Fact: Plants Will Make You Live Longer
Who hasn't killed a houseplant? Well, think twice before you let another potted rubber fig tree wilt on a windowsill. Plants bust their leafy asses to make our lives better. Just check out what they do for us:
Lower blood pressure and reduce stress
Increase attentiveness
Raise productivity at work
Lower levels of anxiety during recovery from surgery
Amorette Brooms runs a lush and lively Black-owned plant boutique in L.A. called Queen. I plan to visit the shop this weekend to pick up one of her hand-painted ceramic pots--seen here on her Insta--and a philodendron. I will water this plant. I will gossip with this plant. I will not kill this plant.