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Leah, My Juniper Bonsai Tree
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Leah, My Juniper Bonsai Tree

From the nursery I returned with what one day I would eventually portray as an elegant, pine green Juniper Bonsai. However, at the time, the tree did not bring me an ounce of joy, as all that was on my mind was the passing of […]

August 14, 2022
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Sweet Peas
Story Garden

Sweet Peas

Sweet Peas by Donna Williams I am struggling to paint a bouquet of sweet peas. Picked this morning from my back garden, straight cat-tongue-hair stems that hold lacy light blossoms, self-possessed yet playful. The perfume, the perfume! Alberta honey and a daughter’s love. I mix […]

August 11, 2022
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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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The Pines of My Childhood
Alpine Flora~Story Garden~Trees, Forests, and Woods

The Pines of My Childhood

I’ve been in and among nature since I was born. Some of the earliest pictures of my family show my (most definitely sleep deprived) parents loaded to the brim with outdoor gear, with a backpack child carrier on each back. Having twins isn’t easy, but […]

May 29, 2019
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Learning Mom’s Love of Plants
Farms, Gardens, and Yards~Story Garden

Learning Mom’s Love of Plants

Learning my mom’s love of plants has been a lifelong process. My mother is a teacher. She has worked at a small elementary school in southwest Calgary for over twenty years teaching music and whatever grade they can slot her into. For my entire childhood, […]

March 22, 2019
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Of bugs and brothers
Animals and Insects~Farms, Gardens, and Yards~Stay-at-Home Stories~Story Garden

Of bugs and brothers

Is this a garden story? My brother ate a bug from the garden, then he went to the hill in the backyard and tried to fly.   My mother laughed her head off. Author: Susan Medalie Featured Image Photo Credit: CC0 Public Domain. See more […]

January 14, 2019
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Gooseberry
Childhood~Edible Plants~Story Garden~Trees, Forests, and Woods

Gooseberry

My wife, when she fell ill, was advised by the physicians to chew on gooseberries in order to gain some vital energies.  She kept salted gooseberries in a bottle and chewed on them occasionally. There is something very special about this fruit; may be it […]

December 28, 2018
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Michele’s Fig Tree
Edible Plants~Story Garden

Michele’s Fig Tree

My father, Michele, was born in a small town in Italy called Bitetto, about 20 miles from Bari. He eventually bought a house in Canarsie, Brooklyn, that had a plot of land where he could do some gardening. He loved gardening and planted a lot […]

December 13, 2018
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Les tomates de mon grand-père Paul
Edible Plants~Farms, Gardens, and Yards~Story Garden

Les tomates de mon grand-père Paul

[English Translation below] Mon grand-père Paul vivait à Haute-Rivoire, un petit village dans les monts du Lyonnais. A chaque fois que j’allais les voir, lui et ma grand-mère ces dernières années, je repartais avec un sac plein de légumes de son potager : des choux […]

September 20, 2018
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From Where I Sit
Houseplants~Story Garden

From Where I Sit

  From where I sit, wedged into a corner of the sectional, I notice the plant on the end table, somehow still flowering in the ceramic pot painted by my youngest for Mother’s Day, last month. It’s a plant I can’t identify, nor can I, […]

August 20, 2018
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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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