Plant Parenting!

I love gardening. I think in general, I love taking care of things and watching things grow, which is why I teach, and why I want to be a parent. With our new house that is ours, we have a gorgeous setup for a beautiful garden where I can work on getting a green thumb.

I really want indoor plants too. However, I have to be extremely careful because of my fur children. My black cat would prefer to be exactly where I want indoor plants to be, and I really need to get them their own plants that are safe and chew-able before putting mine out. So in the meantime, all of my plants are on top of the refrigerator except for my new orchid, which is in another warm, bright shade spot protected from my cats.

So, here are some of my plants babies that I got a couple of weeks ago. They are all still alive! I have named them and have grown very attached. I cant wait to add more to the family!

I do have a couple more propagating, like a Tradescantia Zebrina that I’ve named Zeb Egg who is about 50/50 on deciding to live or die right now. She’s a little sensitive and has been through a lot (thanks to my teacup Panther, who is doing fine and is not sick from the plant thank GOODNESS) so I’m not going to include a picture.

By the way, I KNOW that some of the plants I choose to have are not safe for cats if ingested. I also know my cats, who will be much more interested in their own foliage than mine depending on placement. I have plans in the works to give them a mini field of cat grass and other edible cat plants so we can all get along.

I don’t want to stop here! I have more plant babies that I would love to treasure in my home.

This is my Plant Wish List:

• Cast Iron Plant- because it’s durable.
• Monstera- because it’s adorable.
• String of Hearts- because our house is filled with love. And have you seen them? SO CUTE! I want to hang them all over the house!
• Mini Phalaenopsis Orchids- because the blooms are so tiny and cute!
• More Phalaenopsis Orchids- because they are safe for cats and pretty and I need more colors!
• ALL THE SAFE SUCCULENTS- Echeveria, Haworthia, Hens and Chickens, Donkey Tail, etc. Because succulents are amazing and I love them and I have plans to cover my entire front yard in succulents.
• As much Cat Grass and Catnip plants for my cats as possible so they stop trying to attack my babies.