Growing Joy: The Plant Lover's Guide to Cultivating Happiness (and Plants)

Growing Joy: The Plant Lover's Guide to Cultivating Happiness (and Plants)

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  • Type:Epub+TxT+PDF+Mobi
  • Create Date:2022-03-26 05:21:39
  • Update Date:2025-09-06
  • Status:finish
  • Author:Maria Failla
  • ISBN:1250814898
  • Environment:PC/Android/iPhone/iPad/Kindle

Summary

Planty practices to grow your way to happier, more peaceful life

Discover the power of plants to help you disconnect from the stress and anxiety of modern life and grow more joy in your world。 Filled with practices to help plant lovers step away from their screens and cultivate delight and peace of mind with plants, Growing Joy is your guide to transforming plant care into self-care。

In easy to read, light-hearted chapters, author Maria Failla, host of the beloved podcast Bloom and Grow Radio, explores the science behind our love of plants and shares how that humble aloe plant on your windowsill can unlock a world of wellness and delight。 With ideas and tips both big and small—from simply making a habit of looking at a plant before looking at a screen in the morning to creating a plant-infused restorative retreat in your home—Growing Joy will help you create a meaningful wellness practice rooted in nature and connection。 And of course, there’s some plant care tips in there too to make sure both you and your green friends thrive!

Whether you’re a plant parent pro or the anxious owner of a single, not-dead-yet succulent, Growing Joy will help you reconnect with yourself, bring more smiles to your face and peace in your heart, and inspire a lifelong relationship with plants that will keep you blooming and growing。

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Reviews

Collette MacDonald

I really appreciated receiving an ARC of Growing Joy, and felt that it both complemented and expanded my level of appreciation for plants。 I also loved the author's metaphors on growing plants and growing ourselves, and all the comparisons that exist between the physical growth of a plant and the inner growth of humans。 I posses a natural love of plants, though mostly outdoors through my spring gardens, home landscaping and succulents and cacti obsession。 This book prompted me to look at my indo I really appreciated receiving an ARC of Growing Joy, and felt that it both complemented and expanded my level of appreciation for plants。 I also loved the author's metaphors on growing plants and growing ourselves, and all the comparisons that exist between the physical growth of a plant and the inner growth of humans。 I posses a natural love of plants, though mostly outdoors through my spring gardens, home landscaping and succulents and cacti obsession。 This book prompted me to look at my indoor space and see that I need to bring more living greenery into my home。 The book prompted me to get curious and do my research before I started my collection。 I have found a few challenges to be not a lot of direct light through my windows and the fact that houseplants are really expensive at plant stores and nurseries。 If I do buy retail, I want to make sure I'm set up for success before I buy。。。maybe considering grow lights or shelving in spaces with lots of light。 I'm also hunting for plant sales or plant swaps in my local area, and hoping this new venture will also be an avenue for cultivating some plant friends, as the author recommends in the book。 Overall, I'm happy I read this book, as it is full of helpful, encouraging and positive words, which are much needed these days! 。。。more

java

I received this as an ARC。 This book is a delightful read, especially nice if you are just starting to get into plants。 I will be gifting this book with a plant baby to a few people!

Kimberly

Overall I found the book to be very straightforward and I appreciated its brevity。 At times the book felt repetitive, either repeated phrases in the same chapter or repeated themes throughout the book entirely。 One feature I found very helpful and interesting was the journaling and mindfulness prompts throughout each chapter of the book。