The Media Archives

On-Camera Appearances

2025​

• WCCO: Minnesotans can fill their home with greenery at Houseplant Academy and sale (October 3, 2025)

• Fox 9 Good Day: 1st Annual Houseplant Academy and 4th Annual Sale (September 29, 2025)

• Twin Cities Live: Mint All Year (September 15, 2025)

• WCCO: Tips for using mint beyond the summer months (September 3, 2025)

• Twin Cities Live: Apps and Hacks for Plant Care (May 2, 2025)

• Twin Cities Live: Add Some Green to Your Space (February 17, 2025)

2024

• Twin Cities Live: Arranging plants in your home (October 25, 2024)

• Minnesota Live: Bringing your plants indoors (September 19, 2024)

• Twin Cities Live: Shayla Owodunni, the owner of The Plant Penthouse, gives us her picks for Watch Read Listen (April 9, 2024)

• WCCO: Green guru has advice for keeping houseplants healthy (February 15, 2024)

• Minnesota Live: Blooming Plants (February 21, 2024)

• Twin Cities Live: Low-maintenance plants (February 26, 2024)

2023

• The Jason Show: Perfect Plants for Summer Entertaining (May 18, 2023)

• The Jason Show: Last Minute Plant Ideas for Valentine's Day with The Plant Penthouse (February 13, 2023)

• Bachman's: Smarty Plants Event Ad (February 9, 2023)

• The Jason Show: Plants That are Pet Friendly with The Plant Penthouse (January 23, 2023)

2022

• The Jason Show: Shayla from The Plant Penthouse, First in Studio Visit! (November 7, 2022)

• The Jason Show: How to Buy and Maintain Rare Plants (September 7, 2022)

• The Jason Show: Plant Father's Day Gift Ideas - Live From Seattle (June 16, 2022)

• Twin Cities Live: Plant Penthouse Does A Dining Room Makeover (February 23, 2022)

• The Jason Show: Winter Plant Survival Tips (January 18, 2022)

2021

• MPR News: A gift guide for all of the plant parents in your life (December 14, 2021)

• The Jason Show: Bachelorette Recap at the Semple Mansion (Appearance begins ~4:05) (November 16, 2021)

• The Jason Show: Plants that can handle the HEAT! | Sailor's Greenhouse Part II (June 29, 2021)

• The Jason Show: Low Maintenance plants with Shayla | Sailor's Greenhouse Part I (June 22, 2021)

• Twin Cities Live: Summer Plants (June 20, 2021)

• The Jason Show: Need potting help for your garden? | Tonkadale Part II (May 20, 2021)

• The Jason Show: Jason goes plant shopping for the first time | Tonkadale Part I (May 11, 2021)

• Twin Cities Live: Plants for your next spring party (May 1, 2021)

• The Jason Show: The basics for repotting your plants (March 16, 2021)

• Twin Cities Live: Plant Ideas on Instagram (March 4, 2021)

• The Jason Show: Plant Penthouse: Taking care of your plants (January 19, 2021)

2020

• Apartment Therapy: Plant-filled oasis inspired by tropical travels (December 10, 2020)

• The Jason Show: Style your plants for the Holidays (November 10, 2020)

• The Jason Show: How to buy budget-friendly plants (September 9, 2020)

• The Jason Show: Adding Some Green with The Plant Penthouse (July 23, 2020)

Written Features

2025

• Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation: The Human Workplace (Summer 2025)

• REAL SIMPLE: We Asked Pro Gardeners What They Grow at Home—Here Are Their Top Picks (July 30, 2025)

• REAL SIMPLE: This Shrub Is Ideal for Attracting Butterflies to Your Yard—and It's So Easy to Grow (July 24, 2025)

• Livingetc: 10 Types of Cactus That Will Bring the Cool Factor to Any Room (July 16, 2025)

• Livingetc: 7 Houseplants You Should Have in Your Home If You Love the Scandi-Inspired Look (June 16, 2025)

• Apartment Therapy: Master Gardener Shayla Owodunni Shares Her Best Plant Tips (June 13, 2025)

• Yahoo! UK: Less Is More When It Comes to Plant Styling, According to This Master Gardener (June 12, 2025)

• The Spruce: We Asked Gardeners How Often You Should Water Ferns, and It's More Than You Think (May 6, 2025)

2024

• MSP Magazine: Going Green - Cover Story (January 9, 2024)

2023

• Galleria x MSP Magazine: Holiday Decorating: Fresh, Faux, and Festive (Holiday 2023)

• The Mercury Mosaics Blog: Designer Shayla Owodunni of the Plant Penthouse Brings a Tropical Oasis to Minneapolis (July 11, 2023)

2022

• Carlson School of Management: Carlson School Alumni Branch Out with Side Hustles (October 14, 2022)

• MSP Magazine: Shayla Owodunni's Plant Penthouse Keeps Growing (May 26, 2022)

2021

• Artful Living: 11 Twin Cities Changemakers Reflect on 2021 (December 14, 2021)

• Galleria Edina: The Art of Entertaining — Galleria (November 1, 2021)

• HGTV: Take a Home Tour of a Minnesota Blogger's Plant Paradise (May 21, 2021)

• PureWow: How to Repot a Plant (and How to Know When It's Time to Do So) (February 2, 2021)

• Minnesota State Horticultural Society: The Plant Penthouse: Favorite Houseplants (January 28, 2021)

• Johnny Was: The Power of Indoor Plants with The Plant Penthouse (January 10, 2021)

2020

• StarTribune: Homebound Minnesotans stay grounded with houseplants (December 31, 2020)

• Artful Living: Artful Living’s Voices of 2020 (December 29, 2020)

• Minnesota Monthly: Best of MN 2020: Shopping & Services (December 7, 2020)

• MSP Magazine: Insta Crush| Meet the Plant Concierge: Shayla Owodunni (October 27, 2020)

• Artful Living: Plant Penthouse’s Shayla Owodunni Shares Tips for First-Time Plant Owners (August 4, 2020)

• Midwest Home: The Plant Penthouse Is Open (June 22, 2020)

• Minnevangelist: Reasons to Love Minnesota No. 165: The Plant Penthouse (June 21, 2020)

2017

• The Wall Street Journal: How Workers Under 30 Are Climbing the Ladder Differently (October 10, 2017)