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Talking to Plants: And Boy, Do They Have Opinions!
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jun 20 2026
Pages: 134
Weight: 0.38
Height: 0.34 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
What happens when you start talking to your plants... and they answer back?
Doraleigh Smathern didn't mean for things to get complicated. She just wanted to water her plants, maybe keep a few alive, and get through her day without overthinking everything. But somewhere between the sink full of dishes, the slightly open door, and a trip to the grocery store that took longer than it should have, something shifted.
The plants had opinions.
Not loud ones. Not dramatic ones. Just quiet observations about how she moved through the world, the way she hesitated, the things she tried to finish before they were ready, and the moments she didn't realize she was rushing past.
In Talking to Plants: And Boy, Do They Have Opinions, ordinary moments become something else entirely-gentle, humorous, and unexpectedly honest reflections on relationships, attention, and the small ways we make life harder than it needs to be.
This is not a book about plants.
Not exactly.
It's about:
- the conversations we didn't know we were having
- the things we notice too late (and sometimes just in time)
- and what happens when we stop trying to get everything right
Warm, quietly funny, and deeply relatable, Talking to Plants is a reminder that sometimes the best advice doesn't come from fixing things-it comes from finally noticing them.
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