Plantfluencer: Hugo Ruiz

More or less because I don't know the exact number, at last count in March it was 144, and since then, a few more have joined the jungle.

What was it that caught your attention to enter the world of plants?

Have a little piece of nature at home. I really like to go out and breathe in the mountains, to see greenery, plants, trees, peace.

At home, my partner Bea and I have a corner in the living room where most of the plants we have are, and looking at that corner is often enough to forget the day-to-day life in the city. Seeing so much green at home, it's peace and quiet.

ago, specifically in April 2017 with some tiny cacti, a Tillandsia, which amazed me to see that a plant could grow without soil, and month after month I was fattening the list of plants I wanted. 3 years later, Here we are, with the house full of green living beings.

What are the advantages of having plants indoors?

For me, even though many people are surprised and don't understand how I manage to keep so many plants alive, in fact they see it as something laborious, instead I see it as an escape from this mundane reality. A routine of watering and checking, 10-15 minutes a day. To be surprised by the new shoots, to see that you get the hang of that plant that seemed to do more to die than to live, to understand them, to see them grow, small daily illusions.