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Bok Choy
Childhood~Edible Plants~Story Garden

Bok Choy

Chinese cuisine has many kinds of vegetables, but the one I’m most familiar with is bok choy. Like other Chinese families, bok choy is the most common green eaten during meals in my home, and not a day went by without bok choy. Although we […]

April 3, 2020
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Garden Club Connection
Cities and Towns~Farms, Gardens, and Yards~Flowers~Stay-at-Home Stories~Story Garden

Garden Club Connection

I’m a member of my seaside small town Garden Club. During this stressful time, we have established a cell phone number chain. Each day we post a flower whether its in our own garden or neighbor’s. In the fall we planted hundreds of daffodils throughout […]

April 2, 2020
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“Stay-at-Home” Plant Stories
Animals and Insects~Farms, Gardens, and Yards~Flowers~Houseplants~Story Garden~Uncategorized

“Stay-at-Home” Plant Stories

Most of us are living strange, upended lives these days–isolated and indoors, struggling to maintain precious connections to family and friends. In many cases, our access to the out-of-doors and to the soothing power of the natural world is severely limited. Writing a “stay-at-home” story […]

April 2, 2020
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Selvatica la carota // Wild is the carrot
Story Garden

Selvatica la carota // Wild is the carrot

The original text, written in Italian, follows the English translation. Both were provided by the author of the post, Giulia Lepori. Wild carrot is wild carrot. Wild carrot is a plant. Wild carrot is an opportunity to access the interweaving of life and death. Wild […]

March 20, 2020
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My Apartment’s First Guest
Houseplants~Story Garden

My Apartment’s First Guest

In the corner of my apartment bedroom sits a guest that rises 5 feet from the ground, with strong, dark brown arms. He maintains a well-kept look with his forest green leaves that run all the way down to the white, blocky pot keeping him […]

March 3, 2020
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Paradise No More
Childhood~Farms, Gardens, and Yards~Flowers~Story Garden

Paradise No More

Bird of Paradise – Strelitzia reginae In today’s society, there is an underlying pressure to impress others and put your best foot forward. I have felt this all throughout my childhood. One instance where I had a hard time with my appearance and how I […]

February 25, 2020
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Beauties of Flora
Farms, Gardens, and Yards~Root Stories~Story Garden

Beauties of Flora

Bird of Paradise – Strelitzia reginae Edward Donovan, a collector of natural history specimens, wrote about the Bird of Paradise in his short-lived series, The Botanical Review, or the Beauties of Flora (1789-90). His account of the rare plant from South Africa was one of […]

February 25, 2020
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Lewis and Clark Feast on Serviceberries
Edible Plants~Root Stories~Story Garden

Lewis and Clark Feast on Serviceberries

Native serviceberry trees (Amelanchier) abound throughout North America. During their trek across the continent in the early 1800s, Meriweather Lewis, William Clark and other members of their expedition feasted on serviceberry and other native berries, often as guests of indigenous peoples, and recorded these encounters […]

February 19, 2020
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A Tree That Stands Before Me
Story Garden

A Tree That Stands Before Me

Serviceberry (Amelanchier arborea) I was ten years old and moving into the seventh home I would have lived in. A house on the corner for my family of five to fill; a house that would signify the end of our constant departures as my dad […]

February 19, 2020
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The Jaws of Death: Venus fly trap
Carnivorous Plants~Story Garden

The Jaws of Death: Venus fly trap

Life was easy as a second grader. School wasn’t hard. A normal day consisted of arts and crafts projects alternating with short lessons in Mathematics and English. Friends weren’t hard to meet. Anyone could play sports if they had enough determination to organize a game. […]

January 23, 2020
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  • Juniper herbarium specimen collected 1929 by Susan Delano McKelveyLeah, My Juniper Bonsai Tree
    From the nursery I returned with what one day I would […]
  • Sweet Pea Herbarium Specimen (1917)Sweet Peas
    Sweet Peas by Donna Williams I am struggling to paint […]
  • Musing from Under a Moss Leaf
    Whenever I’m in the forest I like to imagine that I’m […]
  • Colocasia esculenta (L.) herbarium imageMy Ancient Older Brother- Kalo
    “Kalo is our oldest brother. An ancient ancestor.” I […]
  • Me and My Tomato Plant
    I was an avid gardener as a kid. I helped out at the […]
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