Call the Plant Bus Lady

In the sixth and final episode of Call the Plant Bus Lady season one, we visit Chele in her berm home to talk all things plant pests. With an atrium as the epicenter of her house, she has the perfect greenhouse-like atmosphere to grow houseplants. Although every plant lover dreams of an atrium like Chele’s, dream growing environments can quickly turn into a nightmare if not proactively scouted for...

In the fifth episode of Call the Plant Bus Lady , we explore Summer’s first herb garden. As an avid hobby collector, Summer is comfortable trying her hand at new skills, and while she has dabbled in gardening before, she has never tried to grow herbs. After a visit to the Plant Bus this past spring, I had her set up with the plants, all she needed was the pots, the potting mix and the gusto to lea...

In episode four of Call the Plant Bus Lady , I visit Kristi to help fix the support holding up her three-year-old Swiss cheese plant ( Monstera deliciosa ). When she originally bought it on the Plant Bus, it looked like a bushy little plant that fit in the cupholder of her car. It had no fenestrations (a.k.a. holes in the leaves) and was showing no signs of the monster vine it was going to become....

In episode three of Call the Plant Bus Lady , I visit Chele, a retired florist and nature lover, to advise on her newly reconstructed landscape beds. The goal? A full on prairie-scape! Tired of dragging hoses around her yard and watering a landscape that was overgrown and picked out by a past property owner, Chele wants plants that will grow in her native soil and climate, encouraging a local habi...

In this episode of Call the Plant Bus Lady , Alex finds herself wanting to dip her toes into a new area of horticulture—growing her own food. All new gardeners have to dive in somewhere, whether that starting point is in the house with a pothos vine, the front porch with a chrysanthemum, or the backyard with a tomato plant. Horticulture is a wide world, and that is why it is the oldest hobby. Ther...

In this episode of Call the Plant Bus Lady , ride along to Staci’s house where I provide some solutions for her ailing arrowhead vine ( Syngonium podophyllum ) and nerve plant ( Fittonia albivenus ). Both plants are struggling, but like many home growers, Staci doesn’t know what changes she should make to encourage an uptick in growth. Tune in to learn a professional horticulturist’s advice on rep...

Listen to “Call the Plant Bus Lady” on Apple, Spotify or YouTube starting July 8! Ride along with the Plant Bus Lady as I visit gardeners at home, discuss their plant struggles and projects, and help them unearth their inner green thumb. You might just discover yours! Each episode will focus in on one gardener’s dilemma, be it houseplant, garden plant or native plant related. Subscribe to be infor...