I can’t imagine life without my admittedly oddball collection of houseplants, many of whom have been with me for several decades already. So I was delighted recently to meet today’s guest, Rob Moffitt, whose Los Angeles-based botanical design studio specializes in matching their clients with houseplants that are just the way I like them:

Not just pretty, but possessing loads of personality.

Often sculptural in stature, like living artworks.

Capable of forging a connection to the person caring for them … and with the potential to endure, maybe even for a lifetime of companionship.  

Rob is here to tell us about some favorites that you may wish to consider welcoming into your life, too, and where he finds them (hint: probably not at the big box store or supermarket). He’ll also share some of the tricks for how he shows them off to their best advantage.

Rob is a former nurse turned plantsman. He founded his business called The Haus Plant five years ago, at first as a plant truck that he’d take to farmers markets. The last two and a half years, The Haus Plant has resided in a permanent home on West 3rd Street in the Miracle Mile neighborhood of L.A. He and his staff of 13 create designs to incorporate distinctive plants into clients’ homes and businesses, and provide plant-care services, too, for some of those customers.

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