replay
If you’re an edible gardener, chances are you’ve found yourself staring at a heaping bowl of tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchini, or carrots, wondering how...
Cultivating Abundance and Gratitude in the Garden
What do a theater kid, a Venus flytrap, and a million TikTok followers have in common? Abundance… and my new plant friend Brian from Redleaf Ranch! Br...
Terrariums, Vivariums & Paludariums: Everything You Need to Know to Get Started: Best of Growing Joy Replay
What if your next plant project wasn’t just a container of soil and greenery—but a living, breathing world? In this Best of Growing Joy episode, we re...
Fungus Gnats, Failing Fiddle Leaf Figs & The Gap of Death: Fix Your Top 3 Plant Problems
If you’ve ever watched your fiddle leaf fig drop all its leaves, battled fungus gnats that fly into your ear, or poured water on your plant only to wa...
How to Manage Deer, Squirrels, Chipmunks, Moles, Voles and Other Animals in Your Garden with Brie The Plant Lady: Best of Growing Joy Replay
When I polled our listener community about your top requests for outdoor garden-related episodes, the number one request surprised me: it wasn’t manag...
Plants Are Our Relatives: Exploring Ancestral Wisdom and the 5 Rs of Herbalism
I thought I had a pretty deep connection with plants. I mean, this podcast is literally about talking to them (and about them). But after 300+ episode...
Orchid Care for Beginners: Your Top Orchid Questions, Answered: Best of Growing Joy Replay
We are joined by Chris today for another installment of our Plant Science Series featuring The Sill! Orchid 101 is near and dear to my heart because I...
4 Recipes for Your Abundant Zucchini and Cucumber Harvests
Are you looking at your basket filled with zucchini (and cucumbers) that you’ve harvested this summer? You might also be wondering what you can do wit...
How Plants Hijack Your Brain's Reward System (In a Good Way): A Neuroscientist's Take on Houseplant Addiction: Best of Growing Joy Replay
Today’s episode is about exactly what the title says: our brains… on plants, and what happens in our brains when we become plant people. When I was st...
Exploring 14 Types of Pothos: From Marble Queen to Albo to Climbing Giants
Your plant parent story might have started with some humble pothos. It’s forgiving, fast-growing, and honestly, it’s probably the most underrated plan...
21 Houseplants that Bloom Indoors: Best of Growing Joy Replay
Houseplants are celebrated for their amazing foliage, but I think we overlook another amazing ability, a specific subcategory our favorite indoor plan...
Houseplant Trends, Tips & Hot Takes: Live from the Southeast Plant Show
This year, I had the joy of hosting a live Growing Joy popup at the Southeast Plant Show. I’ve been fortunate to attend a few plant events lately, but...
Beginner's Guide to Greenhouses: Best of Growing Joy Replay
I feel like there comes a time in every plant parent's life when we start to get really curious and excited about having a dedicated space for all of...
Tree Communication: The Science and Spirit of How Trees Talk
Have you ever felt drawn to a specific tree—and wondered why? You might already be receiving messages without realizing it.
In this episode of G...
Small Scale Homesteading for Beginners: Best of Growing Joy Replay
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be a homesteader? A growing number of people are turning to self-sufficiency and sustainability in their way...
Mindblowing Facts About Plants Outside Your Door: 11 Garden Plants with Superpowers
Did you know that some common outdoor plants have superpowers? Some can survive atomic bombing, clean up radiation, and even outsmart insects. This is...
How to Grow Lavender
Did you know that lavender comes in dozens of varieties, each with a different smell, and many with different growing habits? I did learn that from Re...
Stop Killing Succulents and Listen to This Episode Instead
Have you ever killed a succulent and then felt like you were completely doomed as a plant parent? That was totally me about eight years ago. I brought...
I Found 22 Ducklings on My Roof: A Nature-Curious Story of Trust and Transformation
A few weeks ago, I found 22 baby ducklings on my roof. Not one. Not ten. But 22 fluffy, peeping, impossibly cute ducklings on the eaves of my Florida...
Gardening for Better Soil
How do you view soil in your garden? A lot of us look at soil as just the brown stuff under our feet. We usually don’t think about all of the differen...
7 Houseplants with Superpowers
Did you know that your houseplants have superpowers? Some can actually seek out darkness to find the light, some can count, and some can actually brin...
Sun Protection for Gardeners: Melanoma Awareness Month
It’s Melanoma Awareness Month! Two years ago, I walked into a dermatologist’s office thinking I had a simple skin issue… then I walked out with a mela...
Smell Your Way to Joy: The Science Behind How Plants and Aromatherapy Enhance Memory and Emotion
Did you know the scent of plants can do more than just make your garden smell good? It can actually improve your mood, your memory, and your overall h...
How to Propagate Plants in Fluval Stratum
You've tried water and soil, but have you ever rooted a cutting in a Fluval Stratum? Yes, it’s technically made for fish tanks. Yes, it looks like lit...
What Is Naturalistic Gardening and Why It Might Change How You Garden Forever
How do you create a natural garden? Is that even possible? I want to bring you to the style of garden that’s not only sustainable but also more resili...
Plant Mythbusters: Debunking 5 Viral Plant Hacks with The Chocolate Botanist
Have you ever seen one of those viral plant hack videos where someone sprinkles banana peels in their soil or ices their orchid? If you’re wondering i...
Why Politicians Should Be Gardeners: An Invitation to Rethink Leadership Through the Wisdom of Nature
Why should politicians become gardeners? No, this is not a political post. No, I didn’t lose it! We will not be talking about sides. This is about hea...