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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Sicily: Part One (Termini Imerese)
This is Termini Imerese in the province of Palermo, Sicily. It’s the hometown of my great-grandparents Frank and Rosaria Amato. It’s also the town my great-great grandfather Salvatore Amato decided to return to in order to live out his final years after he’d brought all of his sons here to Portland, OR to help them…
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Wordless Wednesday: Green Peeks from Sicily, Italy (Sicilia, Italia)
Tassel Hyacinth aka Muscari comosa or Leopoldia comosa. (Photo taken at Villa Romana del Casale.) Possibly date palm—let me know if you can identify it. (Photo taken at Villa Romana del Casale.) One of many Cercis siliquastrum seen blooming in Sicily in April. (Photo taken in the Valle dei Templi in Agrigento at the garden wall…
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