Elevate Your Interior Decor with Plants: A Plant Design Crash Course

What if the fewer the plants, the bigger the impact? Right now my house is a construction zone, and my plants are on their own. I have an eight-week-old baby, a '70s house we gutted mid-pregnancy, and a carpeted garage. So yes, a few plants have died. But something else is happening too! My taste is changing. I'm letting go of a lot of little plants, and I want one big beautiful plant for my bathroom instead. In fact, my friend Samantha Hermann of @houseplusplant and I are both in a transitional season of life. She’s moving into a house she designed around her plants... and cutting her collection from 300 to about 100. Here's what she taught me. Let's dive in!

In this episode, we learn:

[01:42] Grab a mini course for whatever your plants need right now with the Growing Joy Academy!

[02:57] Welcome back, Samantha of @houseplusplant

[04:05] How much did her plants influence her home design aesthetic?

[06:07] Instagram vs. reality: where do plant people actually keep their plants?

[07:36] Cutting her collection from 300 plants down to 100 (intentional vs. collector)

[10:11] Why she's only keeping big statement plants now

[12:03] The guilt of letting a plant go

[15:23] Manukora Honey

[19:22] What is she most excited about in the new house?

[22:20] Renovating a 1970s house while I’m pregnant!