Ann Loves Plants: a life in horticulture

  • Not Just Your Average Walk in the Park: Mt Tabor
    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.

  • Returning Home to My Garden

    Blogging feels foreign to me as I type this post. Life has continued to keep me busy but I have no complaints. Not long after the garden show in Seattle I started to work part-time as a plantswoman for a landscaper friend so between part-time caregiving, running an Etsy shop, doing garden design work, and…

  • Northwest Flower & Garden Show 2015: Romance Blossoms (Day 2)

    I’ve lived through another day of complete and total exhaustion and yet here I am up late in the hotel room posting a blog post when I should be sleeping. Earlier this morning I attended the annual Tweetup. During this brief event the lights are turned up over the display gardens at the show and…

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