Magical life blooms after challenging start
“Growing up, there was a lot of chaos and turmoil in my home. I had two drug-addicted parents. And when I was 8, my mom started dealing drugs. People were coming and going. There were a...
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Their garden is their refuge
“My mom gardened a lot when I was younger. And way, way back, my grandfathers on both sides were potato farmers from Maine. So I wonder if there’s not something in my genes that just makes...
Plumeria latest love for hobby enthusiast
“Through the years we’ve had all sorts of hobbies. We start out with something and then we go nuts. We had exotic birds for a while. Then we raised Dobermans. When my husband was doing over-the-road...
Organic garden provides personal connections
“I started the garden in 2006 as an effort to help beautify Texas Avenue and its surrounding community, and to educate others about growing organically. It was my belief that if the community could see a...
She turns to herbs to help battle breast cancer
“That Christmas, when I began to do my hair, I felt something and couldn’t lift my arm. The doctor kept giving me pills, but they didn’t help. It turned out to be breast cancer. “I began...
When it comes to plants, he knows his stuff
“For most of my years I’ve been a plant taxonomist. I get hired to identify plants. “My most interesting work has been in the Big Thicket here in Texas. I have a species list, so I...
Count them as being on the organic bandwagon
“We recommend going organic. It really works, and it’s harmless to people and animals. “Everybody wonders why their gardens don’t do well, why they don’t have flowers and fruit. It’s because they’re spraying all this toxic...
