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How to Make a Plant Love You: Cultivate Green Space in Your Home and HeartPotted plants aren't mere decoration; they offer a rare opportunity to find joy by caring for another living being. Summer Rayne Oakes keeps over 1,000 live houseplants spanning over 400 species in her Brooklyn apartment. She's an environmental scientist, an entrepreneur, and (according to a New York Times profile) the icon of wellness minded millennials who want to bring nature indoors. She even installed a sub irrigation system and helpful watering
Potted plants aren't mere decoration; they offer a rare opportunity to find joy by caring for another living being. Summer Rayne Oakes keeps over 1,000 live houseplants spanning over 400 species in her Brooklyn apartment. She's an environmental scientist, an entrepreneur, and (according to a New York Times profile) the icon of wellness-minded millennials who want to bring nature indoors. She even installed a sub-irrigation system and helpful watering hacks, such as a 150-foot expandable hose that connects to pipes under her kitchen sink, so she only has to spend about a half-hour a day tending to her plants--an activity that she describes as a "moving meditation." This isn't an interior design book about hanging ivy on your window sills. It's about the real reasons that it's good for you to bring plants inside. Most people think that the common potted plant is just a decorative object, but there's also a strong psychological benefit to taking care of plants as a path to mindfulness. Taking care of other living beings is a basic human need. Urban Millennials with weaker community networks than previous generations just don't have the chance to do that. This book ties together all the known benefits of taking care of plants (lower blood pressure, lower stress, cleaner air) with a bigger, less obvious benefit: Taking care of plants makes you a more life-giving person. Through colorful vignettes that draw us into the mysteries and hidden stories of our plants, Summer Rayne shows how our chlorophyllous friends can serve as a gateway to a greater life. Who doesn't want to cultivate beauty, care for the natural world, and live mindfully in these crazy times? Summer Rayne Oakes shows us the way.Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Optimism Press
Published: 07/09/2019
ISBN: 9780525540281
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.40w x 1.00d
Review Citations: Library Journal 07/01/2019 pg. 85
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★★★★★ 4
Bright color easy to see but not a great bounce on the outdoor court
Style: 6 - Pack, Color: Pink
I liked the fact that these balls were a bright color and easy to see but the bounce on them was not as good as other name brands. They were OK as a back-up and performed better outside then on the indoor courts which are made of a different surface. We are using them , but would most likely not repurchase.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Price was best I found for quantity anywhere
Style: 6 - Pack, Color: Purple
I am a beginner and by no means an expert, but these balls appear to be as any other. The couple at the next court had a Franklin ball that came our way, and I bounced it and popped it back - I couldn't tell any difference in that instance. Sports stores had just one color - yellow (maybe one had chartreuse) amazon has single colors multiple - I thought it was worth this purchase. The purple may be harder to see on cloudy days - as I had on sunglasses and I could see it, but the fence at the court has a "privacy" net, it kinda bleneded in for a very brief moment until the sound was heard of the return, then no problem.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Pickle balls easy to see
Style: 6 - Pack, Color: White
Using indoors and outdoors, easy to see inside the gym. Great bounce. Great price.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2025
★★★★★ 5
Great Balls!
Style: 6 - Pack, Color: Purple
Great Outdoor balls. These are correct weight at 0.85oz and with 40 holes for outdoor play, not indoor as some other reviewers claim.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2025
★★★★★ 1
NOT Outdoor balls.
Style: 6 - Pack, Color: White
NOT outdoor. Don't waste your time if you are looking for proper outdoor balls, these are indoor. I don't play indoor so couldn't use them.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2026
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