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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'...
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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....
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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