Ann Loves Plants: a life in horticulture
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Gently Navigating Career Changes in Horticulture
Reflecting on growth and resilience amidst the challenges of career transitions in horticulture. After a difficult period, Ann’s embraced newfound strength and autonomy, expressing gratitude for supportive relationships.
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My First Plant: The Old Man Cactus
An unnamed fuzzy cactus. Not quite like my original Old Man Cactus, but cute and fuzzy nonetheless. The first plant I ever owned was an Old Man Cactus (Cephalocereus senilis). I must have been 8 or 9 and it was an impulse buy my mother made out of guilt. I’m not sure now what she’d…
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Wordless Wednesday
Dianthus barbatus ‘Sooty’. Unknown Abutilon. Allium christophii. Unknown lettuce leaf in a lettuce mix I grew from seed (Lactuca). Dragon Arum aka Dracunculus vulgaris. Fresh store-bought chickpeas (Cicer arietinum). Father’s Day Dinner ikebana with Beech, Asparagus, Feverfew, and Dianthus. Hollyhock (Alcea rosea). Lilium columbianum. Tradescantia pallida with a friendly Heuchera bloom. Unknown Peruvian lily (Alstroemeria).
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