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    Guava Tree In My Courtyard
    • Sep 16, 2020
    • 1 min

    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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    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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    We do not want to “cure plant blindness” we want to grow plant love
    • Aug 1, 2019
    • 2 min

    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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    An Orchid of Two Hearts
    • Jul 9, 2019
    • 1 min

    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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    We're in Wildflower magazine!
    • 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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    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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    Zombies in a Poppy-Pocalypse
    • 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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    Grandma Knows Best
    • 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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    With love, from the Mojave Desert. Meet the Amargosa niterwort
    • 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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    The Defender of Plants
    • 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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    Fall(ing) for the Prairie
    • 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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    Low Elevation Alpine Love - LIVE
    • 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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    La Brea Plant Love
    • 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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    Oh Where, Oh Where, has my monkey flower gone?
    • 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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