Ann Loves Plants

Tag: foster care

  • Wordless Wednesday: My Garden and Life through the Eyes of a Therapeutic Foster Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder

    Rosa “Golden Showers”. Japanese Snowbell Tree, Styrax japonicus. Pacific or Western Bleeding Heart, Dicentra formosa. Multnomah Falls. Trees in the Columbia River Gorge. Rosa rugosa. Evergreen Huckleberry, Vaccinium ovatum. Clematis “Josephine”. Leopard’s Bane, Doronicum orientale. Living wreath. Entrance shade garden near the street and sidewalk. Columbine, Aquilegia vulgaris. Me with box. Macavity—the old lady black…

  • The Little Foster Boy Who Loved Seeds

    Last weekend I was surprised by a 9-year-old foster respite boy—but it was a pleasant surprise. False Yucca Seeds, Hesperaloe parviflora. Usually on Friday nights kids don’t want to watch me sitting at the table sifting through seeds. Our kids are usually fairly emotional and like to have us right there with them, watching a…