GETTING CURIOUS | How Can I Be A Good Plant Parent? with Christopher Griffin aka Plant Kween

Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness

Sony Music

Science, Self-improvement, Comedy, Education, Society & Culture

4.9 • 21.5K Ratings

🗓️ 13 September 2023

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Gather your plant fam and tell all the green gurls—there’s royalty on the podcast this week! Christopher Griffin aka THE Plant Kween joins Jonathan to discuss the joys of indoor gardening, from finding a plant that fits your lifestyle to tending to root rot. Plus, a casting session for Divas Live: Green Gurls edition! Christopher Griffin, also known as Plant Kween, is a Brooklyn-based educator, author of YOU GROW, GURL! Plant Kween’s Lush Guide to Growing your Garden, and gardener with a collection of more than 200 green plants (also known as “green gurls”) in their apartment. Born and raised in West Philadelphia, Christopher grew up visiting local nurseries with their grandmother, which inspired their plant parenting journey. As an educator, Christopher started their Instagram account @plantkween in 2016 as a way to share the many lessons, lush adventures, and simple joys that come with being a plant parent. Their social media presence has been rooted in a journey of self-care, sharing joy, and community building all through the wonders of those green little creatures we call plants. You can follow Christopher on Instagram and TikTok at @plantkween, and at www.plantkween.com. Follow us on Instagram @CuriousWithJVN to join the conversation. Jonathan is on Instagram @JVN. Transcripts for each episode are available at JonathanVanNess.com. Find books from Getting Curious guests at bookshop.org/shop/curiouswithjvn. Our executive producer is Erica Getto. Our producer is Chris McClure. Our associate producer is Allison Weiss. Our engineer is Nathanael McClure. Production support from Julie Carrillo, Anne Currie, and Chad Hall. Our theme music is “Freak” by QUIÑ; for more, head to TheQuinCat.com. Curious about bringing your brand to life on the show? Email [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to Getting Curious
0:06.0	Getting Curious, I'm Jonathan Van Ness, and every week I sit down for a gorgeous conversation
0:10.3	with a brilliant expert to learn all about something that makes me curious.
0:14.4	Now if you listen to getting curious or you follow me on socials,
0:17.5	you will know that there is almost nothing that I love more than a garden.
0:21.8	Honey, it's like my family, figure skating, gymnastics,
0:24.8	gardens, it's a trifecta, you know what I'm saying? Like I love gardens so much, they bring me so much
0:30.5	joy, but I need to learn more. so we're bringing more less greenery into my
0:35.8	home into our world but I need help so I'm calling in someone who is not just a
0:40.4	freaking expert they are royalty.
0:43.6	Welcome to the show, Christopher Griffin, aka Plant Queen, who is revolutionizing plant care
0:49.2	and education.
0:50.5	They're the author of You Grow Girl, Plant Queen's Lush Guide to Growing Your Garden,
0:56.0	and the force behind The Plant Queen Instagram and Tik-Tuck accounts.
1:00.0	They are also just fucking stunning.
1:02.8	Like it's not our fault.
1:04.1	We see Tim told her over there,
1:05.3	topless with your plants.
1:06.5	All the girls, timbers are shivered.
1:08.8	It's not our fault.
1:10.2	But they do bring wisdom and glamour
1:12.0	to every plant tip that they share.
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