Member-only story
The tale of houseplants lost and new beginnings
How a new house has always led to new houseplants
My Pothos had taken over the entire TV unit in 18 months. It was the statement piece of my home and made it to multiple Instagram posts of mine and those of my friends.
I would look at it longingly every day, excited about its vines and new growth. I would touch its leaves, talked to it almost every day, and ensured that it always gets the water and nutrients it needs. It responded well and flourished in my house.
Giving it company were Areca Palm, Snake plant, peace lily, and ZZ plant. They were all happy together inside my cosy home and I like to think were having the time of their lives. I had started believing that my ‘green thumb’ was for real.
And then, we changed cities and eventually countries.
I could not take the houseplants with me. So I did the next best thing, gave them to my close friends and my mother who I knew could keep a plant alive.
So, was I heartbroken? Well, yes!!
After giving almost two years to those plants, I had to part with them. And this did not happen for the first time.
Before this, I was in Bangalore and had to give up all my plants when I changed cities and moved to…
