SMITH, LAURIE (JANUARY 15, 2026)

To kick off the New Year, member Laurie Smith, also our website manager, gave a talk on indoor plants at the first monthly meeting.  Laurie’s presentation covered the following:

• Less going on outdoors, our attention turns to indoor plants
• Indoor plants can be permanent or seasonal (eg. tender perennials in containers brought inside)
• As with the garden, “right plant, right place” is crucial
• Most indoor plants are not native to our area – succulents and tropicals
• Keeping plants of differing needs healthy and happy: light, potting mix, container types, watering and humidity, temperature
• Overview of potential indoor plant problems: environmental issues, wrong care, pests
• Why plants are so beneficial to have in the home, and anywhere else indoors

Laurie is former a Torontonian and has been in BC for over 15 years now.  She joined the Lynn Valley Garden Club this past fall.  High rise living has given her the opportunity to enjoy a patio container garden and an indoor jungle, and most of her plants are rescues from friends moving.

Laurie is a graduate of Gaia College’s (https://www.gaiacollege.ca/) organic land care diploma program, is on the current faculty and committee, and teaches native plant ecology and business skills for horticultural entrepreneurs.