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Plant Heart Art, 2022
In case you haven't noticed, we (still very much) LOVE plants! Plant Love Stories (PLS) began on February 14th, 2018 as a way to collect...
Feb 12, 20223 min read
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Mu Mian Hua - Flower City’s Most Famous Flower
by Melanie Sievers In a black document box up on a top shelf, there is a little plastic bag containing three tiny black seeds from the mu...
Apr 7, 20213 min read
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Plant Heart Art, 2020
In case you haven't noticed, we LOVE plants! Plant Love Stories (PLS) began on February 14th, 2018 as a way to collect and share stories...
Feb 12, 20202 min read
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Plant Love in The Lion King
by Arielle Ness-Cohn Many Plant Love Stories take place outdoors, but some of them happen at the movies! We are very excited to share...
Jan 3, 20206 min read
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Field Botany Love Stories
Over the past few weeks, we have shared Plant Love Stories written by the students in Chris Martine's Field Botany class, Taught at...
Dec 11, 201913 min read
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Movies that made me a botanist: An inspirational story
by Dr. Lizz Waring This story is the written form of Lizz's wonderful, engaging talk in the Plant Love Stories session at the 2019...
Aug 28, 20195 min read
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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...
Aug 7, 20193 min read
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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...
Jun 5, 20191 min read
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Dusk to Dawn: an ephemeral love story
by José Olivarez and Krissa Skogen The following are a series of poems written and performed by poet José Olivarez and scientist Krissa...
May 21, 20193 min read
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Plant Lovers Beget Plant Lovers
by Dave Sollenberger It is difficult for me to pinpoint where my love of plants comes from but if we abide by the often-quoted words of...
Apr 17, 20194 min read
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Hydrangea: A Tiny (Plant) Love Story
by Mark Brunson My stepmother is a painter. Mostly she paints plants, especially hydrangeas. When she and Dad married (he was 87), a...
Jan 3, 20191 min read
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VerdeMente, diálogos con Seres fotosintéticos - Primera semilla
Pilar SantamarÃa Motta Los verdaderos guerreros no suelen usar cascos ni armas, sino semillas y tiempo... Dodonaea viscosa, Hayuelo...
Oct 31, 20182 min read
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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...
Jul 17, 20182 min read
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When life gives you a lemon tree
by Morgan Tingley Morgan Tingley is an Assistant Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Connecticut. He...
Jul 4, 20181 min read
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