In today's screen-riddled world, it has never been more important to connect our younger

generations to plants and nature at a young age so they can become stewards of this earth

and leave a positive impact.

My motto, stardom young comes to mind.

It's really not my motto.

It's a well-known phrase, but when it comes to house plants, I say stardom young all the

time.

And today's guest has dedicated her life to getting kid, I say stardom young all the time. And today's guest

has dedicated her life to getting kiddo plant parents from all over the world engaged and growing a

relationship with nature. 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.

Hello, my planned friends. I'm Maria. I'm here to help you care for plants and grow joy.

If you're a returning listener, welcome home. If you're a new listener, I'm so excited that you're here.

And today is a great episode because it's all about getting kids to get engaged with plants. When I came up with this idea, I thought this would only be for parents, like, as a way

for a parent to get their kids engaged.

But what I have realized after this conversation is this is a way for so many of us to explore

how we can connect with younger generations, whether it's going to our local garden center

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