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Continue reading →: That Something…
“I learned that leadership is about falling in love with the people that you serve and the people falling in love with you.” — Malawian President Joyce Banda
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Continue reading →: Lilac
Week 24 of PBP. There is nothing like driving past a hedge of lilacs in bloom with the windows rolled down. It’s incomparable. The only thing more fun is standing amidst them in the rain, letting the water roll down over glossy leaves and splash on your face. These are…
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Continue reading →: Kobold gayfeather (liatris/loosestrife)
Week 23 of the PBP. All right. This my first blatant use of a commercial name in order to make a plant fit into a letter. I really really wanted to talk about loosestrife, and this was the only way I could make it fit—there are surprisingly few plants in New England…
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Continue reading →: Kalmia latifolia (Mountain Laurel)
Week 21 of the PBP. As you’ve probably noticed by now, this series is more than a little bit of an exercise in nostalgia. Here we have Kalmia latifolia, or Mountain Laurel, a plant which promises that summer is close. It is native to the eastern United States, and there…
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Continue reading →: Juniper
Week 20 of the PBP. Juniper has been something of a love-hate relationship for me. I love the berries, love the flavor that they give to corned beef and other stews, love the smell of its burning branches. But I hate how ubiquitous is has become in suburban American landscaping.…







