Ann Loves Plants

Tag: Olea

  • Greetings from an Amateur Botanist in CA

    Leading up to this trip I didn’t say much. I’ve had a lot on my mind, and additionally, my broken finger recovering took a slide due to my swelling disease. Coaxing them both back into splints was all we could do and it really slowed me down again. The Rogue River in Southern Oregon. Just…

  • How a Gardener Sees the Wine Grape

    Introductory Thoughts: During my most recent trip to California I was asked by a friend what my relationship to the grape was and I didn’t really have an answer for him. At the time Quarryhill Botanical Garden was all around me and for some reason I just wasn’t thinking clearly. A few days later we…