Houseplants are making a comeback! As we
popular succulent family, including string
all spend more time at home, many folks are
of pearls or string of turtles, to Pitcher
bringing the outdoors in, experimenting with
Plants, carnivorous stunners that eat the tiny
a wide variety of plants and improving their
bothersome gnats flying around the house –
mental and physical health in the process.
the variety available seems never-ending.
A study published in the 2015 Journal of Physiological Anthropology stated that plants
This winter, check out Take Root’s locally grown
in your home or office can make you feel more
holiday cactus or cyclamen, with their pink,
comfortable and soothed.
purple or white flowers that pop up in the cold months, when few other things are colorful,
Enter Kaitlyn Makers, owner of Take Root
sure to bring cheer to any space.
House Plants, which opened in a spacious, window-filled spot along Frederick’s Everedy
Take Root also offers a number of charming
Square in October. Makers and her shop arrived
pots and planters in a number of shapes and
just in time to help Frederick residents become
sizes. Adopt a porcelain giraffe planter and
plant parents or work on turning their black
pop in some fresh green foliage, or choose a
thumbs green.
pedestal pot with a smiling face and find an air plant that looks like hair growing on her head.
Stepping inside Take Root is like a breath of fresh air. Immediately, you are surrounded by
No matter your experience level, Makers is
lush greenery, colorful foliage and florals, and
ready to offer assistance with the right plant for
tiny charming climbers on shelves or hanging
you and your skill level, and offer suggestions
from the ceiling. At Take Root, there’s a plant
about lighting options and watering info.
Photos by Molly Fellin Spence
for every room, for every personality, and every temperament. From Peperomia Caperata, with its hearts h a p e d r i c h l y ve i n e d r u f f l e d d a r k g re e n leaves, to Philodendron Minima, with its small glossy split green leaves, to the ever-
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