Podcast Episodes

How to Manage Deer, Squirrels, Chipmunks, Moles, Voles and Other Animals in Your Garden with Brie The Plant Lady: Best of Growing Joy Replay

When I polled our listener community about your top requests for outdoor garden-related episodes, the number one request surprised me: it wasn’t managing fertilizer, succession planting, or garden de…

Published on 4 weeks, 1 day ago

Plants Are Our Relatives: Exploring Ancestral Wisdom and the 5 Rs of Herbalism

Episode 334

I thought I had a pretty deep connection with plants. I mean, this podcast is literally about talking to them (and about them). But after 300+ episodes, this is the only conversation that impacted my…

Published on 1 month ago

Orchid Care for Beginners: Your Top Orchid Questions, Answered: Best of Growing Joy Replay

We are joined by Chris today for another installment of our Plant Science Series featuring The Sill! Orchid 101 is near and dear to my heart because I STRUGGLE with orchids, and Chris has been my go-…

Published on 1 month ago

4 Recipes for Your Abundant Zucchini and Cucumber Harvests

Episode 332

Are you looking at your basket filled with zucchini (and cucumbers) that you’ve harvested this summer? You might also be wondering what you can do with them because there’s only so much roasted zucch…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

How Plants Hijack Your Brain's Reward System (In a Good Way): A Neuroscientist's Take on Houseplant Addiction: Best of Growing Joy Replay

Today’s episode is about exactly what the title says: our brains… on plants, and what happens in our brains when we become plant people. When I was starting to move from plant killer to crazy plant l…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Exploring 14 Types of Pothos: From Marble Queen to Albo to Climbing Giants

Episode 330

Your plant parent story might have started with some humble pothos. It’s forgiving, fast-growing, and honestly, it’s probably the most underrated plant in most of our collections. But there is so muc…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

21 Houseplants that Bloom Indoors: Best of Growing Joy Replay

Houseplants are celebrated for their amazing foliage, but I think we overlook another amazing ability, a specific subcategory our favorite indoor plants have — the ability to bloom! Some people say w…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Houseplant Trends, Tips & Hot Takes: Live from the Southeast Plant Show

Episode 328

This year, I had the joy of hosting a live Growing Joy popup at the Southeast Plant Show. I’ve been fortunate to attend a few plant events lately, but this one felt special in a way that’s hard to de…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Beginner's Guide to Greenhouses: Best of Growing Joy Replay

I feel like there comes a time in every plant parent's life when we start to get really curious and excited about having a dedicated space for all of our plants. If you are an outdoor gardener, the p…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Tree Communication: The Science and Spirit of How Trees Talk

Episode 326

Have you ever felt drawn to a specific tree—and wondered why? You might already be receiving messages without realizing it.

In this episode of Growing Joy, I sat down with intuitive nature expert and …

Published on 1 month, 4 weeks ago