Ann Loves Plants

Ann Loves Plants: a life in horticulture

  • Ferns, Wild Ginger, Oxalis and more… This is Work.
    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.

  • HPSO Hortlandia Plant Sale—Better late than never…

    Back at the start of the month I was a bit nervous about going to the rather large Hardy Plant Sale, but after a walk around the garden early that morning, I put aside my ongoing concerns, and marveled at this Clematis cirrhosa var. balearica in bloom. I’m not sure why I suddenly felt better about…

  • Wordless Wednesday: With Spring in My Step

    Muscari armeniacum.  Tulipa tarda. Tulipa humilis. Tulipa (cannot recall the name). Primula veris. Primula veris ‘Sunset Shades’. Narcissus. Muscari album. Viola glabella. Bergenia cordifolia. Spoils from one of my many road trips to CA. Narcissus.  Fritillaria meleagris. Helleborus. Clematis alpina ‘Stolwijk Gold’. Clematis alpina ‘Stolwijk Gold’. Camellia japonica ‘Black Magic’. Acer palmatum ‘Red Spider Web’. Maurice…

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