#childhood

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...

Full Circle-- with a Spider Plant

By Lainey One of my earliest memories was of staring out the window of a daycare provider’s house, wondering how I ended up at this...

The Cinderella of Plants

by Sally Lin Growing up, I always watched my grandma tending to many different plants in her garden. She had all sorts of plants. Those I...

Pokeberry sprouts for dinner

by Cheryl Moorhead Stone My grandmother, Grammy, was a back-to-the-earth hippie decades before the actual movement started in the 1960s. ...

My Family and Fibonacci

by Josée Methot “Can you remember a time when you experienced awe?”, asked my friend. My heart jumped: “yes, of course.” The sunflowers....

How a 19th Century President in Rural Ohio Helped me Learn to Love Plants

by Lizz Waring Lizz shares the story of learning to love plants on a school field trip... Transcript: This is Lizz Waring from Texas Tech...

My Childhood up a Tree

by Lesley Evans Ogden This week we bring you another story from our Plant Love Stories Live event held recently at North American...

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...