When people ask Shayla Owodunni why she loves plants so much her answer always starts at home: she grew up around them. However, the Minnesota native admits that they weren’t hers ,they were her mom’s - and back then she didn’t get it either. But seeking familial comfort, Shayla brought a few plants into her Seattle apartment and, from there it was the start of something big. Now back home in Minnesota, the accountant-turned-business-consultant and chief creative behind The Plant Penthouse has turned her loft-style condo into her own verdant oasis.