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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Cardoons: An Edible Ornamental
Joe, the Cardoon, and I Nearly 10 years ago I grew two lovely cardoon (Cynara cardunculus) plants here at the house. An easy plant to grow from seed, I jokingly referred to it them as ‘Cardoonicus Maximus’ due to their imposing stature. Though clearly not at all the proper technical name for the plant, it stuck. If…
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A Dozen Garden Moments from the Summer of 2014
1) Two of my favorite pieces of concrete garden decor were stolen off of my front porch. Boo! 2) I watched Mona the Cat flourish after the fence went into the back garden. 3) Yes, you heard me correctly, a fence went into the back garden. 4) I learned on the 4th of July that…
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