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    Green is Here to Stay
    • 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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    Why I Photograph Plants
    • Aug 7, 2019
    • 3 min

    Why I Photograph Plants

    by Steve Anderson On a hike with my four incredible nieces and nephews several years back, they asked me, “Uncle Steve, why do you take...
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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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    The modest mayapple
    • Jun 19, 2019
    • 3 min

    The modest mayapple

    by Alison Singer What first caught my eye was the tightly wound green bundle atop the stem. They looked like closed umbrellas. “What are...
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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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    My Anchor in the Rainforest - Heliconia
    • 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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    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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    A Child's Fascination with Pink Lady's Slippers
    • Mar 6, 2019
    • 1 min

    A Child's Fascination with Pink Lady's Slippers

    by Mary Johnson As a child, each year in mid-May I would walk to the edge of the woods on our property in New Hampshire to look for the...
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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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    The Dandelion Sisters
    • Jul 17, 2018
    • 2 min

    The Dandelion Sisters

    by Megan Cate Dandelions are technically an invasive weed. Many think they are lawn nuisances and dedicate the spring and summer to...
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