Jul 31, 20202 minThe Grace of Growingby Tanisha Williams My earliest memories of plants are the beautiful African violets (Streptocarpus sect. Saintpaulia) my...
Jan 8, 20204 minTo all the Trees I've Loved Beforeby Carly Ziter This is a tree love story. Or perhaps more accurately, a tree love letter. An overdue thank you to the tall, strong,...
Dec 11, 201913 minField Botany Love StoriesOver the past few weeks, we have shared Plant Love Stories written by the students in Chris Martine's Field Botany class, Taught at...
Dec 4, 20192 minGifts of a Weedy Fieldby Evan Filion I first discovered my love for plant identification and analysis in the summer of 2018 at the Bucknell University Farm. I...
Oct 16, 20192 minGreen is Here to Stay by Olivia Clark As the daylight shortens, I say my goodbyes to the color that fills the most joyous and memorable moments in my life -...
Aug 28, 20195 minMovies that made me a botanist: An inspirational storyby Dr. Lizz Waring This story is the written form of Lizz's wonderful, engaging talk in the Plant Love Stories session at the 2019...
Aug 1, 20192 minWe do not want to “cure plant blindness” we want to grow plant loveEvery week, we share plant love stories in this space. This project began as a collaboration between conservation scientists who wanted...
Jul 18, 20193 minLatent Cactus Surpriseby Keighley R. I'm a plant person, in as much as anyone on this site is a plant person. For me, plants are the right amount of...
Jun 27, 20192 minWe'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...
May 29, 20192 minMy Anchor in the Rainforest - Heliconiaby Britte The first time I ever walked in a tropical rainforest, I was overwhelmed by the diversity of all the different trees,...
Apr 17, 20194 minPlant Lovers Beget Plant Loversby 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...
Mar 20, 20194 minLove is all Aroundby Stephanie Frischie Here we are in February, the month of love being pushed up to front and center. It is as great a month as any to...
Mar 13, 20193 minGrandma Knows Bestby 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...
Feb 27, 20195 minWhen it Comes to Cancer, Bulbs are Better than Flowers by JulieAnn Villa JulieAnn Villa told this story as part of #PLSLive @ Wild Things in Chicago, Feb 23, 2019. Transcript: I’m going to...