Ann Loves Plants: a life in horticulture

  • Embracing New Beginnings, People and Plants
    Embracing New Beginnings, People and Plants

    “Thankfully, in addition to work connections, I built friendships at school that mean a lot to me, and I’ve continued to reconnect with old friends and family. I’ve learned that for me transactional connections are not healthy, insincere praise is a deadly poison pill, and that I’m kind but not nice. It’s important to not…

  • My Mounted Plant Journey (and the Master of Mounts)
    My Mounted Plant Journey (and the Master of Mounts)

    Long ago I saw my first mounted plants in conservatories and orchid collections. Even then I knew myself well enough to say, “No, Ann. Don’t do it. Don’t go there.” Then a few years ago, I did this. Nothing like buying some of the more difficult mounted plants… I’ve talked about Dick’s Greenhouse before, but…

  • Queering My Garden, Let Me Introduce Myself
    Queering My Garden, Let Me Introduce Myself

    “There is nothing worse than a room full of privileged white people complaining about the issue of the lack of inclusion and how few people of color there are in their group when they can’t even deal with differing ways of existence amongst their own ranks.”

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