Welcome To My Houseplants Blog!

Hello and welcome to my houseplants blog. The Houseplants Edit is my guilty pleasure - a whole blog dedicated to the healing power of houseplants.

I thought it was about time I put some effort into growing my houseplants blog. If I can nurture and grow my houseplants, then I can certainly nurture and grow a blog that is all about my passion for plants. 

This blog aims to be a fun and inspiring resource for fellow plant lovers. I will share my researched discoveries and my own personal plant stories, both success stories and failures, so that we can all learn together and enjoy being on this journey of growth.


How I Discovered Houseplants


Like many people, my first attempts at rearing houseplants were pitiful, and they spanned over a number of years. I remember coming out of a horrible relationship and I needed a project to help me get through the days. I started a blog called The Breakup Project, and I attempted to distract myself from my heartache by waffling on about the various activities that were helping me to "move on" one day at a time.

Amongst some of the random things I blogged about, I discovered cooking and plants. I was terrible at both, but I was also determined not to let that get in the way of my enthusiasm.

A Battered Basil Plant


My first plant was a basil plant that I picked up at the supermarket. I tried to force it to live in my bedsit that barely had any light, when really I should have chopped it up and served it in a salad. It would have at least contributed successfully to my cooking project.

My second attempt at rearing a houseplant wasn't great either. I was discovering that I had a tendency to force plants to stay alive, when they were desperate for the suffering to end. 

A Very Sad Weeping Willow


This time I had a very large weeping willow. At first it was luscious, green, and flourishing with leaves. By the end of its life, it was just a stick with one or two completely dead dried up leaves still clinging on to the plant, even in death. It endured lots of under-watering, limited light, being moved from one home to another twice in removal vans, and several attempts from my cat to climb it.

Third time lucky? Not really...

The Fragile Orchid That Didn't Stand A Chance


A few years later a friend bought me a beautiful orchid. It was so pretty! The delicate pink flowers brought me joy every single day. Until they dropped off and I was left with this odd-looking plant that had four thick leaves at the base and a stalk with no flowers. I had no idea whether I was supposed to chop the stalk off or leave it. So I chopped it off. I was terrified that this plant was going to die, just like the rest of my plants, so I over-loved it until the roots turned to mush.

The thing is, I really missed that plant. So I did what I should have done from the start. I turned to Google. And that is where my adventures in plants truly began.

My Ever-Evolving Urban Jungle


I discovered the exciting world of crazy plant lovers on Pinterest, Instagram, and YouTube. There were articles, blogs, videos, tutorials, houseplant tours... My urban jungle obsession was born, and I quickly acquired about 50 houseplants. Most of which also met their deaths in my care. The difference this time was that I was on a journey to discover everything I could in order to become the queen of my urban houseplant jungle.

For every plant that died, I shed tears, and then promptly replaced it with something else. I now have a steady collection of around 50 houseplants that actually look like they are enjoying life. I have become familiar with the types of plants to avoid at all costs because they won't be able to survive the sporadic stretches of inevitable neglect that swing round with every depressive episode I experience. And so my little plant family and I get along quite well now. I keep them going, and they keep me going.

I hope you have enjoyed hearing about where my passion for plants stemmed from. You can share your own story in the comments, I would love to hear it! 

Whether you are a complete beginner or are much more experienced than me, I am sure that you will enjoy reading my blog, so why not subscribe so that you never miss a post from me? 





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