My Story

Hi! I'm Savannah, I'm 23 years old, and I opened Easy Little Plants 2 years ago.

I've got ADHD, and though I try not to let it define me, it's kinda been the leading trait in my life. I could never quite stay still, and I had to work extra hard to keep my brain busy and satisfied.

I was never the kid to just go home and watch TV, I needed something to do with my hands.

That's where gardening came in, and drawing, and sewing, and jewelry, and photography, and everything else under the sun, it seems.

I grew up really shy, picking up on everything except for what I was supposed to. I could always notice a four leaf clover in the grass, but could I recognize a person's face? Probably not. I wasn't sure how to act, if I was too much or not enough. Beyond anything, I didn't want to bother anyone or get in trouble. God forbid I be annoying.

My mom and I would garden together when I was little. My parents took me to the nature center a lot and I'm super thankful for that!

I was a big fan of bugs, dirt, and plants when I was in preschool and elementary school, too. I would play with my Barbies and Littlest Pets outside, digging "lakes" and lifting up rocks to find rolly pollies.

With school, I got into a couple magnet programs, and then switched to what I describe as "weird hippie private schools".

I've always been really good at research and writing, but I was never the most organized. I got overwhelmed by the noisy crowded hallways and the piles of worksheets to keep track of. Small schools ended up being a lot better for me.

Fun Facts & Tidbits:

Favorite plant in the shop: Peacock spikemoss is always a good one. I love sharing it during the terrarium workshops!

Plant wishlist: peperomia emarginela, begonia lichenora (I might kill her by accident though), epipremnum porpax, things for outside! I wanna create an outdoor carnivorous plant garden.

Favorite moss: Seductrix (who named it that?)

Favorite music: Bad Bad Hats, Carly Rae Jepsen, Remi Wolf, The Beths, and Hozier

Favorite parts of shopkeeping: cleaning the aquariums is really relaxing for some reason. I also love talking to people!

Favorite things: Cats!!! Animals in general, but dogs are a little loud. I love love love my axolotl, Benny, He's so silly.

Art Stuff

My Original goal was to become a professional illustrator. Well- maybe not my original goal, but one of my more recent ones. There was also the marine biology phase, the flower farming phase, the "I wanna open a pet store one day" phase, and the entomology phase.

During my art phase, I did a lot of vector art, tracing over my sketches in Illustrator like some absurd game of extreme connect the dots. These drawings turned into pins, stickers, and with the help of my sewing machine, I embroidered them onto clothes! 

I got distracted at some point, getting really into paint chemistry and natural polymers. I created two types of biodegradable permanent fabric ink, but I never really found the demand for them, so I kinda just put the whole project aside. 

Still, I'm big into textile design and fabric in general. Katazome is my favorite. 

I've got a bunch of jewelry and resin experience, too. Product photography, though- love that stuff so much, augh.

Oh, also, painting happened. That pyramid was in the Sandy Spring Museum for a bit! Bucket list, check!

I don't really like making art anymore. For me, making art is a lot more stressful than taking care of plants and animals. Even if art is something I enjoyed in the past, I'm currently in my axolotl era. I'm just following my heart wherever it takes me. It's ok if that means changing. As long as I'm happy with where I'm headed, I'm good to go!