Give the Gift of Growth // Holiday Houseplant Gift Guide

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

Maria Failla- Happy Plant Lady and Author of Growing Joy: The Plant Lover's Guide to Cultivating Happiness

Education, How To, Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Home & Garden, Leisure

4.8 • 883 Ratings

🗓️ 12 November 2024

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Why are plants the perfect holiday gift? Plants symbolize so many things such as growth, life, and connection, so it only makes sense that we want our giftee to feel this. And unlike typical presents, if you pick just the right plant for whoever you’re gifting it to, trust that this will continue to grow and evolve long after the holiday season is gone—making them think of you every time they look at it. But if you’re not careful (and well-informed), that gift could turn into a time bomb of wilting leaves and shattered dreams. And before you know it, your giftee is calling themselves a plant killer. So this episode is all about a holiday houseplant gift guide that avoids the classic plant gifting pitfalls.

In this episode, we learn:

[03:45] Why do plants make the best gift?
[04:52] What’s the biggest issue about gifting plants?
[06:37] Why choose low-light plants as gifts?
[07:21] How can you make plant gifting fun?
[07:35] #1 Personalized terrariums
[10:28] #2 Kokedama
[12:33] Perfect plants to gift to your loved ones!
[12:44] Perfect plant gift for mindful plant parents
[13:38] Perfect plant gift for curious collector plant parents
[14:36] Perfect plant gift for design-based plant parents
[15:16] Perfect plant gift for urban farmer plant parents
[16:09] Perfect plant gift for low-maintenance plant parents

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For my complete houseplant gift guide,

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0:00.0	Ah, the holiday season, it's a time of joy and connection and of course gift giving. It's the most
0:05.5	wonderful time of the year. But for us plant lovers, it's very high stakes. It's a high stakes moment
0:10.6	because it's our opportunity to spread the magic of plant parenthood to people that we love
0:15.8	who haven't gotten into plants yet. It's like handing over the keys to a brand new world of
0:20.6	leafy, lush, wonderful joy.
0:23.7	But, and this is a big butt plant friends, if we're not careful, that well-intentioned gift of a
0:29.5	plant could turn into a ticking time bomb of wilting leaves and shattered dreams. And before you know it,
0:35.9	your giftee is calling themselves a plant killer.
0:38.6	And that is the last thing we want in this holiday season of joy. So let's talk about it.
0:45.2	In today's episode, I'm here to help you avoid the classic plant gifting pitfalls and
0:49.8	ensure that the gift of green brings nothing but joy, not dread to you and your loved ones.
0:55.7	So whether you're shopping for your green-thumbed relative, yourself, or a total plant newbie,
1:02.1	I've got you covered in today's episode. Let's dive in.
1:16.0	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
1:21.1	our lives by doing so.
1:22.9	I'm Maria, former plant killer turned happy plant lady, author of Growing Joy, The Plant Lover's Guide
1:28.1	to Cultivating Happiness, Speaker, Podcaster, and most importantly, your new best plant friend.
1:33.3	On Growing Joy with Plants, you'll find conversations about house plant care, gardening tutorials,
1:38.1	and wellness through the lens of plants.
1:40.4	Plant care is self-care on growing joy.
1:49.5	Hello, plant friends. I'm Maria. I am your new best plant friend here to help you care for plants and grow joy.
1:56.0	Welcome to the Growing Joy with Plants podcast. If you're new here, And if you're returning, listener, welcome home.
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