Ann Loves Plants: a life in horticulture

  • Preparing to appear in a garden book…
    Preparing to appear in a garden book…

    In early 2023, Ann accepted an invite from friend Doreen Wynja to be included in a book about passionate gardeners. Reflecting on personal struggles, including a non-traditional marriage and health challenges, the author embraced the opportunity to share her journey while finding support in chosen family and community. Gardening served as a grounding force throughout…

  • Wordless Wednesday: Walking to See an Ill Friend

    Iris pallida ‘Variegata’. Rosa ‘Sombreuil’. Aegopodium podagraria ‘Variegatum’. Lavandula stoechas.   Papaver orientale. Paeonia. Tetrapanax papyrifer. Cytisus battandieri. (Thanks Danger Garden for the ID.)

  • Wordless Wednesday: Before the current heat wave it was still springtime…

    Paeonia tenuifolia.  Unknown Syringa. Iberis sempervirens.  Clematis montana var. rubens superba. Vaccinium ovatum. Unknown Iris. Dicentra. Dutch Iris. Clematis ‘Josephine’. The confused Christmas Cactus. Rosa ‘Golden Showers’.

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