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    The Sensitive Not Fern
    • Jul 8, 2021
    • 2 min

    The Sensitive Not Fern

    By Sean During the summer of 2014, I went on a school trip to Costa Rica, a tropical paradise with an extremely diverse assortment of...
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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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    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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    Katherine Loves Catharanthus
    • Dec 5, 2018
    • 1 min

    Katherine Loves Catharanthus

    by Katherine Wagner-Reiss Ever since I was a young Girl Scout, I’ve loved trees and flowers, but working and raising a family kept me too...
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    The Fake Plastic Jade Vine
    • May 9, 2018
    • 1 min

    The Fake Plastic Jade Vine

    by Buddhini Samarasinghe I am a regular visitor to Kew Gardens in London and I was shocked one day when I was in the Princess of Wales...
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    The Banana Tree at Vassar
    • Apr 25, 2018
    • 2 min

    The Banana Tree at Vassar

    by Carrie Perkins I chose Vassar College in part for its stunning library. With stained-glass windows, long wooden tables lit by little...
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