The Grace of Growing
by Tanisha Williams My earliest memories of plants are the beautiful African violets (Streptocarpus sect. Saintpaulia) my...
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- Jan 8, 2020
- 4 min
To all the Trees I've Loved Before
by Carly Ziter This is a tree love story. Or perhaps more accurately, a tree love letter. An overdue thank you to the tall, strong,...
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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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- Dec 4, 2019
- 2 min
Gifts of a Weedy Field
by Evan Filion I first discovered my love for plant identification and analysis in the summer of 2018 at the Bucknell University Farm. I...
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- Oct 16, 2019
- 2 min
Green 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 -...
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- Aug 28, 2019
- 5 min
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...
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- 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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- Jul 18, 2019
- 3 min
Latent Cactus Surprise
by 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...
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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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- May 29, 2019
- 2 min
My Anchor in the Rainforest - Heliconia
by Britte The first time I ever walked in a tropical rainforest, I was overwhelmed by the diversity of all the different trees,...
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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 20, 2019
- 4 min
Love is all Around
by 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...
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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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- Feb 27, 2019
- 5 min
When 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...
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