Art

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...