Here’s a special late-night edition of Growing Joy with Plants: After Dark where I spill the planty tea and share a cocktail with my two incredible plant friends, Agatha Isabel and Kamili Bell Hill. You might know Kamili as @plantblerd on Instagram and Agatha as @agathatisabel on Instagram. They've been my real-life plant friends for years, and we recently had a blast at the New York Botanical Garden Orchid Show—and had a sleepover at Kamili's house the night before, which resulted in this episode! This is a candid chat as we dish the dirt on everything from embarrassing plant parent moments to the real talk about representation in the plant community.

In this episode, we learn:

• [00:53 ] Growing Joy After Dark: Real conversations about plant parenthood
• [02:18 ] Plant connections and friendships!
• [05:36 ] What has their collection looked like over time?
• [11:18 ] What is the dark side of plant collecting?
• [13:37 ] Get a personalized wind chime!
• [15:11 ] Safe, high-quality potting mixes and fertilizers
• [20:29 ] What are their favorite plant species?
• [23:33 ] Plant care tips and humidity hacks
• [26:24 ] Grow houseplants even in low-light spaces
• [27:57 ] What is the balance between the joy and stress of plant care?
• [30:56 ] Taking care of plants when traveling
• [32:42 ] Resilient plants and hoyas
• [33:25 ] Some plant disaster stories
• [37:16 ] What's the craziest plant experiment they’ve done?
• [39:34 ] What are the signs of being a true "plant parent"
• [51:21 ] Where to find Agatha and Kamili on social media

Mentioned in our conversation:

• The Orchid Show: Florals in Fashion | New York Botanical Garden
• Summer Rayne Oakes
• Bad Seeds on Apple Podcasts
• Bad Seeds on Spotify
• Happy Plants, Happy You by Kamili Bell Hill
• Houseplant Hookups by Agatha Isabel

For our truest, deepest thoughts on plant parenthood,

check out the full show notes and blog here!

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