Episode Details

Easy Houseplant Care, Houseplant Pest Control, and Motherhood and Plants

Episode 300 Published 1 year ago

Description

If you’re a plant lover, you’ve probably come across Chantel, the brilliant mind behind @channygrayhome on Instagram. Over the past few years, she has built a community of over half a million plant enthusiasts. But there’s so much more to her than her incredible follower count.

In this episode, I’ll take you behind the scenes of my chat with Channy—where we talked about her plant history, her love for DIYs, her big move from the Arizona desert to lush Iowa, and how she juggles being a plant mom and a mom to three kids.

In this episode, we learn:

[03:15] How Channy and I met at a Botanical Garden
[07:28] What has Channy’s plant journey been like?
[15:14] Add serenity to your life in 2025 and beat the winter blues with Wind River Chimes!
[16:56] Start your kitchen garden today by grabbing a copy of Kitchen Garden Living by Bailey Van Tassel
[19:10] What does pest prevention mean for Channy?
[21:12] Channy’s new plant soap for pest control!
[23:57] What does a bubble bath for plants look like?
[25:07] How to balance motherhood and plant care
[28:17] Top tips to make plant care easy and fun!
[30:06] Decorating with plant cuttings
[32:03] Lechuza pon vs LECA
[33:54] How did Channy get into DIY projects?
[35:30] Moving to Iowa and preparing for changes
[38:02] What does Channy’s family think of her plant collection?
[40:38] What it feels like to have 500k+ followers
[43:00] What are her future plans for Channy Gray Home?
[44:30] Where can you find Channy on social media?