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

Looking for free, natural ways to decrease stress and increase joy and calm in your life? The answer might be simpler than you think: houseplants, gardening and nature. On Growing Joy with Plants, learn alongside Happy Plant Lady, Maria Failla to care for plants, engage with nature, and use them to manage your overwhelm, anxiety and experience happiness and calm you thought was only available on vacation.Plant care is self care. Come grow some joy with us. Follow along on socials @growingjoywithmaria

How to Work with The Winter Equinox

Create a Biophilic Office Space: Boost Your Workday Motivation by Adding These Plants to Your Office

CaliKim on "10 Time Saving Tactics for a More Efficient Garden"

Winter Houseguest Plants: Outdoor Plants That Can Grow Indoors This Winter (and go right back outside next summer!)

Vacation Proof Your Plants

Give the Gift of Growth // Holiday Houseplant Gift Guide

Holiday Plant Care: Poinsettia/Christmas Cactus/Norfolk Pine Care

The Best Low Light Plants for Dim Spaces

This Trick Will Save You 100s at the Garden Center // Plant Parent Personality

Behind the Scenes with a Garden Center Owner

Budget Friendly Ways to Elevate Your Garden

How Plants Teach Us to Adapt to Change

What You Need to Know About the Autumnal Equinox // Seasonal Sessions

I Moved 80+ Plants Across the Country: Here's What I Learned

Hoya Care for Beginners

5 Tips for Growing in Hot Climates

Pet Friendly Plants

Anthurium Care 101

The Business of Horticulture

How to Use Nature as a Spiritual and Wellness Tool with Jessica Zweig

Garden to Table Recipes

Growing Joy "After Dark": Spilling the Planty Tea

What is Regenerative Gardening and Permaculture?

Understanding Natural Light Levels for Thriving Houseplants // Do You Have Bright Light, Bright Indirect Light or Low Light for Houseplants?

Interior Design for Beginners // Interior Design Principles for Houseplant Lovers

Stop Killing Ferns! How to Care for Ferns

Why You Should Care About the Summer Solstice

Small Space Cut Flower Gardening for Beginners

How to Move with Houseplants

Bird-Friendly Gardening

Hydrangea Care

How to Water Your Houseplants: Everything You Need to Know About Watering

How to Use Nature to Improve Your Mindset

How to Care for A Lot of Plants (AKA Have a Large Plant Collection)

Eco Anxiety

Composting Basics

Everything You Need to Know About Philodendron

How She Grew The Sill: Plantrepreneur Eliza Blank

Climate Proof Your Garden

Why You Should Care About the Spring Equinox

Everything You Need to Know About Calathea

Homesteading Basics

How to Repot Houseplants

Indoor Plant Projects for Stress Relief

Everything You Need to Know About Ficus Care

Cultivating Intuition with Nature

Humidity and Houseplants

Top 5 Seed Starting Mistakes with Joe Gardener

Attract Pollinators with a Tiny Meadow in Your Yard

Everything You Need to Know about Alocasia

2024 Goals for My Houseplants and Garden

I killed a bunch of plants this year, here's what happened: How to Do a Plant Audit

Being Organic Before Organic Was Cool: The Story of Espoma Organic

4 Things You Need to Know about Winter and Houseplants

9 Jobs in Horticulture

How Much Lights Do My Houseplants Need?

5 Houseplant Crafts that Make Amazing DIY Holiday Gifts

How to Put Your Garden to Bed for Winter

How to Grow Citrus Indoors

Plant Magic: How to Be a Green Witch

DIY Houseplant First Aid Kit

Rooted in Generosity: Inspiring Harmony Through Wind Chimes and Why You Need Them in Your Garden

The History of Italian Gardens and Italian Citrus

Houseplant Styling Tips, How to Be A Professional Houseplant Stylist and All Things Maryah Greene

How to Identify Houseplant Disease

How to Bring Your Plants Indoors for the Winter

How to Can and Ferment Vegetables and Fruits from Your Garden

How to Forage for Healing Plants in Your Backyard

Common Houseplant Pest Identification and How to Get Rid of Fungus Gnats, Spidermites, Scale, White Flies and Mealybugs: Grow Better with Leslie

Check Out the Old Fashioned On Purpose Podcast

How to Grow Garlic

How They Built a Million Dollar Company: Plantrepreneur Profile with Soltech

The Power of a Therapeutic Garden to Help Us Feel Better

Overwatered vs Underwatered Plants, How Much Light Do Indoor Plants Need and More Common Houseplant Problems: Grow Better with Leslie

Homesteading for Beginners with Michelle Bruhn and Stephanie Thurow

The History of Flowers with Noel Kingsbury

War Gardens, Victory Gardens or Pandemic Gardens: The History Behind Why People Grow Plants in Hard Times

How to Overcome Burnout Through The Healing Power of Nature

The Mushroom Miniseries: How to Grow Mushrooms Indoors

Check out the Bad Seeds Podcast!

How to Stop Killing Succulents: Succulent Care and Propagation Guide

The Power of Therapeutic Horticulture

Companion Planting Basics with the Garden Managers of The Lodge at Woodloch

Mini Episode: 5 Ways to Use Scented Plants to Reduce Stress and Increase Joy

The Art of Aromatic Gardening with Amy of NYC Aromatica

Check out the Decorating Tips and Tricks Podcast!

9 Interior Design Tips to Apply to Your Garden

The History of Houseplants with Jane Perrone

Grow Your Own Salad: How to Grow Lettuce from Seed to Harvest

The Mushroom Miniseries: How to Grow Functional Mushrooms in Your Garden

Spring Houseplant Care

Top Gardening Mistakes to Avoid in your 2023 Garden with Joe Lamp'l

Minimalism and Plants with Stephanie of Sustainable Minimalist

Living Soil, Planttok and Creativity Through Plants with Dirty Roots Berlin

The Mushroom Miniseries: Mushrooms 101 Plus the Answer to "What is the Mushroom Growing in My Houseplant!"

The Evolution of Plant Parenthood with Adam, Becca and Nicole from Potted Together

Landscaping in the Southwest with Tina from The Desert Botanical Garden

How Seeds are Produced: Behind the Scenes of How Our Seeds are Selected, Grown, Tested and Multiplied with Territorial Seed Company

Can Plants Feel? Unmasking Plant Intelligence with Paco Calvo and Natalie Lawrence

Seed Starting Basics with Joe Lamp'l

Caudex Plant Care with Plant Daddy Pod

What to Do When a Plant Dies with Cassidy from Succulents and Sunshine

Growing Joy with Plants Podcast Trailer

We changed our name! Bloom & Grow Radio is now Growing Joy with Maria!

We’re Growing: How Embracing Life and Mental Health Challenges Can Positively Affect a Business with Callie, my Business Coach

How to Prep Your Houseplants for Winter

Grow Your Own Tea: Intro to Herbalism with Juliet of Chestnut School of Herbal Medicine

How to Adjust to Moving to a Different Garden Zone with Mama Failla

How To Keep Your Plants Alive While On Vacation

Everyday Plant Magic with Rachael of Infinite Succulent

Plant Care for Earth Care with Farmer Nick

Heart Centered Gardening with Danielle LaPorte

3 Easy DIY Houseplant Projects to Utilize Vertical Space

Fall Gardening Tips with Joe Lamp'l

Self-Care Through Plant Care

What is Transpiration and Why is it Important for Our Plants? // Knowledge Nugget #6

Houseplants that Bloom

Intro to Essential Oils with Chris Satch

How Often Should I Change My Propagation Vessel Water? // Knowledge Nugget #5

Engage Your Senses with Plants at the NYBG

How Our Community Grows Joy

NYC Plant Swap this Tuesday 6/28!!!

Cultivating Curiosity with Plants with Tyler Thrasher

LIVE NY & Philly Events PLUS an AMAZING Giveaway!

Does Isolating Plants and Castile Soap Actually Work? // Knowledge Nugget #4

How to Make Terrariums, Paludariums and Vivariums

Popular and Unique Aroids to Try this Summer with Enid of NSE Tropicals

Preserving Asian Heritage Through Seeds and Stories

Beginner's Guide to Greenhouses

I Want to Hear YOUR Story: Join the #GrowingJoyChallenge

What is Seed Scarification? // Knowledge Nugget #3

Bulb Basics with Jenks Farmer

Limey's Grand Adventure // Flying My Lime Tree to Florida

How to Start a Product Based Planty Business plus a big announcement with Samantha from Hemleva

Rubber Plant Care Guide and Frequently Asked Questions with Raffaele from Ohio Tropics

Do plants see brightness? What is PAR? // Knowledge Nugget #2

How to Care for Carnivorous Plants Indoors

New Mini-Series: Knowledge Nuggets! What is a Peperomia Inflorescence? Ep 1

Exploring the Past, Present and Future of Black People in Horticulture with Colah from Black int he Garden

Interior Design Trends and Houseplants with Betsy from Affordable Interior Design

Streamlining and Simplifying Houseplant Care / Checking in with guys from the Plant Daddy Pod

Bonus episode: Plant Inspired Meditation for the Start of 2022

Finding Joy through Plants in a Season of Transition: Reflecting on 2021

Wedding Flower Crash Course for To Be Weds / My Botanically Inspired Wedding Series

26 Ways to Incorporate Plants Into Your Wedding / My Botanically Inspired Wedding Series

3 Plant Inspired DIY Wedding Ideas that Live On After the Big Day Uploaded

Snake Plants 101 with Chris Satch

Plantrepreneurship, Plant Styling and Planty Tiktok with Reagan Kastner

I've waited almost a year to tell you this: Why I created the Bloom & Grow Garden Society

Planty Fake News/ 3 Plant Care Myths Busted with Leslie Halleck

Maria's Favorite Things 2021

Aquatic Plants and Planted Aquariums 101

Lessons from Plants for 2021

Designing and Revitalizing a Garden in a New Home

Plant Parent Confessions with Members of the Garden Party Platform

Culinary Medicine from Our Gardens

Plant Care Routines: The Plant Friend Hang Series

How to Root Bare Nodes or "Wet Sticks"

Flower Power: How to Grow Cut Flowers All Season Long (for Beginners)

The Studies Behind the Plant/Person Connection with Dr Sue Stuart-Smith

I did something exciting! Welcome to the Bloom and Grow Garden Party Community Platform & App!!!!!!

In-Ground Gardening Basics with My New Plant Friend, Melody

Palm Care 101 with Chris Satch

4 "Plant Care Hacks" I No Longer Do and Other Shifts in My Plant Care Practice

How to Manage Deer, Squirrels, Chipmunks, Moles, Voles and Other Animals in Your Garden with Brie The Plant Lady

Plants and Pets: What You Need to Know // Pet Proof Your Plants

Plant Trend Alert: Tiny Plants with Leslie Halleck

Designing and Planning my Garden // Coaching with Nicole of Gardenary

Intro to Bonsai

Understanding Hardiness Zones, Frost Dates and Microclimates in the Garden, #118

Alocasia Care with Enid from NSE Tropicals

Houseplant Identification Basics with The Crazy Botanist

Anthurium Care with Enid from NSE Tropicals

Seed Starting 101 with Joe Lamp'l, #114

Plants & the Home Office: Why and How to Green Up Your Work From Home Office Space // #plantywfh, ep 113

Humidity Deep Dive and Winter Plant Care with the Plant Daddy Podcast Daddies, #112

Trailer: Bloom and Grow Radio Podcast

The Art of the Plant Pause and Managing Plant Parent Overwhelm

Low Waste Plant Parenthood with @farmernicknyc

Episode 109: Passive Hydroponics 2.0 and the LECA VS PON Debate

How to Use Plants to Create Restorative Environments, #108

How to Care For a Large Urban Jungle with @cyrilcybernated, @soulsistaplants and @welcometothejunglehome

Hoya Care Basics and Best Hoyas for Your Lifestyle with Doug from Vermont Hoya

How Plants Communicate Through VOCs and the "Wood Wide Web" with Dr Elle Barnes from NYBG

Indoor Plant Projects for Kids with MrDTimes3

How to Water Your Plants with Chris Satch

Episode 102: Garden to Table! Herb Inspired Recipes

Styling with Plants with Danae from Folia Collective

100: 10 Planty Lessons Learned from 100 Episodes

Episode 99: How to Care for Ferns

Want to be Featured on the 100th Episode of BAGR! Tell me your favorite episode or lesson learned! (Instructions inside)

Pruning Back to Inspire Growth: Thoughts on Transition

Episode 97: Aha Moments from "Intro to Plant Science" with Dr Elle Barnes

Episode 96: Common Garden Pests with Nadia from Urban Farm Sista and Agricademy

95: Understanding Drainage and the Perched Water Table

Episode 94: Growing Together

93: The Wild World of Plant-Tube! (a Plant-tuber/Podcast Collaboration)

92: Begonias: Care, History and more!

Ep 91: 10 Tips for Edible Landscaping and Beginning Gardeners with My Mom!

Episode 90: Jane Perrone of On the Ledge

Fundamentals of Vegetable Gardening

Episode 88: Inspirational Stories and Ideas for Isolating Times:How to Help the Horticulture Industry Get Through

Episode 87: My Fiancé Cared for My Plants for a Year While I was on Tour: Here’s What Happened

Episode 86: Pause with Plants to Release Stress and Increase Calm with Brittany from the Pause with Plants Podcast

Episode 85: Historic Black Plant People and Top 5 Favorite Plants from Africa

African Violets 101 with Lisa from @houseplantguru

Bonus Episode! Herbal Mixology with Gardenuity, Katy Trail Vodka and HD Liquid Catering

Winter Plant Care

Episode 81: "Root-ology" with Leslie Halleck

Episode 80: Plant Laws and Patents

Episode 79: Variegation 101 with Chris Satch

Episode 78: Plant Side Chat: When Your Orchid Doesn't Bloom

Ep 77: "Semi" or "Passive" Hydroponics 101 with Kay from @inrootedlove

76: Hydroponic Gardening 101

Episode 75.5: Info on Sustainability of Peat Moss

Episode 75: The Science of Soil with Dr Mark from Metrolina Greenhouse

Episode 74: Grow Lights 101 with Leslie Halleck

Episode 73: Indoor Plant Appreciation & the Amazon Rainforest

Episode 72- Fall Garden Plants and Projects with Joe Lamp'l

Episode 71: Low Light Plants for Beginners and Advanced Plant Parents with the Houseplant Guru

Episode 70: Growing Cannabis Part 2: Flowering to Harvest

Episode 69: Growing Cannabis Part 1: Set Up, Seed Starting and The Vegetative Stage

Be featured on the upcoming Community Episode: Indoor Plant Appreciation Community episode call to action - 81419 6.38 PM

Peperomia 101 with Nick Pileggi

Season 4 Intro and What I’ve Learned Being Away from my Plants for 6 Months!

Chicago Plant Friends! Come hug me this Saturday!

A chat with PlantKween: 5 tips for planning your perfect plant shopping day and Inclusivity and Representation in the Plant Community

A Plants Journey from Grower to Your Home with Mickey Hargitay

Episode 64: Propagation 101 with Leslie Halleck

Container Gardening 101 with Kevin from Epic Gardening

Live Taping in Tucson! Living with Plants in the Desert!

We are now on Patreon and I wanted to tell you why

How to Move with Plants

Live Taping! DIY Succulent Crowns with Infinite Succulent

Live Taping! How to Cultivate Healthy Plant Community: Online and IRL

How to Identify a Plant with No Name Tag

Pollinators and Native Bees

Community Episode: Plant Fail Lessons

Seattle Plant Friend Meet up announced for THIS SATURDAY!

Plant Side Chat: Lessons Learned in the Redwood Forest

Plant Latin 101

Episode 53: Plants IRL aka Nature and Monstera Talk

Episode 52: Soil Aeration and Thriving vs Surviving in a Low Light Home

Episode 51: Tips for Living with a “Crazy Plant Person” with Billy!

Episode 50: Maranta, Calathea and Stromanthe 101

Season 3 Intro: Announcements and an Invitation to be featured in Season 3!

Episode 49: Plant Parent Lessons Learned in 2018

Plant Side Chat # 6: You're Doing Great

Episode 47: Understanding Natural Light- Measuring Tools

Episode 46: Understanding Natural Light: General Rules

Episode 45: Aroids 101 (Part 2)

Episode 44: Aroid 101 (Part 1)

Getting a Christmas Tree? Listen to these episodes!

Episode 43: Your Brain on Plants

Episode 42: How to Make a Moss Pole

Episode 41: Maria's Favorite Things/ Planty Holiday Gift Guide

Plant Side Chat 5: Pruning

Episode 39: Growing Your Business Like You Tend Your Garden

Episode 38: Transitioning Your Plants Back Indoors for Winter

Episode 37: Horticultural Therapy

Episode 36: Growing a Large Urban Jungle in a Small Space and Humidity Hacks with @Apartmentbotanist

Episode 35: How to Grow Succulents/Cacti Indoors

Episode 34: Hilton Carter

Monstera 101 with @tropicaloco

Ep 32: Airplants 101

Episode 31: Plants and Babies with Molly Mansfield

Orchid 101 with Chris from The Sill

Episode 29: Indoor Citrus with MIgardener

Plant Side Chat 4: The Tale of the Tomato Plant

Episode 27: Plants in the Classroom with @mrdtimes3

Episode 26: Pest Control with Summer Rayne Oakes

Episode 25: The Fiddle Leaf Fig with @leighkiyoko

Episode 24: How to Start a Plant Shop with Folia Collective

Mother's Day Special

Episode 22- Windowsill Herb Gardening 101 with NYBG

Plant Side Chat # 3: The Changing of the Seasons

Episode 20(!): Talking Tomatoes with Craig LeHoullier and My MOM

Episode 19: Terrarium 101 with @teenytinyterra

Episode 18: Prepping Your Houseplant For Spring and the Science Behind Fertilizer With Chris Satch from The Sill

Episode 17: The Studies Behind Why Plants Make People Happy and Healthy with Christine from @workhardplanthard

Episode 16: Mounting Epiphytes and the Creation of Cleverbloom.com

Episode 15: 5 tips for Curating and Growing Your Planty Instagram Account with Morgan of @plantingpink

Episode 14: The Friendship Plant! The Ins and Outs of the Popular Pilea Peperomioides with the Founder of PIEP

Plant Side Chat # 2 - Planty Friendships

Episode 12: Everything You Need to Know About Indoor Grow Lights with The Sill's Chris Satch

Episode 11: Inside the Mind of @mr_plantgeek and Tips for Traveling Plant Parents

Plant Side Chat #1: Bloom and Grow at Your Own Rate

Episode 09: Double the Joy: Cats and Plants (and Poisonous Plants to Avoid) with @plant_lady_is_the_new_cat_lady

Episode 08: Dirty Talk and the Creation of Houseplant Journal

Episode 07: TheOperatingSystem- Propagation 101 and Using Plants to Disconnect

Episode 06: Christmas Tree Extravaganza Part 2/2: Living, Potted Christmas Trees for the Holiday Season!

Episode 05: Christmas Tree Extravaganza Part 1/2 - Cut Christmas Trees

Episode 04: Plants for the Advanced Plant Parent and Practicing Patience

Episode 03: How to NOT Kill Succulents and learning resiliance

Episode 02: Top 5 Houseplants for Beginners and Learning Kindness

Episode 01: The Reason behind Bloom and Grow Radio!