PLANT GALLERY EDITORIAL

One ZZ plant became a collection, a Harlem apartment full of rare plants, and eventually Plant Gallery. Javon shares the unexpected journey from a birthday gift to building a living-art brand.

Hundreds of plants later, I’ve learned more than I ever have and enough to know I still have a lot to learn. A field note about Anthuriums, experimentation, expensive electric bills, and taking the leap before you have everything figured out.

Artist and collector Javon Conaway shares how his growing interest in Philodendrons and Anthuriums inspired the vision for Plant Gallery.