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Title Growing joy : the plant lover's guide to cultivating happiness (and plants) / Maria Failla ; illustrated by Samantha Leung.
Author Failla, Maria, author.
Publication Info. New York : St. Martin's Essentials, [2022]
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Location Call No. Status
 Chickasaw  615.851 FAI    Checked Out
 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Third Floor  615.851 FAI    Check Shelves
 Winter Garden  615.851 FAI    Check Shelves
Edition First.
Description xi, 260 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 20 cm
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Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary "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 looking 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"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents Rooted in routine -- The great outdoors -- Engage your senses -- Plant seeds of delight -- Celebrate your plant/life parallels -- Make more plants, grown more joy -- The power of flowers -- Plants + the home -- Know yourself, grow yourself -- The dark side -- Growing together -- Grow joy. Grow kindness.
Subject Gardening -- Psychological aspects.
Gardening -- Therapeutic use.
Self-care, Health.
Gardening.
Health self-care.
Genre Self-help publications.
ISBN 9781250814890 (trade paperback) : $21.99
1250814898 (trade paperback)