Guava Tree In My Courtyard
by Ambreen Salah I always knew this elegant, graceful, colossal beauty in my courtyard would be my companion for life. Since the time I...
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- 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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- Aug 1, 2019
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We do not want to “cure plant blindness” we want to grow plant love
Every week, we share plant love stories in this space. This project began as a collaboration between conservation scientists who wanted...
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- Jul 9, 2019
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An Orchid of Two Hearts
by Jake Krauss Dear Orchidaceae, Why are there so many of you? How can I see your true colors when they shift and change depending on the...
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- Jun 27, 2019
- 2 min
We're in Wildflower magazine!
Team PLS is thrilled that Plant Love Stories was featured in Wildflower Magazine in a piece by Amy McCullough. The piece includes the...
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- 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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- Mar 27, 2019
- 3 min
Zombies in a Poppy-Pocalypse
by Joan Dudney I’d been waiting in anticipation, obsessively checking flower updates and blog posts. I daydreamed about becoming a flower...
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- Mar 13, 2019
- 3 min
Grandma Knows Best
by Kayri Havens I’ve heard that a great plant love story is a lot like a country song…it’s good to include a grandma. So how does my...
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- Dec 26, 2018
- 3 min
With love, from the Mojave Desert. Meet the Amargosa niterwort
by Naomi Fraga When I first heard about Plant Love Stories, I had one thought. Must follow! I am a plant nut. Everyone who knows me knows...
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- Oct 10, 2018
- 3 min
The Defender of Plants
by Matt Candeias The first time I saw lupine blooming in the wild, a blanket of purplish blue flowers swaying softly, covering an Indiana...
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- Sep 18, 2018
- 3 min
Fall(ing) for the Prairie
by Rebecca Tonietto Hi! 👋 My name is Rebecca Tonietto and I am one of the founding members of Plant Love Stories - which is why it may...
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- Aug 8, 2018
- 3 min
Low Elevation Alpine Love - LIVE
by Caitlin McDonough MacKenzie Our second audio story is here! You can hear Caitlin's story using the video link below. A transcript is...
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- Jul 11, 2018
- 4 min
La Brea Plant Love
by Mikayla Mason My name is Mikayla Mason and I have absolutely no memory of a time in my life when I did not love working with plants....
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- Jun 27, 2018
- 3 min
Oh Where, Oh Where, has my monkey flower gone?
by Kathy Kuebbing My plant love story starts in 2010. At the young age of 60 years old, I decided to take on a monster gardening project....
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