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Oct 16, 20192 min read
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 7, 20193 min read
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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Jul 9, 20191 min read
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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Jun 27, 20192 min read
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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Jun 19, 20193 min read
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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Jun 5, 20191 min read
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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May 29, 20192 min read
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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Mar 27, 20193 min read
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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Mar 13, 20193 min read
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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Mar 6, 20191 min read
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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Oct 10, 20183 min read
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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Sep 18, 20183 min read
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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Aug 8, 20183 min read
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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Jul 17, 20182 min read
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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