Ann Loves Plants

Tag: Acer

  • Plants Make Me Ill (Revisiting Chronic Illness in the Garden)

    With all of the recent changes it has been difficult for me to sit and think about being chronically ill. Mostly that’s because it’s what I thought about for so many years; the diagnosis robbed me of many things and it hurt deeply. Gardening kept me busy, but mostly I read about it. Actually being outside…

  • Growth Takes Time—At Least for Me

    I used to tell people jokingly that our house just happened to be in my garden. This is no longer a laughing matter though as I enter into that next phase of deciding what to do with my life and my belongings—even the green ones. Yes, divorce takes time. I see that now. It’s not…