Ann Loves Plants: a life in horticulture
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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.
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Geranium palmatum (Canary Island Geranium)
Like many Portland area gardeners before me—and likely after—I’ve tried to grow Geranium maderense in my garden with little success. Yes, those experiments could have been successful if I’d been lucky enough to own a larger garden with a greenhouse for overwintering large specimens, but I don’t have that kind of setup, so I need…
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Monthly Top 10 Plants at Campiello Maurizio (February 2023)
Not feeling so great after a trip to the dentist so this post will be brief! Nine hours later, and I’m continuing to deal with numbing and discomfort on the left side of my face. Yea-ouch!!! One: Oh hellebores—they’ve looked great both before and after the snow storm. This photo is from before, but now…
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