Ann Loves Plants: a life in horticulture

  • Ferns, Wild Ginger, Oxalis and more… This is Work.
    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.

  • Lessons Learned: Fall Term 2023 DONE✔️
    Lessons Learned: Fall Term 2023 DONE✔️

    Looking back, it’s no wonder to me at all that I created a beautiful garden to live in, to hide in. It has been a gift to myself that’s been immeasurable in its therapeutic value as well as being a tool for me to communicate with others from a place few will personally know until…

  • A Returning Nontraditional Student in Horticulture
    A Returning Nontraditional Student in Horticulture

    As the days grow darker, I’m retreating into the comforts of home and am nesting more and more in what feels comfortable. I’ve retreated into what some might call my own version of a cloister or maybe even an ivory tower, but in reality, I feel like I never get anything done and am moving…

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