『Growing Joy with Plants - Wellness Rooted in Nature, Houseplants, Gardening and Plant Care』のカバーアート

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

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

著者： Maria Failla- Happy Plant Lady and Author of Growing Joy: The Plant Lover's Guide to Cultivating Happiness
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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© 2017 Bloom and Grow, LLC 心理学 心理学・心の健康 衛生・健康的な生活
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  • Grow Your Own Luffa: Luffa Gardening Tips for Plant Lovers

    Grow Your Own Luffa: Luffa Gardening Tips for Plant Lovers
    2026/07/21
    Have you ever thought about growing your own luffa? Someone sent me a packet of luffa seeds about four years ago. I think I won them in a giveaway, and they just... sat there. I never planted it because something about luffa felt kinda different. It's not your classic garden edible, and I couldn't picture how it worked. So I invited Janice Cox over to talk about growing luffa! Janice is a garden and natural beauty expert, and she's written a whole workbook on this plant. Now I can't stop thinking about growing luffa, harvesting it, and figuring out what to make with it. Turns out it's way simpler than I built it up to be in my head. Learn with me! In this episode, we learn: [01:47] Meet Janice Cox, the luffa queen![02:34] What is luffa, and why does it have so many surprising uses?[04:10] How Janice backed into gardening through natural beauty writing[05:57] Why clean beauty pushed her toward aloe vera and label-reading in the US[10:12] How luffa went from ancient Egypt to WWII oil filters[12:18] Turning a luffa harvest into soap, crafts, and pet toys[15:29] Feed your midsummer garden with Espoma Organic![17:47] What does luffa need to grow? (full sun, pollinators, and a trellis)[19:54] Male vs. female flowers and hand-pollinating your luffa[22:06] What the luffa growth stages look like and how to know when to harvest[25:24] Water and light requirements for luffa[26:44] How do you process your luffa? (peeling, saving seeds, and cleaning for gifts)[29:09] Direct sowing vs. starting luffa seeds indoors[30:58] How to slice, flatten, and sew with dried luffa[33:59] What are the different luffa varieties?[35:52] What are the most common mistakes first-time luffa growers make?[38:30] Why luffa makes a great gift and a full-circle, sustainable plant[40:15] Luffa seed tips: nicking, soaking, and testing for viability[42:06] Where to find Janice, her books, and her guides Mentioned in our conversation: Growing Joy 310: Digital Detox: What 3 Days in Nature Taught Me (and How You Can Recreate It at Home)Growing Joy 319: How to Preserve Food From Your Garden with Staci and Jeremy HillJanice Cox’s books: Natural Beauty At Home HandbookBeautiful LuffaBeautiful RosesBeautiful LavenderBeautiful Flowers For foolproof luffa growing tips, check out Janice's guide in the full show notes and blog! Follow Janice: WebsiteInstagramBlogBooks Thank you to our episode sponsor: Espoma Organic Visit espoma.com to find your local Espoma dealer or check my Amazon storefront. Follow Maria and Growing Joy: Order my book: Growing Joy: The Plant Lover's Guide to Cultivating Happiness (and Plants)by Maria Failla, Illustrated by Samantha Leung Take the Plant Parent Personality Quiz (Get the perfect plants, projects and educational resources for YOUR Lifestyle) Support Growing Joy with Maria by becoming a Plant Friend on Patreon! Instagram: @growingjoywithmaria Tiktok: @growingjoywithmaria Subscribe to the Growing Joy YouTube channel! /growingjoywithmaria Website: www.growingjoywithmaria.com Pinterest: @growingjoywithmaria Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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    46 分
  • Philodendron Care 101: Light, Water, And Growth Tips: Best of Growing Joy Replay

    Philodendron Care 101: Light, Water, And Growth Tips: Best of Growing Joy Replay
    2026/07/16
    Philodendron might just be the most underrated genus in the houseplant world, and plant friends, it's completely beginner-friendly! This isn't a plant you bring home from the garden center only to watch it shrivel, brown, and die within a week. It gives you trailing vines, climbing drama, bold pops of color, and incredible leaf shapes. It's one of my all-time favorites, and it's the star of today's episode of our Best of Growing Joy series. We're breaking down everything you need to know about philodendron care, aka this iconic houseplant genus that's been beloved for decades and never goes out of style. Today's episode covers philodendron light requirements, philodendron watering tips, and the best philodendron varieties to add to your indoor plant collection. You'll also learn how philodendron grow in the wild and discover which variety might just become your next plant obsession. In this episode, we learn: [03:50] Philodendron high-level overview[09:38] Care #1: Light[13:43] Care #2: Water[15:38] Care #3: Soil[16:05] Care #4: Humidity[17:08] Care #5: Fertilizer[17:39] Troubleshooting philodendron issues[19:10] Thank you Proven Winners leafjoy™ for sponsoring this episode![21:01] Heartleaf Philodendron (Philodendron hederaceum)[22:21] Philodendron ‘Brasil'[22:37] Philodendron ‘Lemon Lime' (as seen on my podcast art!)[24:13] Prismacolor™ Brandtianum[25:16] Philodendron atabapoense[26:05] Philodendron ‘Silver Sword' (Philodendron hastatum)[27:11] Prismacolor™ Philodendron Fozzie™[28:38] Philodendron ‘White Wizard' (Philodendron erubescens)[30:18] ‘Prince of Orange' Philodendron[32:08] Prismacolor™ Sun Red Philodendron[32:33] Philodendron ‘Pink Princess' Mentioned in our conversation: Prismacolor™ Sun Red – Philodendron hybridPrismacolor™ Atabapoense – Philodendron hybridPrismacolor™ Brandtianum – Philodendron hybridPrismacolor™ Florida Green – Climbing PhilodendronPrismacolor™ Fozzie – Fuzzy Petiole PhilodendronPrismacolor™ Gloriosum – Creeping PhilodendronPrismacolor™ Hastatum – Silver Sword PhilodendronPrismacolor™ Pink Princess – Philodendron hybridPrismacolor™ Rojo Congo – Philodendron hybridPrismacolor™ Sun Red – Philodendron hybridPrismacolor™ White Wizard – Philodendron hybridPrismacolor™ Lemon Lime – Philodendron hybrid What's your go-to philodendron, and how long have you had it? Check out the full show notes and blog for all my favorite philodendron varieties! Follow Maria and Growing Joy: Order my book: Growing Joy: The Plant Lover's Guide to Cultivating Happiness (and Plants)by Maria Failla, Illustrated by Samantha Leung Join the Bloom and Grow Garden Party Community Platform & App AKA the plantiest and kindest corner of the internet! Get your FREE 2-week trial here! Take the Plant Parent Personality Quiz (Get the perfect plants, projects and educational resources for YOUR Lifestyle) Support Bloom and Grow Radio by becoming a Plant Friend on Patreon! Instagram: @growingjoywithmaria Tiktok: @growingjoywithmaria Subscribe to the Growing Joy Youtube channel! /growingjoywithmaria Website: www.growingjoywithmaria.com Pinterest: @growingjoywithmaria Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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    34 分
  • Growing Fruit Trees for Plant Parenthood and Joyful Living

    Growing Fruit Trees for Plant Parenthood and Joyful Living
    2026/07/14
    What if your backyard could feed you for decades with way less work than a tomato patch? You can achieve this with fruit trees! I met arborist Allen Taylor at the Northwest Flower and Garden Show earlier this year. He's the founder of Conservation Tree Care, and he shares how to grow fruit trees in your own backyard with confidence and patience. I'm a homeowner now, and I am so excited to finally have fruit trees of my own! In this episode, we learn: [01:52] Meet Allen Taylor, founder of Conservation Treecare![02:17] What is forestry, and how did Allen get into it via a college course?[03:22] How arboriculture differs from forestry (individual trees vs. whole ecosystems)[04:45] The Overstory and tree climbers who work up in the canopy[09:37] How his passion for large trees relates to small fruit trees[10:51] Seattle's century-old orchard trees![12:32] What are the two starting points for fruit trees? (assessing a bare site vs. inheriting mature trees already there)[14:07] Why you also have to think about harvest volume you can handle[15:02] Check out The Essential Guide to Ecological Gardening by the American Horticultural Society![16:17] Set your fruit trees up right from planting with Espoma Organic![18:21] Why it's okay to treat a fruit tree as a low-maintenance shade tree (that happens to fruit)[19:38] What makes something an "orchard" vs. just having a tree?[22:30] Why fruit exists (spreading seeds) and how domestication changed fruit itself[24:10] Fruit tree timeline! What age of wood trees fruit on?[26:55] Which fruit trees are most popular by region, and why local zone/climate matters so much?[29:19] Why local extension services and nurseries beat big box stores for picking trees[31:41] What does the yearly care for fruit trees look like (pruning, planting, harvest windows)?[34:17] Planting and transplant shock![35:52] Fruit trees planting basics: hole size, soil, mulch, watering to establishment[39:03] Sun and site selection (full sun, flat ground, and thinking about ladder access)[42:38] Why you should prune fruit trees compared to other edibles[43:58] Why does dormant pruning work with the tree's stress response?[46:14] Should you remove blossoms in year one, or just leave the tree alone and wait?[47:33] Pruning vs. training explained[48:59] Pruning intensity tips[52:10] What are the top beginner mistakes you commit with trees?[57:10] The 3 types of pruning cuts (removal, reduction, heading) and how the tree responds to each[59:06] Why fruit trees are a great gateway into caring about trees generally[59:51] Allen's favorite fruit tree and the joy of sharing homegrown harvests with neighbors![1:01:33] Where to find Allen, Conservation Treecare, and his work at the Amazon Spheres Mentioned in our conversation: Robert Jan Van Pelt’s BooksThe Overstory by Richard Powers For Allen's fruit tree tips, check out the full show notes and blog here! Follow Allen: WebsiteInstagram Thank you to our episode sponsor: Quarto Grab the Essential Guide to Ecological Gardening at quarto.com and wherever books are sold. Espoma Organic Visit espoma.com to find your local Espoma dealer or check my Amazon storefront. Follow Maria and Growing Joy: Order my book: Growing Joy: The Plant Lover's Guide to Cultivating Happiness (and Plants)by Maria Failla, Illustrated by Samantha Leung Take the Plant Parent Personality Quiz (Get the perfect plants, projects and educational resources for YOUR Lifestyle) Support Growing Joy with Maria by becoming a Plant Friend on Patreon! Instagram: @growingjoywithmaria Tiktok: @growingjoywithmaria Subscribe to the Growing Joy YouTube channel! /growingjoywithmaria Website: www.growingjoywithmaria.com Pinterest: @growingjoywithmaria Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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