If you follow plant lovers online, you probably have an ever-growing and never-ending list of must-have plants. When I began my plant journey, this was me. Every time I would open my phone, I'd see a new plant that I never knew existed, and I would add it to the list. Just when I thought I was finished, bam! The 'gram would hit me with something new. Of course, I'd have to hit the nursery or plant shop (online or in person) to try and find it. Couldn't find it? No problem, I'd still get a new plant.
The more plant-filled spaces I saw, the more I tried to fill my space with plants. The temporary euphoria from buying new plants was hard to resist, so I'd just get that other plant over there instead.
KAMILI BELL HILL put a career in law on hold to pursue interior design, a field where she incorporates her other passion: houseplants. She's also the creator of PlantBlerd, where she provides plant styling and growing advice; and BlackPeople. Plants, which she founded to highlight fellow Black houseplant lovers. Catch up on TikTok and Instagram: @plantblerd and @blackpeople.wplants.
At first, all of my plant purchases were impulse buys, with little to no planning. It was easy to get caught up chasing the next plant. It was a vicious cycle of running out of space, and then that space would free up when that impulse buy did not make it. I quickly learned my compulsive plant shopping was not sustainable. I also learned that collecting plants is not a race to have the most plants.
A collection of plants does not need to be hundreds of plants. You can have a collection of just ten plants; it is still a collection.
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