Baltimore Collection — Charming and Resillient

It started in Mount Vernon, after I returned from Germany. I lived in a forest-floor, northwest-facing apartment—challenging light, uneven seasons, and a space that demanded patience. I learned to work with what I had: cultivating soil with organic materials, hauling spring water from Sykesville, and paying attention to how plants respond when the basics are honest and consistent. That’s where I truly began to understand plants—form, habit, and how light and water shape their lives.

Baltimore is also where plant community became real. I met many people through plants—trades, tips, and long conversations that started at a windowsill and kept going. I’ve gathered some of those connections here: Plant Lovers. The collection grew alongside those relationships, each plant tied to a person, a block, or a season.

I lived with plants in every room: bedroom, living room, even as a living “curtain.” In the bathroom, steam and shower water did part of the care. I kept a small studio dedicated to repotting and propagation, and guests from my time as an Airbnb host often noticed—their reactions reminded me how much these environments matter. This collection marks the beginning, the place where attention turned into practice and practice into a way of living.