Growing joy : the plant lover's guide to cultivating happiness (and plants)

Growing joy The plant lover's guide to cultivating happiness (and plants)

Maria Failla

Book - 2022

"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 lo...oking 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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Subjects
Gardening > Psychological aspects.
Gardening > Therapeutic use.
Self-care, Health.
Self-help publications.
Genres
Self-help publications
Published
New York : St. Martin's Essentials [2022]
Language
English
Main Author
Maria Failla (author)
Edition
First
Physical Description
xi, 260 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 20 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
9781250814890
  • A Note from the Author
  • Introduction: It's Growing Season, Baby
  • How This Book Works
  • 1. Rooted in Routine
  • 2. The Great Outdoors
  • 3. Engage Your Senses
  • 4. Plant Seeds of Delight
  • 5. Celebrate Your Plant/Life Parallels
  • 6. Make More Plants, Grow More Joy
  • 7. The Power of Flowers
  • 8. Plants + the Home
  • 9. Know Yourself, Grow Yourself
  • 10. The Dark Side
  • 11. Growing Together
  • 12. Grow Joy. Grow Kindness.
  • Appendix: Plant Killer to Plant Person Crash Course: Plant Care Basics
  • Resources to Cultivate Curiosity
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Author
  • About the Illustrator
  • Notes
  • Index
Review by Booklist Review

Failla, host of the podcast Bloom and Grow Radio, encourages readers to cultivate the feelings of witnessing new life both in the garden and within themselves. For new and seasoned plant parents, Failla offers helpful advice, tips, and tricks, like start slow, with just one or two plants if you're new; look at your plant before you look at your screen to help lift your mood; create a plant care and self-care routine to keep your plants alive and yourself healthy. She also recommends plants for specific situations; for example, if your goal is a nicely scented home, try lavender, rosemary, or basil. Readers may feel at ease thanks to Failla's focus not only on growing plants but on communing with them as a form of nature therapy. Filled with friendly advice, plant puns, and personal stories, Failla's book will help readers make the perfect peaceful environment inside and out, and the search for joy as simple as growing one's own.

From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.

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