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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Cloudberries and a Kabocha Squash
Reproduction of a painting by the Swedish botanist C. A. M. Lindman taken from Bilder ur Nordens Flora (first edition published 1901–1905). Recently a Finnish friend of mine asked me to pickup some Cloudberry Preserves for him from a local import store we have here in the Portland Metro area (Scandia Imports). Since he travels…
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A Gardener Spends an Hour or Two at Powell’s Books
Last Friday the sun was out in the City of Roses and I was running around getting ready for my nieces’s 21st birthday party. Why not stop for a bit at Powell’s? Right? I have been visiting the nationally-known and locally-loved store since I was a girl and to say that it’s part of my…
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