{"id":31485,"date":"2022-03-23T05:03:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-23T12:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/blog\/?p=31485"},"modified":"2026-02-22T15:33:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T23:33:32","slug":"brightview-resident-botanist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/blog\/brightview-resident-botanist\/","title":{"rendered":"Brightview\u2019s Botanist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Looking for tips to help your indoor plants thrive? It\u2019s a good thing that Dr. Joan Gottlieb, a resident at Brightview Commons<\/a>, has years of expertise and knowledge to share.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019re loving Joan\u2019s feature on Brightview\u2019s blog<\/a>, which dives into her botanist journey, top tips for keeping indoor plants alive and more. We hope Joan\u2019s story and ideas make your day a little brighter \u2014 and help you channel your inner botanist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A passion for plants: Brightview\u2019s resident botanist<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From earning her undergraduate degree in biology to completing her Ph.D. thesis on plant hormones, Brightview resident Dr. Joan Gottlieb has always loved botany. After finishing school herself, Joan went on to teach science and biology courses, plus she led botany seminars for advanced students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Joan didn\u2019t stop there. She also traveled the world as part of botany field study programs visiting New Zealand, China, Costa Rica, Ecuador, the Galapagos Islands, Hawaii, Trinidad and Tobago to study the local flora.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Outside of the classroom and her travels, Joan kept her passion alive by housing over 180 ferns in her home garden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ve had a wonderful life with this passion of mine,\u201d said Joan<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s taken me around the world, makes me happy to be indoors and I can write about them. I\u2019m happy to have that. You only live once, and you want to do something that pleases you, has some youthfulness and makes the world a better place.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now residing at Brightview Commons, Joan continues her passion by caring for her own plants, working on the community\u2019s garden and teaching classes to fellow residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Start your own garden with Joan\u2019s tips<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inspired to start your own indoor garden \u2014 or revitalize the plants you have now? Look no further! Joan shares four plant-caring tips in Brightview\u2019s blog post. You\u2019ll also find a quick highlight of the mental and physical benefits of keeping indoor plants around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joan\u2019s top tips include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n