From Wishlist to Whoops: 2025 Houseplant Trends, Plant Care Tips & Plant Fail Confessions From the Northwest Flower & Garden Show

What plants are flying off the shelves this year? If you’ve been hanging out with me on Instagram or listening to the podcast lately, you know that part of my job is traveling the country to speak at plant shows. I love getting to see what’s new, what’s trending, and honestly… just being surrounded by thousands of plants and planty people. It fills my joy tank like nothing else.

So I thought, why not bring the magic of one of these events to YOU? This episode is your virtual behind-the-scenes pass to the recent Northwest Flower & Garden Show in Seattle. I spent three days running around with my little mic, interviewing vendors, influencers, and anyone who would talk plants with me. I came home with so much planty intel, sore feet, and a heart full of joy.

In this episode, we learn:

• [00:26] What I did at Northwest Flower and Garden Show!
• [04:06] Andy from Andy’s Orchids
• [05:30] Molly from Rancho Cacto Nursery
• [07:16] Cheyenne from Chey D Plant Lady
• [10:21] Gardenia Gardens and Design
• [12:43] Justin from Costa Farms
• [15:19] Wind River Chimes
• [17:01] Gabrielle from The Lily Pad Bulbs
• [18:50] Mark from Little Prince Plants
• [20:15] Anne from The Dahlia House
• [23:50] Cameron from Urban Jungle Plant Shop
• [27:47] The Plant Farm
• [29:09] Kevin from Epic Gardening
• [34:27] Kamili from Plantblerd
• [38:20] Jaques in the Garden
• [42:54] Davida from Condo Plant Mama
• [46:05] Krystal from Plants with Krystal
• [48:08] Derek from Chocolate Botanist
• [49:42] Tim from Greenlife TPG
• [51:07] Robbie from Visit Our Garden

Vendors: 

• Andy’s Orchids
• Rancho Cacto Nursery
• Chey D Plant Lady
• Gardenia Gardens and Design
• Costa Farms
• The Lily Pad Bulbs
• Little Prince Plants
• The Dahlia House
• Urban Jungle Plant Shop Seattle
• The Plant Farm

Influencers: 

• Kevin from Epic Gardening
• Kamili from Plantblerd
• Jaques in the Garden
• Davida from Condo Plant Mama
• Krystal from plantswithkrystal
• Derek from Chocolatebotanist
• Tim from Greenlife TPG
• Robbie from Visit Our Garden

Plants featured:

• Neofinetia-falcata Furan Orchid
• Tylecodon schaeferianus
• Crassula deceptor
• Anthurium doc bloc x luxurians
• Conophytum “monkey’s face”
• The Purple Tomato
• Ranunculus Sfumato
• Orchid cactus-epiphyllum beavertail
• Mystery lipstick cactus from The Plant Farm

Thank you to our episode sponsor:

Wind River Chimes

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