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Sustainable Minimalists

Growing Joy With Plants

Sustainable Minimalists

Bleav + Stephanie Seferian

Leisure, Parenting, Kids & Family, Home & Garden

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 14 March 2023

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

The answer to a happier, more connected life may be as simple as connecting with nature. Enter houseplants, a.k.a. an easy and accessible way to bring the outside in. Although caring for plants has been shown to reduce stress, increase joy, and cultivate connections with ourselves, others and the earth, many of us are epic plant killers. What then? On today's show author and podcaster Maria Failla teaches a crash course on houseplant care for novice and intermediate listeners so that we (fingers crossed!) never kill a houseplant again. Here's a preview: [4:30] Why do plants make us feel so good? Here's what science says [10:45] How to create your plant collection for under $20 [19:00] How to successfully grow houseplants in cold, dark, and drafty homes [23:00] Exactly when and how to "pot up" [28:00] Brown leaves, yellow leaves, plants with "legs", pests, orchids that won't re-bloom, and other common plant woes Resources mentioned: Maria's Plant Parent Personality Test Espoma Organic Hand Me Up Young Planet Join our (free!) community here. Find your tribe. Sustainable Minimalists are on Facebook, Instagram + Youtube. Email me and say hello! MamaMinimalistBoston@gmail.com.    Our Sponsors:* Thank you to LifeStraw! https://lifestraw.com/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sustainable-minimalists/exclusive-content

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0:00.0

It has been a summer of self-care over here. I'm talking lots of hikes, lots of beach trips with the

0:06.4

sunscreen of course, you name it, I'm fitting it in before Labor Day. Wherever you're off to this summer, know that you're taking your microbiome with you. And seeds

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0:37.0

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0:58.3

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1:00.8

Well, hello, their listeners.

1:04.0

Welcome back.

1:05.0

My name is Stephanie Safarian, and you're listening to episode 352 of

1:09.0

Sustainable Minimalists, twice, maybe three times weekly show about intentional and eco-minimalist living.

1:15.5

On today's show, we're discussing all things house plants.

1:20.5

Now if you're like me when you think about creating that minimalist aesthetic that

1:25.9

stress-free haven that we're all trying to create out of our homes I think about three

1:31.5

things the first of course is no clutter, clear countertops.

1:35.0

The second is neutral tones and the third of course is an abundance of houseplants.

1:41.0

Houseplants come with an abundance of physical and mental

1:46.8

benefits for ourselves and our families. However, if we're killing our house

1:51.7

plants as I often do, the benefits are moot. So today I'm asking a

1:57.2

plant expert all of my burning questions. If you're a complete novice at the house plant game, this episode is definitely for you. My guest has you covered. But if you're more intermediate like me and you want to take your house plant game to the next level so you want to

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