{"id":4731,"date":"2022-06-10T13:05:15","date_gmt":"2022-06-10T20:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/?post_type=book&p=4731"},"modified":"2022-06-10T13:18:07","modified_gmt":"2022-06-10T20:18:07","slug":"you-grow-gurl","status":"publish","type":"book","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/book\/you-grow-gurl\/","title":{"rendered":"You Grow, Gurl!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Known to Instagram followers as an ‘influencer,’ Plant Kween grows over 200 houseplants (the ‘gurls’ of the book’s title) in a small Brooklyn apartment. Christopher Griffin dedicates this book to the grandmother whose love of plants and gardening made a strong impression on him at a tender age.<\/p>\n

Written in a conversational style, and providing the expected horticultural details one might need to keep a plant alive indoors, there are many unexpected aspects to this book: it is the first houseplant book I’ve encountered that comes with a playlist! Griffin is the opposite of snobbish, not a seeker of the rarest of plants for their own sake. Plants that can thrive and whose beauty brings delight are the important thing.<\/p>\n

While anthropomorphizing plants, Griffin also phytomorphizes humans: “We are basically houseplants with complex emotions.” Caring for plants is inextricably linked to caring for one\u2019s own well-being. He reflects on the ways that we might judge ourselves as ‘not having a green thumb,’ and recounts an apocryphal tale about the term’s origins which puts things in perspective.\u00a0 Griffin takes a forgiving and encouraging stance on gardening as an ongoing learning experience that is open to anyone.<\/p>\n

As someone immune to the allure of Instagram who mainly grows plants outdoors, I was nevertheless charmed by this book\u2019s ebullient enthusiasm for growing green ‘gurls.’ To quote the author, “This book is filled with that Black queer nonbinary femme plant parent joy!”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Known to Instagram followers as an ‘influencer,’ Plant Kween grows over 200 houseplants (the ‘gurls’ of the book’s title) in a small Brooklyn apartment. Christopher Griffin dedicates this book to the grandmother whose love of plants and gardening made a strong impression on him at a tender age. Written in a conversational style, and providing the expected horticultural details one might need to keep a plant alive indoors, there are many unexpected aspects to this book: it is the first…<\/p>\n

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