
Growing Joy with Plants (formerly Bloom & Grow Radio)
25 Episodes • By Maria Failla- Happy Plant Lady and Author of Growing Joy: The Plant Lover's Guide to Cultivating Happiness •
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The answer to a happier, more connected life could be simpler than you think: learning to care for plants and connect with nature. Houseplants and gardening do more than beautify our homes and lawns - the act of caring for them helps us reduce stress, increase joy and cultivate connections with ours
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Seed Starting Basics with Joe Lamp'l
Seed starting is such a joyful and empowering experi...
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Jan 24 2023 1h 27m
Caudex Plant Care with Plant Daddy Pod
Are you ready to add some unique, eye-catching beaut...
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Jan 17 2023 1h 32m
What to Do When a Plant Dies with Cassidy from Succulents and Sunshine
Are you a plant killer? It's a question that plagues...
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Jan 10 2023 58m
Growing Joy with Plants Podcast Trailer
The answer to a happier, more connected life could b...
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Jan 5 2023 1m
We changed our name! Bloom & Grow Radio is now Growing Joy with Maria!
We changed our name! Bloom & Grow Radio is now G...
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Jan 3 2023 7m
We’re Growing: How Embracing Life and Mental Health Challenges Can Positively Affect a Business with Callie, my Bus...
I have been hard at work over the past years to grow...
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Dec 27 2022 1h 6m
How to Prep Your Houseplants for Winter
How do you prep your houseplants for winter? Winter ...
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Dec 20 2022 44m
Grow Your Own Tea: Intro to Herbalism with Juliet of Chestnut School of Herbal Medicine
How can we use plants medicinally in our lives? Plan...
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Dec 13 2022 1h 6m
How to Adjust to Moving to a Different Garden Zone with Mama Failla
How do you tackle a different garden zone than what ...
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Nov 29 2022 58m
How To Keep Your Plants Alive While On Vacation
Are you worried about leaving your plants at home th...
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Nov 15 2022 52m
Everyday Plant Magic with Rachael of Infinite Succulent
Do you believe in magic? When we were kids, it was s...
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Nov 1 2022 1h 14m
Plant Care for Earth Care with Farmer Nick
How can our plant hobby make this world a better pla...
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Oct 18 2022 55m
Heart Centered Gardening with Danielle LaPorte
Taking care of plants is putting our love into pract...
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Oct 4 2022 1h 5m
3 Easy DIY Houseplant Projects to Utilize Vertical Space
Are you running out of space for your plants? Growin...
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Sep 20 2022 1h 8m
Chapter 1 1 min
Maria’s eureka moment for this episode!Chapter 2 3 mins
Updates on country living and hummingbirdsChapter 3 1 min
Welcome, new Garden Party members!Chapter 4 4 mins
The easiest way to compost your food scrapsChapter 5 4 mins
Who is Erin and how did Clever Bloom and Houseplant Club get started?Chapter 6 3 mins
On the importance of evolving with your plant collectionChapter 7 3 mins
Erin and Morgan’s brilliant first and second booksChapter 8 2 mins
How Erin curated her personal aesthetic and developed her passion for DIYChapter 9 2 mins
Why accessibility and variety encourage people to DIYChapter 10 4 mins
Why you should use vertical space for your plantsChapter 11 3 mins
How to make a modern beaded macrame plant hangerChapter 12 1 min
The best and most stylish grow lights for your homeChapter 13 2 mins
Where to get humidifiers for your home and for your health!Chapter 14 5 mins
Different ways to customize your macrame plant hangerChapter 15 3 mins
Step-by-step tutorial of DIY air plant driftwood pieceChapter 16 2 mins
Watering your air plants in your DIY driftwood plant accessoryChapter 17 1 min
What is a kokedama and how does it work?Chapter 18 1 min
What are ideal plants to use in a kokedama?Chapter 19 2 mins
How to make your own kokedamaChapter 20 4 mins
Bringing natural beauty into your home through DIY projectsChapter 21 3 mins
Erin’s favorite DIY project in her latest bookChapter 22 1 min
Where to find Erin (and Morgan!) onlineChapter 23 4 mins
A friendly reminder for this fall season
Fall Gardening Tips with Joe Lamp'l
Did you know that fall is secretly one of the most w...
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Sep 6 2022 1h 3m
Chapter 1 1 min
Hello, autumn and new and old plant friends!Chapter 2 2 mins
Celebrating Joe Gardener’s new book!Chapter 3 2 mins
Making gardening accessible to all levels of gardenersChapter 4 6 mins
What Joe has been up to since his last Bloom and Grow epChapter 5 1 min
Why is fall the best season to garden?Chapter 6 2 mins
Things to consider when doing a fall gardenChapter 7 52 sec
How to plant lettuce seedsChapter 8 2 mins
How to thin seedlingsChapter 9 1 min
When to plant fall cropsChapter 10 34 sec
Why do crops taste better after being exposed to frost?Chapter 11 2 mins
Joe’s favorite and beginner-friendly crops to plant in fallChapter 12 1 min
When and how to plant garlic the best harvestChapter 13 1 min
How to harvest and use garlic scapesChapter 14 1 min
Fall vs other gardening seasonsChapter 15 1 min
The best companion for your gardenChapter 16 2 mins
Where to get stylish and effective grow lightsChapter 17 3 mins
Why fall gardening is an opportunity to mentally resetChapter 18 1 min
How gardening in fall can help with our mental healthChapter 19 3 mins
Why Joe advocates thinking like a plantChapter 20 3 mins
Why intuition is key to growing plantsChapter 21 2 mins
Joe shares the process behind the beautiful photos in his new bookChapter 22 5 mins
How empowering information can be when growing plantsChapter 23 3 mins
Where to get Joe’s latest book ‘The Vegetable Gardening Book’Chapter 24 5 mins
Maria’s garden updates
Self-Care Through Plant Care
Plant care is self-care. We hear this phrase a lot t...
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Aug 23 2022 1h 6m
Chapter 1 1 min
What to expect from this episodeChapter 2 38 sec
How to get in touch with MariaChapter 3 3 mins
Where to connect with plant friends in an ad-free platformChapter 4 1 min
How Niyya showed up for Maria at her book launchChapter 5 58 sec
How plants can help during isolation and uncertaintyChapter 6 1 min
Why plant people are the best kind of friendsChapter 7 1 min
Who is Niyya and what is The Bloom Journey about?Chapter 8 5 mins
How plants helped Niyya deal with social anxiety and find her passionChapter 9 4 mins
How the concept of seed dormancy can be applied to our livesChapter 10 2 mins
What was Niyya’s experience growing up with plants around?Chapter 11 3 mins
Niyya and Maria’s common allergy to mosquitoes and how it disconnected them from natureChapter 12 1 min
What plants can teach us about the seasons of lifeChapter 13 43 sec
Learning how to let go through plantsChapter 14 1 min
Why you should try planting garlic this garden season!Chapter 15 2 mins
Bring the sun in your home during winter monthsChapter 16 2 mins
Dealing with plant overwhelm by doing a plant pauseChapter 17 1 min
Why you should take care of plants that work for you and for your lifestyleChapter 18 53 sec
Why Maria recommends Rhaphidophora'sChapter 19 3 mins
What plant-life parallel keeps getting reflected back to Niyya recently?Chapter 20 3 mins
The art of mindfulness and how plants help us reconnect with ourselvesChapter 21 5 mins
How plants influenced Niyya’s interest for hiking and taking care of her bodyChapter 22 3 mins
The importance of being true to ourselves and to our growth, despite losing followersChapter 23 1 min
How being our authentic selves can inspire others to do the sameChapter 24 1 min
What is Niyya’s current favorite way to grow joy in her life?Chapter 25 33 sec
Where to connect with Niyya onlineChapter 26 2 mins
Niyya shares an anecdote on the power of connecting with peopleChapter 27 52 sec
The reality about our experiences with plant care: they are both unique and common at the same timeChapter 28 4 mins
A thank you from Maria to you
What is Transpiration and Why is it Important for Our Plants? // Knowledge Nugget #6
As we are in the hottest month of the year for us no...
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Aug 16 2022 6m
Chapter 1 33 sec
Are you overwatering your plants?Chapter 2 1 min
What is a nugget of knowledge?Chapter 3 24 sec
What you’ll get when you join the Garden SocietyChapter 4 32 sec
What is transpiration in plants?Chapter 5 2 mins
What does transpiration do for plants?Chapter 6 1 min
Your open invitation to horticulturist-led plant lectures!
Houseplants that Bloom
Houseplants are celebrated for their amazing foliage...
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Aug 9 2022 52m
Chapter 1 1 min
Maria’s garden updatesChapter 2 1 min
Welcome, new Garden Party and Garden Society members!Chapter 3 2 mins
Introducing Lisa, a beloved Bloom and Grow Radio guestChapter 4 1 min
African violets and their underrated beautyChapter 5 4 mins
What are the differences in plant care between foliage houseplants and blooming houseplants?Chapter 6 47 sec
How long should grow lights stay on for flowering houseplants?Chapter 7 1 min
How does photoperiod affect the bloom cycle of a plant?Chapter 8 1 min
Can you put orchids under grow lights?Chapter 9 3 mins
Do blooming houseplants need fertilizer?Chapter 10 1 min
What to do when your orchids don’t bloomChapter 11 1 min
The perfect and most sleek grow lights for year-round indoor lightingChapter 12 1 min
Where to get an easy-to-use and most varied selection of fertilizers and tonesChapter 13 1 min
How to get orchids to re-bloomChapter 14 3 mins
Maria and Lisa share their thoughts about collecting plants and moving homesChapter 15 1 min
Best blooming houseplants for beginnersChapter 16 53 sec
Why do you need to turn your holiday cactus all year round?Chapter 17 1 min
What is the trick for beautiful and healthy African violets?Chapter 18 2 mins
Best blooming houseplants for beginners (continued)Chapter 19 2 mins
Best blooming houseplants for intermediatesChapter 20 58 sec
Are Gerbera daisies appropriate houseplants?Chapter 21 59 sec
How to make blooms last longerChapter 22 26 sec
Should you fertilize your plant while it is in bloom?Chapter 23 39 sec
Lisa’s favorite blooming houseplantsChapter 24 1 min
Where to get Lisa’s latest book!Chapter 25 4 mins
Maria’s personal story on how blooming plants connected generations of their familyChapter 26 4 mins
Closing remarks
Intro to Essential Oils with Chris Satch
Plant friends, you probably know my brain broke a li...
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Jul 26 2022 1h 17m
Chapter 1 1 min
Introducing ChrisChapter 2 2 mins
How is this episode about essential oils?Chapter 3 2 mins
How Chris became the plant parent he is todayChapter 4 1 min
What is essential oil?Chapter 5 1 min
What makes up the essence of a plant?Chapter 6 2 mins
What are VOCs and what are their different functions?Chapter 7 58 sec
The truth behind the smell of freshly cut grassChapter 8 57 sec
How Maria has been engaging her sense of smell in the gardenChapter 9 1 min
How plants can attract or repel pests based on their smellChapter 10 2 mins
How do secondary metabolites work? What is the natural function of caffeine?Chapter 11 31 sec
How do you make your own essential oils?Chapter 12 1 min
What is the process of enfleurage? What are the basic components of enfleurage?Chapter 13 39 sec
What is cold pressing or cold extraction best used for?Chapter 14 31 sec
How does the distillation process work for essential oils?Chapter 15 3 mins
The advantages and disadvantages of steam distillationChapter 16 1 min
What is one mistake people make when extracting essential oils?Chapter 17 4 mins
What is the extraction method? Why don’t some people prefer extraction?Chapter 18 2 mins
Where to get the best fertilizers for all your garden needsChapter 19 1 min
How to grow a year-round garden with foolproof seedsChapter 20 2 mins
What is the most accessible method to make your own essential oils?Chapter 21 2 mins
Extracting lavender essence at home using steam distillationChapter 22 2 mins
Applying the extraction method at home for lavender essential oilChapter 23 2 mins
Chris’ recommended method for beginnersChapter 24 4 mins
What are the different compounds that make up our favorite and not-so-favorite scents?Chapter 25 2 mins
An easy way to further enrich and explore your growing garden!Chapter 26 1 min
Chris’ favorite essential oils and plant essencesChapter 27 1 min
What are some benefits of hinoki essential oil?Chapter 28 2 mins
Can all plants produce essential oils?Chapter 29 1 min
Why are scents personal? How is smell related to memory?Chapter 30 3 mins
What are scented plants that you can add to your collection?Chapter 31 1 min
Where to get your plant consultation spot with Chris!Chapter 32 1 min
Easy and simple ways to explore your sense of smell in the garden!Chapter 33 2 mins
Different ways to use essential oils at home and while travelingChapter 34 3 mins
Maria’s favorite essential oils and their usesChapter 35 3 mins
Closing remarks
How Often Should I Change My Propagation Vessel Water? // Knowledge Nugget #5
As plant parents, I'm sure you can agree with me whe...
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Jul 18 2022 7m
Chapter 1 59 sec
What are nuggets of knowledge?Chapter 2 1 min
How to level up your plant educationChapter 3 40 sec
How often should you change your propagation water?Chapter 4 1 min
What factors affect water propagation?Chapter 5 41 sec
When is the best time to take plant cuttings?Chapter 6 28 sec
How to host a plant swap and share cuttings with other plant friends!Chapter 7 1 min
Where to get horticulturist coaching for your personal collection
Engage Your Senses with Plants at the NYBG
When I started researching the plant/person connecti...
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Jul 12 2022 1h 22m
Chapter 1 50 sec
Updates on Growing JoyChapter 2 24 sec
What to expect from this episodeChapter 3 1 min
Why you should visit New York Botanical Garden (or your local botanical garden!)Chapter 4 1 min
Upcoming exciting live Growing Joy eventsChapter 5 1 min
Who is Marc and how did he become the plant parent he is today?Chapter 6 1 min
A little introduction about Maria and Growing JoyChapter 7 2 mins
An excerpt from Growing Joy ’s chapter “Plant Seeds of Delight”Chapter 8 3 mins
How to overcome our fear of failure and explore our sense of wonder in the gardenChapter 9 1 min
How plants and gardening deepen our connection to ourselvesChapter 10 4 mins
Marc shares a story of gratitude in NYBG after the lockdownsChapter 11 2 mins
An exercise of mindfulness to reconnect with our senses while in the gardenChapter 12 3 mins
How Marc engages his sense of touch in the gardenChapter 13 1 min
Why temperature is an important component of plant careChapter 14 3 mins
How plants stimulate our sense of smell; different common smells from plantsChapter 15 2 mins
How smell can indicate what’s good and what’s bad in the gardenChapter 16 1 min
Why smell is the strongest of the sensesChapter 17 1 min
An excerpt on taste from Growing JoyChapter 18 1 min
How to make use of your sense of taste betterChapter 19 1 min
The foolproof way to grow your garden!Chapter 20 2 mins
Fertilizers and plant foods for all types of plant parentsChapter 21 2 mins
How growing our own food and tasting our hard work reconnects us to loved onesChapter 22 3 mins
How to engage your sense of hearing in the gardenChapter 23 1 min
Marc’s favorite sounds growing up and exploring rainforestsChapter 24 4 mins
Why we shouldn’t underestimate the power of silenceChapter 25 3 mins
The beginning of Growing Joy, “Open Your Eyes”Chapter 26 2 mins
Why Marc believes observation is the most important skillChapter 27 1 min
How plant care enriches our empathy towards the worldChapter 28 1 min
Live audience question: What orchid varieties are recommended for indoor growth and how do you keep orchids healthy?Chapter 29 1 min
Marc’s review of Growing JoyChapter 30 2 mins
Why our interaction with colors matters to our wellbeingChapter 31 1 min
Live audience question: Why did the color of my rose change when I moved it?Chapter 32 1 min
Live audience question: What are the best tips for growing roses?Chapter 33 1 min
Live audience question: How do plants improve our environment?Chapter 34 4 mins
Mama Failla takes the mic and shares an easy yet most thoughtful gift idea (from plants!)Chapter 35 2 mins
Words of gratitude from MariaChapter 36 3 mins
A few simple tips to engage with your plants and with yourself more
How Our Community Grows Joy
Plant friends, the most awaited day is here: it's Gr...
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Jun 28 2022 56m
Chapter 1 2 mins
What this special episode is aboutChapter 2 44 sec
Pub Day is here!Chapter 3 1 min
What Growing Joy is aboutChapter 4 36 sec
The irony behind Growing JoyChapter 5 2 mins
How a community made Growing Joy possibleChapter 6 1 min
An excerpt from Growing Joy ’s chapter ‘Practice Kindness’Chapter 7 1 min
How plants help us connect with ourselves and with other people JaneChapter 8 57 sec
How plants bring calmness and remind us it’s okay to take things slow ChristyChapter 9 36 sec
How plants remind us of the special bonds we have with people MeredithChapter 10 1 min
A little fun fact about the humble beginnings of Bloom and GrowChapter 11 1 min
How plants bring us joy while traveling AaronChapter 12 1 min
How plants help us accept failure as part of our growth ToniChapter 13 1 min
How plants encourage us to learn something new every day Marc, Marie & MilesChapter 14 2 mins
How plants help us grow joy by learning, sharing and giving SamanthaChapter 15 1 min
Cultivating your curiosity with plants, beyond Growing JoyChapter 16 6 mins
How plants help us heal physically, emotionally, mentally, spiritually and more Nancy, Pamela & WillowChapter 17 33 sec
How growing flowers help grow joy MichaelChapter 18 1 min
How growing your own food brings joy JodiChapter 19 1 min
How taking care of lithops grow joy JamieChapter 20 1 min
How plants give us a sense of purpose TinaChapter 21 6 mins
How plants reignite our passion and help us pursue careers that we love Roos, Chloe, Ami, Rachael, Renee & BaileyChapter 22 1 min
How plants build a community that grows joy Nicki & StevenChapter 23 1 min
Maria shares tips on building a community and enjoying activities togetherChapter 24 6 mins
How plants help us reconnect with ourselves Marcia, Karen, Otis, Darlene, Amy, Kamili & ConnorChapter 25 1 min
Maria’s goal behind writing Growing JoyChapter 26 7 mins
The introduction of Growing Joy: A Plant Lover’s Guide to Cultivating Happiness (And Plants)
NYC Plant Swap this Tuesday 6/28!!!
Join my Plant Swap & Book Launch Party at Greene...
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Jun 26 2022 2m
Cultivating Curiosity with Plants with Tyler Thrasher
Plant friends, we are diving deep about how and why ...
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Jun 21 2022 1h 10m
Chapter 1 2 mins
Exciting Growing Joy announcements!Chapter 2 2 mins
How Tyler became the plant parent he is todayChapter 3 1 min
What was Tyler’s experience exploring his interest in nature as he was growing up?Chapter 4 1 min
How plants teach us about growth and resilienceChapter 5 3 mins
Do you need a degree to study plants?Chapter 6 3 mins
How plants reignite our curiosity about the world around usChapter 7 3 mins
How do you cultivate your curiosity even during the bad times?Chapter 8 3 mins
Why human curiosity is evolution speakingChapter 9 3 mins
How Tyler’s greenhouse has changed over the yearsChapter 10 1 min
What does Tyler’s collection look like at present?Chapter 11 1 min
Safe and quality indoor and outdoor gardening productsChapter 12 2 mins
How to grow your food year-round!Chapter 13 1 min
What is a sport in plants?Chapter 14 4 mins
Developing The Sport Hunting Guide and making variegated plants more accessibleChapter 15 3 mins
What are different ways to rediscover your passion and love for plants?Chapter 16 3 mins
What steps did Tyler take in exploring his curiosity about his first hybrid?Chapter 17 1 min
How many hybrids does Tyler have today?Chapter 18 1 min
How did Tyler learn how to crystallize flowers? How did he explore this curiosity?Chapter 19 44 sec
What does Tyler’s lab setup look like?Chapter 20 2 mins
How long does it take to crystallize something?Chapter 21 4 mins
What does Tyler’s learning process look like? What resources does he use to explore his curiosities?Chapter 22 2 mins
What’s next for Tyler and Moonbeam Flora?Chapter 23 3 mins
Tyler on being a human dad and a plant parent, and raising a kid around plantsChapter 24 9 mins
Where to find Tyler online
LIVE NY & Philly Events PLUS an AMAZING Giveaway!
Lots of free online and IRL events happening in the ...
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Jun 15 2022 6m