Summer Rayne Oakes

Hey friends,
I’ll be taking a little time off from film production here on ‘Plant One On Me.’ I had meant to take a break earlier in the year to work on a project, but that didn’t quite work out as planned. ( Haha—you know how it goes! ) I’m not taking off completely, but the videos will come out with some irregularity.

We also just finished building our chicken coop and successfully got in our first rescue birds (all of whom we brought in from Brooklyn). Now I want to spend ALL my time with them because they are SO much fun. Animals, like plants, are my zen zone; and we've been working towards this coop — a sort of homage to my late foster hen and companion, Kippee. If you’re curious how the coop turned out, you can see it here: https://youtu.be/KLxLz_jlwak … We’ll still be producing videos with regularity on our sister channel @FlockFingerLakes youtube.com/c/flockfingerlakes, so you can check out vids there too, if it so moves you. We’ve filmed quite a number of lovely garden tours that we will be releasing throughout the winter months.

I’m heading to Costa Rica soon on one of our group botanical trips, so you’ll be seeing some updates from that; and within a couple short months we will be doing the long-awaited group botanical tours to Thailand and later in the year to Japan. These group tours have been so delightful, very educational; and quite a lot of friendships have been forged, so I’m keen on doing more. (BTW, a few spots are available on each of those trips if you're interested in a vacay in 2026: homesteadbrooklyn.com/botanical-tours). But if not this year, maybe next!

Thanks for all your awesome support. Truly grateful that others have a shared love for this type of educational content. Wishing you all a lovely end of 2025 and beautiful New Year.

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 613

Summer Rayne Oakes

We have a few openings on our Thailand Botanical Trip this February 17-23 2026. So if you’re keen to see & talk plants with fellow plant lovers, do consider coming!

On this trip, we’ll experience the Chatuchak Plant Market together, which is really the market for one-of-a-kind plants in Thailand. Additionally, we’ll be taking the train from Bangkok to one of my favorite locations–Chiang Mai—where we’ll get a personal tour of Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden and hike fairytale moss forests and see lush waterfalls throughout Doi Inthanon National Park. We’ll get a full dose of culture, plants and food on this trip with a great group of people. If interested, you can reserve your spot here: bit.ly/4jiI8wk

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1 month ago | [YT] | 230

Summer Rayne Oakes

We had two folks who had to unfortunately cancel their spots to Costa Rica with us, but that means those two spots have opened up on our Group Botanical Tour this December 2025 for other folks. On this trip, we’ll be visiting a series of Botanical Gardens and working our way to Costa Rica’s northern lowlands—a lush region where the Caribbean and Central Valley ecosystems meet, creating extraordinary plant diversity. You can reserve here: bit.ly/41waLQH

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3 months ago | [YT] | 175

Summer Rayne Oakes

We just announced our group botanical trip to Japan next fall (November 2026). This has been one of our bucket list trips. We'll be touring the historic gardens and shrines, botanic gardens under glass, and cultural sights throughout Osaka and Kyoto. We have 6 early bird ticket spots left: bit.ly/botanicjapan and would love for some of our viewers to join us!

3 months ago | [YT] | 225

Summer Rayne Oakes

We've had 2 SPOTS open up on our Botanical Tour through Costa Rica. If anyone is interested, feel free to request a spot here: homesteadbrooklyn.com/botanical-tours

4 months ago | [YT] | 190

Summer Rayne Oakes

Hi Folks, I think some of you will enjoy this outdoor garden tour of a houseplant + outdoor plant enthusiast in PA: https://youtu.be/xXvIkjqBH60 (on our sister channel ‪@FlockFingerLakes‬ )

4 months ago | [YT] | 24

Summer Rayne Oakes

We're posting more outdoor garden and plant nursery tours on our sister channel ‪@FlockFingerLakes‬ where you'll see more of our garden and others. This one in particular I though some 'Plant One On Me' viewers would really enjoy: https://youtu.be/K7VqroTbu0o

4 months ago | [YT] | 39

Summer Rayne Oakes

We'll be on the road again seeking out the best of the best for Houseplant Home Tours. Do you (or someone you know) have an amazing / interesting collection of houseplants in the following towns:⁣
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- Oneonta, NY⁣
- Albany, NY⁣
- Nassau, NY⁣
- Stockbridge, MA⁣
- Ludlow, MA⁣
- Belchertown, MA⁣
- Cold Spring, NY⁣
- Hopewell Junction, NY⁣
- New Paltz, NY⁣
- Kingston, NY⁣
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Fill out the form here: bit.ly/3GrzdLq to apply to be featured. Or tag your friend if you know someone in and around those towns if you feel as if they would be a worthy subject.⁣

5 months ago | [YT] | 87

Summer Rayne Oakes

We're looking for new Houseplant Home Tours to be featured on 'Plant One On Me.'
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Do you have an interesting, unique houseplant collection in an awe-inspiring or relatable style? ⁣
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Over the next two months, we'll be traveling through:⁣
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- Endicott, NY⁣
- Binghamton, NY⁣
- Albany, NY⁣
- Berkshire, MA⁣
- Amherst, MA⁣
- Scranton, PA⁣
- Brandywine Valley (PA/DE)⁣
- Brooklyn, NY⁣
- New York, NY⁣
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If you're interested in letting us film your Houseplant collection for a Houseplant Home Tour, fill out the form here: bit.ly/3GrzdLq

5 months ago | [YT] | 112

Summer Rayne Oakes

We have two group botanical trips coming up: Costa Rica and Thailand. Both are sold out, however, if you're interested in joining, put your name on the waitlist, because we're considering doing second trips come 2026: homesteadbrooklyn.com/botanical-tours

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