I CAN’T IMAGINE LIFE life without my admittedly oddball collection of houseplants, many of which have been with me for several decades already. So I was delighted recently to meet Rob Moffitt, whose Los Angeles-based botanical design studio (above) specializes in matching their clients with houseplants that are just the way I like them: Not just pretty, but possessing loads of personality. Often sculptural in stature, like living artworks. Capable of forging a connection to the person caring for them … and with the potential to endure, maybe even for a lifetime of companionship. In a recent conversation, Rob shared some favorites that you may wish to consider welcoming into your life, too, and where he finds them (hint: probably not at the big box store or supermarket). He also shared some of the tricks for how he shows them off to their best advantage. Rob is a former nurse turned plantsman. He founded his business called The Haus Plant five years ago, at first as a plant truck that he’d take to farmers’ markets. The last two and a half years, The Haus Plant has resided in a permanent home on West 3rd Street in the Miracle Mile neighborhood […]

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