Ann Loves Plants: a life in horticulture
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Not Just Your Average Walk in the Park: Mt Tabor
Ann writes about her 22 years in Southeast Portland’s Mt. Tabor Neighborhood, intertwining personal growth with her surroundings. While on a walk, she confronts past struggles related to CPTSD, and embraces self-care. Gardens and plants remain a source of joy while navigating life changes and newfound spontaneity.
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Wordless Wednesday: To Push the Garden Boundaries
Winter Loss = New Possibilities. Reviving the raised bed and kitchen garden. Some stratified seeds from this season. Awaiting the garden fence solution. Yellow Venetian glass vase. Venice on my mind. Seedlings in the basement.
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Digging in the Roots: A Pre-Spring Reverie
Viola odorata. After work tonight my husband and I walked to the grocery store. Along the way I plucked a few stray Viola odorata blooms and then cupped them in my left palm like small birds. From time to time—passing the halal markets and medical marijuana storefronts—I held my hand to my nose and drew in…
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