Took a kween some time, but I’ve had to learn to practice plant parent patience, gurl, especially when it comes to Ms. Fiddle-Leaf Fig. It is our role as the proud caregivers of these green kweens to minimize the stress they may experience when we welcome them into our spaces, and this can be done in a multitude of ways, dahling: 🟢 You do not have to repot them into their new planter right away. I tend to wait at least a week or two before repotting any new green gurl I bring into my home. This allows for her to hopefully experience any stress in waves, rather than all at once. 🟢 Leave that kween in one spot. My biggest mistake with Ms. Fiddle-Leaf Fig was moving her all about in my space the first few weeks. By moving her all around, I robbed her of a chance to get settled into her own daily routine. 🟢 Your green gurls may experience shock, and that’s okay. We all know that moving is stressful, and the same goes for our green gurls! When being welcomed into a new environment, they may experience shock. Shock could look like leaves drooping or a leaf or two falling from the stem, vine, or base of the plant. In most situations this shock is a temporary experience for your new green gurl; as she gets adjusted to her new home. 🟢 Don’t be all up on your green gurls; give them room to breathe. It’s cute and necessary to occasionally check in on that new green gurl, but don’t be a helicopter plant parent like I was with Ms. Fiddle-Leaf Fig back in the day. Check in on that kween occasionally and give her the time she deserves to bounce back from any shock she may be werking through. 🟢 No new growth, no problem! In a state of shock your green gurl may be conserving and concentrating her energy on maintaining what she has. That plant may not be in a state to serve new growth realness just yet, and that is okay. My green gurls are a constant reminder that growth is a process that takes time, patience, and energy! As you bring that lush greenery into your space, understand that those green gurls deserve the opportunity to get a grasp on their new surroundings and they’ll be serving that new growth realness when they are well and ready! 🎥 @meredith.b2