#Tree

Jan 30, 20192 min read

Adventures of a Pre-School Arborist

by Megan Presland I have only ever loved one tree in my life: the big, beautiful, gnarled apple tree that used to stand in my parents'...

Nov 14, 20182 min read

Buuck's Bunny Barn and the 20 Acre Wood

by Rachelle the Drunk Phytologist Looking back, my whole childhood was a plant and nature love story, complete with a 20 acre playground....

Oct 24, 20181 min read

Street Trees

by Lily Glaeser When I worked for the City Of Portland, Urban Forestry, I was part of a team, including many, many volunteers,...

Oct 3, 20182 min read

The Allergy Tree

by Mark Brunson I love trees, but trees don’t always love me. The trouble is: I’m susceptible to pollen allergies, and those allergies...

Sep 26, 20182 min read

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...

Sep 12, 20183 min read

Found Love in a Vulgaris Place

by Jeremie Fant That I chose a species I once hated for my first “Plant love Story” was a surprise even to me. However, given the thin...

Aug 22, 20184 min read

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...

Jul 4, 20181 min read

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...

May 23, 20182 min read

Monkeys, Mangoes and Climate Change

by David Gill Growing up in Barbados, "summer" was my favourite time of year. Mostly because school was out (I hated school!) but also...

Mar 7, 20183 min read

Two siblings, one tree, and one broken arm

by Bonnie McGill I’m telling you he was throwing sticks at me and wouldn’t stop. So I did what any little sister would do when verbal...

Feb 14, 20182 min read

Welcome to Plant Love Stories!! And: How I became a botanist in New Jersey

by Becky Barak Many of my plant love stories are actually stories about teachers that helped me see the world in a new way. High school...