Maria Failla

5 days ago | growingjoywithmaria.com | Maria Failla

https://stream.redcircle.com/episodes/bc49d28a-2854-48d0-900c-a13df0d59af4/stream.mp3Have you ever killed a succulent and then felt like you were completely doomed as a plant parent? That was totally me about eight years ago. I brought succulents home because everyone said they were the easiest, most foolproof plant. Yet I still managed to kill them. Naturally, I spent a lot of time thinking I was just a plant killer. However, I eventually learned that succulents aren’t fool proof.

1 week ago | growingjoywithmaria.com | Maria Failla

https://stream.redcircle.com/episodes/986dfd74-a505-4306-878e-2946c36f632b/stream.mp3A few weeks ago, I found 22 baby ducklings on my roof. Not one. Not ten. But 22 fluffy, peeping, impossibly cute ducklings on the eaves of my Florida home.

2 weeks ago | growingjoywithmaria.com | Maria Failla

https://stream.redcircle.com/episodes/f275a48f-d795-47a2-a7f3-7bf1d3eecd90/stream.mp3How do you view soil in your garden? A lot of us look at soil as just the brown stuff under our feet. We usually don’t think about all of the different components that make up soil, all of the different organisms living in soil, or how it is this whole environment that our plants depend on. It is a living, breathing ecosystem that could be the answer to improving your entire garden.

3 weeks ago | growingjoywithmaria.com | Maria Failla

https://stream.redcircle.com/episodes/78713db9-6a64-4757-8da5-9180dab317b9/stream.mp3Did you know that your houseplants have superpowers? Some can actually seek out darkness to find the light, some can count, and some can actually bring wealth. To help me reveal all these amazing aspects of our houseplants is my new friend, David Domoney. He’s a celebrated British horticulturist, television presenter, and author with over 30 Royal Horticultural Society medals.

1 month ago | growingjoywithmaria.com | Maria Failla

https://stream.redcircle.com/episodes/e987c826-6183-4703-b684-3689b344be49/stream.mp3It’s Melanoma Awareness Month! Two years ago, I walked into a dermatologist’s office thinking I had a simple skin issue… then I walked out with a melanoma diagnosis at 34. As a lifelong gardener, I never expected my love of plants would overlap with a serious health scare, but here we are. I’m not a beach person nor an outdoor enthusiast. I just tend to my garden every day, really.