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

Getting Better with Jonathan Van Ness

Sony Music

Self-improvement, Society & Culture, Comedy, Education

4.9 • 21.6K Ratings

🗓️ 13 September 2023

⏱️ 61 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 podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's Dr. Karen from the referral podcast here just dropping in to bust yet another myth,
0:04.8	but this time it's not medical.
0:06.8	Now it's a common misconception that a TV licence is just for watching stuff on a TV,
0:11.8	rather than a laptop or a phone, and you only need it if you're watching BBC content.
0:16.4	This is false information.
0:18.2	The licence gives you access to over 400 live TV channels too, for around 44p a day.
0:24.4	You can get your licence and find out more info at www.tvl.co.uk slash code.
0:36.7	Welcome to Getting Curious.
0:37.9	I'm Jonathan Van Ness and every week I sit down for a gorgeous conversation with a brilliant
0:42.7	expert to learn all about something that makes me curious.
0:45.8	Now, if you listen to getting curious or you follow me on socials, you will know that
0:50.0	there is almost nothing that I love more than a garden.
0:53.3	Honey, it's like my family, figure skating gymnastics, gardens.
0:56.9	It's a trifecta, you know what I'm saying?
0:58.2	Like I love gardens so much, they bring me so much joy, but I need to learn more.
1:04.2	So we're bringing more lush greenery into my home, into our world, but I need help.
1:09.5	So I'm calling in someone who is not just a frequent expert, they are royalty.
1:14.8	Welcome to the show Christopher Griffin, aka Plant Queen, who is revolutionising plant
1:20.4	care and education.
1:21.8	They're the author of You Grow Girl, Plant Queen's Lush Guy to Grow In Your Garden and
1:27.6	the force behind the Plant Queen, Instagram and TikTok accounts.
1:32.4	They're also just fucking stunning.
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