How Can I Be A Good Plant Parent? with Christopher Griffin aka Plant Kween Image

How Can I Be A Good Plant Parent? with Christopher Griffin aka Plant Kween

13 September - 1 hour 2 mins explicit
Podcast Series Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness

Gather your plant fam and tell all the green gurls—there’s royalty on the podcast this week! Christopher Griffin aka THE Plant Kween joins Jonathan to discuss the joys of indoor gardening, from finding a plant that fits your lifestyle to tending to root rot. Plus, a casting session for Divas Live: Green Gurls edition!

Christopher Griffin, also known as Plant Kween, is a Brooklyn-based educator, author of YOU GROW, GURL! Plant Kween’s Lush Guide to Growing your Garden, and gardener with a collection of more than 200 green plants (also known as “green gurls”) in their apartment.

Born and raised in West Philadelphia, Christopher grew up visiting local nurseries with their grandmother, which i...

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