Ep. 143 - Our Planty Summer Reading Lists
with Maria Failla
Now that Summer weather has finally reached us here in Seattle, we sit down to share our plant-oriented reading and listening lists.
Then we welcome Maria Failla back on the show to tell us about her new book, Growing Joy: The Plant Lover's Guide to Cultivating Happiness (and Plants), one we both loved! Remember almanacs? Which Plant Daddy gives Ortho some credit? And how are the Chinquapins doing? Happy Summer, y’all!
Then on the After Show, we continue chatting with Maria to ask her a few more questions about the process of writing Growing Joy, and who she would have wanted to record the audio version if it hadn't been her. Head over to Patreon to hear!
Mentioned in this episode:
brief recap for Seattle Pride 2022, including the new planters we got from our friends at Pansy Ass Ceramics
our recommendations for your Summer Reading List… which also includes some podcasts… Stephen recommends listening to In Defense of Plants for some deep plant science dives, and Matthew suggests picking up Ortho’s All About Orchids if you’re interested in getting started in that family. Honorable mentions include A Little Bit Culty Podcast, Reckoning by Magda Szubanski of Kath and Kim, Botany for Gardeners by Brian Capon, Plant Personalities Podcast with PVPlantGuy, and Potted Together Podcast
then we sit down with Maria Failla of Bloom and Grow Radio, to talk about Growing Joy - which is illustrated by local Seattle artist, Samantha Leung of Hemleva!
we discuss how this perfect summer read spoke to us, made us think differently about our own plant hobby, and ways we can improve our self-care through plants - the lessons they can teach us, the parts of our care routines that can remind us to take time for ourselves, and what having a connection to nature can do for our own joy
And lastly,
Head to your local indie book shop June 28th to get your copy of Growing Joy by Maria Failla, or order it online! And while you’re at it, check out the beautiful artwork of Seattle illustrator Samantha Leung.
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