So I know we're like late into the year already, but I'm going to officially call it for

2026.

2026 is the year of ease and whimsy for us.

Whether you're an outdoor gardener or an indoor gardener, like 2026 seems to be universally

calling for ease, for low maintenance, and for joy and fun. So today I invited my longtime

plant friend Cassidy Tuttle on. She's the founder of succulence and sunshine. She's been on the

podcast before. But today we're really having like an honest behind the scenes conversation

about the state of plants, like the state of our plant collections, and really more

about culling your plant collection, redefining your plant number, and embracing low-maintenance,

planty joy in 2026. You're going to hear how Cassidy manages nearly 500 pots of succulence,

how she's actually reducing that number actively, why I've switched to

self-watering planters, and so much more about how to focus on how you can extract the most

amount of joy from your plant collection in this moment, with no guilt, with no shame,

with no confusion, just fun. So hope you love this.

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.

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