Free Plants for All in Leimert Park

It's April 25th.

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I'm Corey with the story.

Tomorrow in Lemur Park, the plant shica is handing out 2,000 free indoor plants to anyone

who shows up.

Co-founder Sandra Mejia wants every home to have some green life, especially for folks

who never owned one before.

These giveaways turn newbies into plant lovers real quick.

It all kicked off back in 2018 when Mejia cleared out extras from her own spot.

Mejia's picked out once she moved it to her South Los Angeles shop, where she grew up

with Salvadoran roots.

Her family is still in the mix, like her dad prepping care sheets and trimming plants

right now.

People often worry about killing their first plant, but vibe curator, filibucknor, keeps

it simple.

He matches folks with easy keepers and reminds them not to overwater or stress.

The goal is just feeling that plant energy and letting it thrive.

These line up features low maintenance filidindrons, like pink princess, colorful tradeous

contensia with green and purple leaves and prayer plants.

That fold up at night.

They're all about cleaning the air and sparking that green thumb and everyone.

Events like this build more plant advocates pushing for indoor greenery and public spaces

too.

So expect a line to wrap around the park as South LA, greens of one freebie at a time.