Like so many others, I spent many months of the pandemic looking to improve my immediate surroundings. I hung art on my walls and decluttered my kitchen. I also bought a few new houseplants, despite never having much of a green thumb. The secret to finding the right plant, I learned, is finding the right pot to put it in, and Pepper Sims’ hand-painted planters, which she sells via her Etsy shop Pepper Palm, are perfect for anyone who cares as much about the vessel as the plant inside. Sims’ pots are decorated with bright, bold colors and energetic shapes and lines. For many of her designs, Sims finds inspiration in places and past decades. Her “For the ’90s” pot is painted with mustard-yellow, red and turquoise. Her “Desert Days” pots are warm and a bit more subtle, with rusty reds and earthy tans and browns. For a green-ish thumb like me, plants will come and go. Thankfully, Pepper’s pots are forever.