Plants have been part of my life for as long as I’ve had a space to call my own. What started as a few pots in a post-college apartment has grown into a personal collection of more than a hundred plants — many of them rescues that I’ve nursed back from the brink. My oldest plant is twenty-five years old and has survived every move, lighting experiment, and “learning moment” along the way. Over the years, I’ve learned what it takes to keep plants not just alive, but truly thri