Have you ever wondered why your Hoyas or Pothos, other plants sometimes send out these like long,

wild tendrils that seem to have a mind of their own? I certainly have a window cell full of

Hoyas that are doing this right now. And the secret's actually simple. So most of our houseplants

are natural climbers that climb up trees to look for light and use those tendrils for support.

And in this episode, we're doing

a deep dive with my plant friend Ara from Propagation Diaries to break down everything you need to know

about indoor house plant trellises. From choosing the right style and the right material to getting

it securing your pot, to training those vines without breaking a leaf. Aras shares all of her

best tips for turning your trailing chaos into a stunning vertical display.

Welcome to the Growing Joy with Plants podcast, where we not only learn how to care for

plants successfully, but 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. Welcome, Aura. I am so excited to have you on the podcast. You're my new plant friend.

Thank you so much for having me today. I'm excited to be here.

Yeah. I guess where do we begin? So obviously I worked with you on our epic podcast pop-up at the Southeast Plan Show. And I found out that you not only were

managing that, but you have your own business that specializes in trellises. And I think trellises are a

curiosity for a lot of people. Before we dive in, how did you become the plant lady you are today

that, you know, build this accessory business?

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