Everyone from NASA to butterflies knows that plants are a key to good health!

I love my 40+ houseplants. My inspiration grew from learning about Summer Rayne Oakes’s 500+ houseplants in her Brooklyn apartment.

Plants clean our air of toxins, give us life, and provide us with their good company that brings joy to our environment.

Where do I buy my plants in NYC? I listed them in order of my love for them.

• Urban Garden Center - 1640 Park Avenue between 116th and 117th Streets in East Harlem, Manhattan

• Noble Plants - 106-A West 28th Street between 7th Avenue and Avenue of the Americas

• The Sill - 84 Hester Street between Allen and Eldridge Streets in Chinatown, Manhattan
  448 Amsterdam Avenue between 81st and 82nd Street on the Upper West Side, Manhattan

I have also purchased plants at the Union Square Farmers’ Market as well as at Trader Joe’s.