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    Plant Heart Art, 2022
    • Feb 12
    • 3 min

    Plant Heart Art, 2022

    In case you haven't noticed, we (still very much) LOVE plants! Plant Love Stories (PLS) began on February 14th, 2018 as a way to collect...
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    Mu Mian Hua - Flower City’s Most Famous Flower
    • Apr 7, 2021
    • 3 min

    Mu Mian Hua - Flower City’s Most Famous Flower

    by Melanie Sievers In a black document box up on a top shelf, there is a little plastic bag containing three tiny black seeds from the mu...
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    Plant Heart Art, 2020
    • Feb 12, 2020
    • 2 min

    Plant Heart Art, 2020

    In case you haven't noticed, we LOVE plants! Plant Love Stories (PLS) began on February 14th, 2018 as a way to collect and share stories...
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    Plant Love in The Lion King
    • Jan 3, 2020
    • 6 min

    Plant Love in The Lion King

    by Arielle Ness-Cohn Many Plant Love Stories take place outdoors, but some of them happen at the movies! We are very excited to share...
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    Field Botany  Love Stories
    • Dec 11, 2019
    • 13 min

    Field Botany Love Stories

    Over the past few weeks, we have shared Plant Love Stories written by the students in Chris Martine's Field Botany class, Taught at...
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    Movies that made me a botanist: An inspirational story
    • Aug 28, 2019
    • 5 min

    Movies that made me a botanist: An inspirational story

    by Dr. Lizz Waring This story is the written form of Lizz's wonderful, engaging talk in the Plant Love Stories session at the 2019...
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    Why I Photograph Plants
    • Aug 7, 2019
    • 3 min

    Why I Photograph Plants

    by Steve Anderson On a hike with my four incredible nieces and nephews several years back, they asked me, “Uncle Steve, why do you take...
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    The Fragrance of Milkweed
    • Jun 5, 2019
    • 1 min

    The Fragrance of Milkweed

    By Kathi Bletz Plant love memories draw me back to a rocky island in Muscongus Bay. Sunlight slices through the morning fog warming the...
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    Dusk to Dawn: an ephemeral love story
    • May 21, 2019
    • 3 min

    Dusk to Dawn: an ephemeral love story

    by José Olivarez and Krissa Skogen The following are a series of poems written and performed by poet José Olivarez and scientist Krissa...
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    Plant Lovers Beget Plant Lovers
    • Apr 17, 2019
    • 4 min

    Plant Lovers Beget Plant Lovers

    by Dave Sollenberger It is difficult for me to pinpoint where my love of plants comes from but if we abide by the often-quoted words of...
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    Hydrangea: A Tiny (Plant) Love Story
    • Jan 3, 2019
    • 1 min

    Hydrangea: A Tiny (Plant) Love Story

    by Mark Brunson My stepmother is a painter. Mostly she paints plants, especially hydrangeas. When she and Dad married (he was 87), a...
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    VerdeMente, diálogos con Seres fotosintéticos - Primera semilla
    • Oct 31, 2018
    • 2 min

    VerdeMente, diálogos con Seres fotosintéticos - Primera semilla

    Pilar Santamaría Motta Los verdaderos guerreros no suelen usar cascos ni armas, sino semillas y tiempo... Dodonaea viscosa, Hayuelo...
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    The Dandelion Sisters
    • Jul 17, 2018
    • 2 min

    The Dandelion Sisters

    by Megan Cate Dandelions are technically an invasive weed. Many think they are lawn nuisances and dedicate the spring and summer to...
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    When life gives you a lemon tree
    • Jul 4, 2018
    • 1 min

    When life gives you a lemon tree

    by Morgan Tingley Morgan Tingley is an Assistant Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Connecticut. He...
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