Ann Loves Plants: a life in horticulture
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Ferns, Wild Ginger, Oxalis and more… This is Work.
Ann reflects on her experience working in horticulture while navigating personal health challenges. She shares moments of growth within greenhouses, rekindling friendships, and the impact of past trauma on learning. Despite ongoing cognitive difficulties, she embraces self-compassion and anticipates new beginnings, focusing on gradual improvement in her skills.
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Wordless Wednesday: My Garden Mythology as Seen by Examining My Roots (Home, on the Sandy River, and in the Gorge)
Achillea ‘Moonshine’. Sicilian Honey Garlic, (Allium siculum aka Nectaroscordum). Lamb’s Ears (Stachys byzantina) and an Armeria. Dutch Iris, Iris x hollandica. Miniature Climbing Rose, (Rosa ‘Clove Love and Kisses’). Columbine, (Aquilegia ‘McKana’s Giant’.) Clematis ‘Mrs. N. Thompson’. Growing up beside streams and rivers in the PNW this is how I learned to arrange rocks. Funny…
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Sketching Ahead, Studying the Lines
Italian ceramic piece that finally found her home in the garden. My little cabbage child now greets me as I walk to my front door. She is cheerful and light—and maybe a tad bit creepy to some of you. To my mind she is just what I need now as I continue to garden while…
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