How the sagauro cactus became the symbol of the American Southwest

5 years ago

Me at the Arizona Cactus Garden in Palo Alto! As a plant collector, I hadn't quite noticed cacti until recently.…

How to build a succulent container garden

5 years ago

Cacti and succulents never impressed me much, just like Brad Pitt to Shania Twain, you know? But during wintertime, these…

Plant haul: Hirt’s Garden + Grocery Outlet

5 years ago

Oh, plant friends. My insatiable love for plants has been thoroughly satiated, suffice to say. It started with a few…

Review: Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares Is a Witty, Warm Holiday Celebration

5 years ago

Rachel Cohn and David Levithan's Dash and Lily's Book of Dares is a charming YA rom-com steeped in yuletide cheer.…

A guide to arrowhead plants

5 years ago

Riding on election stress, I finally got my poorly manicured paws on a plant that's been chilling at the bottom…

Review: Junji Ito’s Uzumaki is a classic worth spiraling into

5 years ago

I finally finished all 600+ whopping pages of Junji Ito's Uzumaki, and I spiraled into love with it, y’all! It's really…

Plant update: Peperomia marcello

5 years ago

Introduction Hi, hello from one of my latest plant acquisitions — the peperomia marcello! (Sometimes called the amigo marcello.) Truth…

Plant Update: Mini plant haul at my local nursery and Grocery Outlet

5 years ago

New plant haul! I know, I know, I know I shouldn’t get any more plants, but these sparked joy, OK?…

Curating my affordable vanilla fragrance collection

5 years ago

                A sweet floral-infused vanilla fragrance: Rihanna's Nude Rihanna’s Nude was one of my…

A short and simple guide to maranta plants

5 years ago

Hello from my lone surviving prayer plant! I am gravely fearful of any plant that requires too much humidity because…

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