{"id":175004,"date":"2022-02-01T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=175004"},"modified":"2022-02-02T17:02:57","modified_gmt":"2022-02-03T01:02:57","slug":"growing-a-garden-with-marcus-bridgewater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/growing-a-garden-with-marcus-bridgewater","title":{"rendered":"Growing a Garden with Marcus Bridgewater"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"200px\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/c11a90a9-3a98-4a7b-98c9-f5fdf7d6f266?dark=false\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wild-ideas-worth-living.simplecast.com\/episodes\/growing-a-garden-with-marcus-bridgewater\/transcript\">Transcript<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When facing struggles in his own life, Marcus Bridgewater found solace in the garden. By taking care of plants, he was inspired to take better care of himself. Now, Marcus is sharing his garden-inspired insights with the masses on social media. As one of the nation\u2019s most noteworthy plant influencers or \u201cplantfluencers\u201d, Marcus has gone viral on platforms like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@gardenmarcus?lang=en\">TikTok<\/a>. He shares tips, tricks, and insights on fostering plant growth and self-growth. Known by his social media handle \u201cGarden Marcus\u201d, he&#8217;s managed to turn his passion for plants and education into his fulltime job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Connect with Marcus Bridgewater:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@gardenmarcus?lang=en\">TikTok<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gardenmarcus.com\/\">Website<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ChoiceForward\/\">Facebook<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gardenmarcus\">Twitter<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/garden_marcus\/\">Instagram<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.choiceforward.com\/\">Choice Forward<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harpercollins.com\/products\/how-to-grow-marcus-bridgewater-9?variant=39988005863458\">Pre-order Marcus\u2019s book, How to Grow: Nurture Your Garden, Nurture Yourself<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transcript When facing struggles in his own life, Marcus Bridgewater found solace in the garden. By taking care of plants, he was inspired to take better care of himself. Now, Marcus is sharing his garden-inspired insights with the masses on social media. 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