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    Mu Mian Hua - Flower City’s Most Famous Flower
    • Apr 7
    • 3 min

    Mu Mian Hua - Flower City’s Most Famous Flower

    by Melanie Sievers In a black document box up on a top shelf, there is a little plastic bag containing three tiny black seeds from the mu...
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    Be Like a Seed
    • Oct 21, 2020
    • 1 min

    Be Like a Seed

    by Richard Ekeng Ita Lying deserted inside the quiet ground Relying solely on the climate found Plying its trade without cause to worry...
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    Movies that made me a botanist: An inspirational story
    • 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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    Ode on a Green Tomato
    • Aug 14, 2019
    • 3 min

    Ode on a Green Tomato

    (A play on Keat’s “Ode on a Grecian Urn”) by Bonnie McGill I. Thou still unripened bride of sunshine Thou foster child of the South Your...
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    The Fragrance of Milkweed
    • Jun 5, 2019
    • 1 min

    The Fragrance of Milkweed

    By Kathi Bletz Plant love memories draw me back to a rocky island in Muscongus Bay. Sunlight slices through the morning fog warming 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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    An Ode to Desert Giants and Their Journey
    • Apr 10, 2019
    • 4 min

    An Ode to Desert Giants and Their Journey

    by Kathleen Carroll I spent the first 17 years of my life exploring the Sonoran Desert, the land of towering saguaro cacti and...
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    A Classic Love Triangle: a Dad, a Dog, and Some Peppers
    • Feb 14, 2019
    • 4 min

    A Classic Love Triangle: a Dad, a Dog, and Some Peppers

    by Brittany This is Leo (middle). He’s a weiner dog that likes to eat my dad’s pepper plants. I wasn’t there when Leo first tried my...
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    VerdeMente, diálogos con Seres fotosintéticos - Primera semilla
    • Oct 31, 2018
    • 2 min

    VerdeMente, diálogos con Seres fotosintéticos - Primera semilla

    Pilar Santamaría Motta Los verdaderos guerreros no suelen usar cascos ni armas, sino semillas y tiempo... Dodonaea viscosa, Hayuelo...
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    Seed Love and Science Art
    • May 11, 2018
    • 3 min

    Seed Love and Science Art

    by Becky Barak Seed germination is like magic. Seeds seem like nothing. Small, brown, and dry, it’s easy to forget that they’re alive....
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