Ann Loves Plants: a life in horticulture

  • Origin Story of a Plantswoman: Returning to British Columbia
    Origin Story of a Plantswoman: Returning to British Columbia

    A personal journey of self-discovery and healing over several years, intertwined with family dynamics and struggles for autonomy in a patriarchal environment. Ann explores themes of identity, emotional pain, and reconciliation with their past while embracing a passion for horticulture and nature, seeking deeper connections and purpose in life.

  • Plants from the California Redwoods near the Smith River

    These are only brief shots of our drive up until this morning. A lot has happened since we left Portland and the sun is out down here in Fort Bragg, CA. Tonight we will sleep beside the ocean south of here, not far from the Kruse Rhododendron Reserve, and tomorrow we’ll be in San Francisco…

  • Entertaining from the Garden (and the Heart) with the Hands and the Head

    Whenever my husband drives up from California, I make plans with as many people as I can because when he was a cook—and then a chef—this was entirely impossible. Now that we care for foster children, and he works out of state at a vineyard in California, this becomes even more of a challenge at…

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