
About Me
Hi! My name is Liza. Welcome to my blog and thanks for visiting! I'm a Midwestern gal now living in the beautiful Land of Enchantment, Albuquerque, New Mexico. I have a plant care business here in town called Good To Grow.
I'm also a writer, dreamer and mischief maker. My goal with this site is to help teach people that plants are living breathing creatures, and if they're indoor houseplants, they are 100% dependent on human care. It's not like they can water themselves.
I update the site Monday through Saturday.
Please let me know if you have questions or if you would like help with your plants or garden. You can reach me at lizatheplantlady@gmail.com or follow me on Twitter, Lizawheeler7.
All photos are mine unless otherwise noted. All content is also entirely my hard work. If you'd like to use any content or photos, all you have to do is ask. If you take without asking, you are a thief. And thieves suck. So don't suck. We have a deal? Good.
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Fun Places to Visit
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- bigblueglobe
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- Lushe Urban Greenery
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- MySecretGarden
- Plantgasm
- Plants are the Strangest People
- Plowing Through Life
- Ramblings from a Desert Garden
- Random Rants and Prickly Plants
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January 24, 2012 at 5:11 pm
stephw
I don’t see dessert anymore.
January 24, 2012 at 5:33 pm
goodtogrow
Haha! I knew I could cure you!
January 24, 2012 at 9:24 pm
Desert Dweller / David C.
Oooh, that smell…
Hyacinths more romantic than Skynyrd? Probably, unless the woman is from Florida or Bama!
January 24, 2012 at 10:13 pm
stephw
Nothing’s more romantic than Skynard!
January 25, 2012 at 2:26 am
goodtogrow
There’s a sentence I never thought I’d hear on my houseplant blog: “Nothing’s more romantic than Skynard.”
January 25, 2012 at 2:45 am
stephw
…not something I thought I would ever write either!
January 25, 2012 at 3:52 am
goodtogrow
Life’s weird, huh?