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Growing Joy with Plants - Wellness Rooted in Nature, Houseplants, Gardening and Plant Care

Intro to Bonsai

Growing Joy with Plants - Wellness Rooted in Nature, Houseplants, Gardening and Plant Care

Maria Failla- Happy Plant Lady and Author of Growing Joy: The Plant Lover's Guide to Cultivating Happiness

Education, Wellness, Gardening, Leisure, Eco Therapy, Nature Therapy, Self Care, Health & Fitness, Houseplants, How To, Home & Garden, Mental Health, Plants

4.8912 Ratings

🗓️ 6 April 2021

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

Do any of you remember that store in the mall that sold mini bonsai trees and meditative water features? I was pretty obsessed with them as a kid but I definitely had killed several of those trees in my teenage years, and I’m put at ease to hear I’m not the only one after speaking to many of you on Instagram about bonsai and to our guest, Bjorn from Eisei-en Bonsai. We cover a lot about this niche hobby of bonsai within an already niche of plant care, so let's get to it!

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Do you remember that store in the mall when we were kids that sold mini bonsai trees and like meditative water features and it was the most calming Zen place ever?

0:10.0

Well, I was pretty obsessed with those as a kid, and I was so taken by these tiny trees,

0:15.6

potted in the most adorable planters, and I was very just taken with the miniaturization

0:21.3

of these beautiful nature scenes.

0:23.5

I would frequently bring those puppies home and kill them

0:26.5

because I didn't understand how to care for them,

0:28.6

but I am put at ease to hear that I am not the only one

0:31.6

who struggled with bonsai care after speaking to many of you guys about for a bonsai 101 interview with Bjorn from a say and bonsai on YouTube.

0:46.6

It is an unbelievable YouTube channel with amazing videos.

0:50.4

We cover so much about this niche hobby of bonsai

0:54.4

within an already niche hobby of plan care.

0:56.4

So let's get right to it.

0:58.0

Welcome to episode 119 of

1:01.5

Blue mangrove radio. of Blue Mangro Radio.

1:08.3

Hello my plant friends,

1:09.4

I hope you've had wonderfully planty weeks.

1:11.5

Oh my gosh, it is warming up. We are so ready for spring here. We move to our

1:16.3

cabin December 30th in the middle of winter under two feet of snow in the middle of a

1:20.9

pandemic so we really haven't been able to dive into the

1:24.3

community aspect here I've made some fun plant friends at plant shops and

1:28.3

through Facebook groups but I'm really ready to just dive in and like make real

1:31.7

friends in our new home.

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