I have over 150 houseplants, including 20 orchids. They're my pride and joy! I'm a consultant with Maison Green, an interior houseplant installation and maintenance company, and for the past 3 years I've done countless jobs for them, including pest management, repotting, pruning and other maintenance, installations, and more. I'm also the manager of Somerville Public Library's West Branch plant program. We installed 15 plants in that branch of the library, and I coordinate their care and maintenance with a team of volunteers, and I also repot and fertilize them, etc. I'm very well acquainted with common pests, treatments, and other warning signs of under or over-watering--all the pesky things that can happen when people are on vacation! I identify as a "plant parent" in that my plants are my babies. I love them and take it a bit personally when they're not thriving. I want my plants--and yours--to be as happy as they can be!