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Marcus Bridgewater, the plant rescuer, lives in the Houston, Texas area.

Podcast: Growing Our Gardens & Ourselves with Marcus Bridgewater

This week on the Gardenerd Tip of the Week Podcast we’re chatting with Marcus Bridgewater. He’s the author of the new book How To Grow: Nurture Your Garden, Nurture Yourself.

Marcus is the CEO and founder of Choice Forward, a wellness company focused on empowering individuals and strengthening communities. He joins us from Houston, Texas, to share his knowledge and philosophy about growing plants that don’t produce food.

BRIDGEWATER_How to Grow
Marcus Bridgewater’s new book uses gardening as a metaphor for ways to take care of ourselves.

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Marcus Bridgewater Garden
The pergola (monsteras, prayer plants, Vicks plant, variegated neon pothos, and more). All photos by Marcus Bridgewater

Resources from Marcus Bridgewater

Get your copy of How To Grow here (we make a few cents if you use this link).

Visit Marcus’s website Choice Forward

Follow Marcus @GardenMarcus on TikTok and Instagram

Follow Choice Forward on Instagram, and Facebook and watch their YouTube videos here

Plants Marcus mentioned during our conversation:

  • Philodendrons – some for indoors, some for outside in the shade
  • Pothos (which is a philodendron) – the houseplant voted most likely to succeed for beginners

Do you feel like you’re going to kill a houseplant? Check out this archival post with a few fool-proof plants to try. Don’t give up! You’ll find one that works for you.

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