Working Doc by Emmad

Plants - 1/27

I have lots of plants (23 exactly) and have been slowly accumulating them for 5 years
So i understand when friends sometimes ask me for plant advice - but I have to come clean to them: I actually know nothing about plants
I started getting plants because (to be honest) they looked nice. And they were cheap (I've never spent more than $20+ on a plant shoutout to Lowes). Right out of college, they were great decoration for someone with little money
In the process i never learned the names of any of the plants (besides a famous few: Monstera, fiddle, etc), didn't ever look up specific watering or care instructions, or frankly anything about how to look after plants
But i did take care of them. Ive lost a few plants along the way, but I've also had my oldest plant for 5 years now, and it continues to grow a bit everyday
I didn't think a lot about why - but as of late ive been (slowly) reading Braiding Sweetgrass and trying to pay attention to the plants and earth around me
Realizing a few things:
All of this is to say: I really enjoy taking care of my plants. Most of this has come through time tho
And I still don't know a lot about plants - but i do know a lot about my plants

Here is a picture of some of my plants btw. Also go read Braiding Sweetgrass please.