Marlie Graves
Marlie Graves, known as The Ficus Wrangler, has been keeping plants beautiful, training techs and relating to clients at half a dozen companies for 30 years. She studied creative writing and psychology in college and went on to start an independent film company with her first husband. She decided to focus on plants full time after completing the NYBG Horticulture School interior landscaping course. Marlie is retired, operates "The Ficus Wrangler" YouTube channel, contributes regularly to several houseplant forums, and is working on a plantcare book based on professional methods.
Six Common Plant Care Myths Debunked
At your accounts, you are the plant care expert. You can build goodwill by answering plant questions from clients and others around you. But if y[...] » Read More
Training Plant Technicians: A Week-by-We...
You may not believe this, but somewhere out there right now, plant technicians are watering plants and don’t know a thing about what they’re [...] » Read More
Service Tips for Plant Techs: 8 Ways to ...
Regardless of the profession, people are constantly looking for ways to be more productive during their workday. With a limited time frame and a [...] » Read More
How a Plant Care Log Can Improve Your Pl...
When asked about their daily routines, many writers say journaling is something they do unfailingly. Now, of course, most plant techs aren’t wr[...] » Read More
Tips for Techs: 7 Ways to Make Plant Mai...
For plant techs, time is always of the essence. At least, sometimes it seems that way. Efficiency is the key to accomplishing all tasks within th[...] » Read More
4 Final Things I Wish I’d Known Before...
In my last couple of posts, with the help of my plant tech friends, I’ve written about insights we wish we had known at the start of our in[...] » Read More
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