by Charles W. Bier I don’t know when I first began to really know trees. As a youngster, I was literally a snake-in-my-pocket sort of kid. Yeah, could not get enough snakes in my life. I was blooming as a broader young naturalist in my later elementary years, and I do remember leading a walk for a small group of people on some open land near where I grew up north of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. On that walk I remember being asked the identity of a smooth, light grey barked tr

by Erin Rose The first time I remember receiving roses it was in the traditional dozen red bouquet. At the time I was touched, I loved the old-fashioned meaning behind the elegant flowers. I pointedly chose to ignore that the bouquet was an apology masked in love. I didn’t like roses for a long while after that. But I had no objection to the wild roses that appeared in the brambles, hardy and pink, with delicious rosehips in the fall. Over time I grew fond of these roses, th

This is your plant love story. We want to hear about you and plants. Here are some prompts to get you started. What is your favorite plant? How has a plant impacted your life? Do you have a special memory of a plant? Has a plant ever helped you? What is your earliest plant-y memory? Did a plant help you fall in love? #team #Love #story #share