Ann Loves Plants: a life in horticulture
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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…
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Wordless Wednesday: Sunny Times in the Back Garden
Impatiens tinctoria with Fuchsia ‘Autumnale’. Mona the Cat under her hammock shade canopy. Tradescantia pallida ‘Purpurea’. Yes, we can grow it in the ground. Adiantum peruvianum. Some of my pole apples (Malus). Begonia boliviensis. Clematis heracleifolia. Acquired as Graptopetalum paraguayense. Coleus and Begonia in planters. I grew the Begonia plants from seed I bought last…
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A Letter to Mr Palm (My First Gardening Mentor)
Mr. & Mrs. Palm’s home and garden. Mr. Milton Palm: my childhood horticultural mentor. Dear Mr. Palm, I miss you a lot and it’s good that we can talk again like this even if you’ve been gone for many years. If you don’t know it already, I think about you a lot. The conversations we…
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