How to Make a Plant Love You by Summer Rayne Oakes

aired the week of February 3, 2025

How to Make a Plant Love You by Summer Rayne Oakes is a love letter to nature. Summer Rayne Oakes set out to write a book about how to better take care of your houseplants and in the process revealed the benefits of plants both indoor and outdoor. In this how-to guide, Oakes writes about what plants need from the microscopic to large scale and how you can go about replicating that in your home. She then explains what plants give you in return. This short book reads like talking to a friend over coffee. It is a beautiful exploration of all things plants from an expert with a lifelong love of nature.