Happy 2026, plant friend. Welcome to the first episode of season 11 of Growing Joy with Plants.

Can't believe I'm even saying that, that I've done 11 seasons of the podcast.

And while usually I bring you how to episodes and interview episodes, today's episode is a solo, cozy

conversation just between you and me. We're going to reflect on 2025 and talk about where I

really want to focus when it comes to content and supporting you in 2026. And a pretty exciting

announcement about a new certification I'm getting that I'm going to be bringing to all of you.

We got a lot of catching up to do. So let's dive in.

Yeah. to all of you. We got a lot of catching up to do, so let's dive in. Welcome to the Growing Joy with Plants podcast, where we not only learn how to care for

plants successfully, but how to simply and affordably use our plant babies to cultivate more

joy in our lives by doing so. I'm Maria,

former plant killer turned happy plant lady, author of Growing Joy, The Plant Lover's Guide to

Cultivating Happiness, speaker, podcaster, and most importantly, your new best plant friend. On

growing joy with plants, you'll find conversations about house plant care, gardening tutorials,

and wellness through the lens of plants.

Plant care is self-care on growing joy.

Hi, plant friends. I'm Maria, your best plant friend. If you're new here, welcome. I help people care for plants and grow

joy in their lives by connecting with nature. And if you're a repeat listener, I hope that you might

enjoy a little bit more of a personal solo episode today. I think 2025, I did the least personal

episodes than I've ever done. It was a very busy year for the business,

and it was really just like, go, go, go. I felt like we all just needed a moment to pause and reflect

and also just for me to open up to you a little bit. First off, if you're a repeat listener,

if you're joining me, if you've been with the podcast for all 11 seasons, if you've just newly

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