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    Feb 07, 2020 5 minutes

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    PASSING DOWN POTHOS

    My golden pothos is one of my most treasured possessions. In the spring of 2019, I took cuttings from my grandmother’s 40-year-old plant (as it needed a trim), rooted them in water, and then transferred them to soil. Grandma’s been gone for 19 years now, but her original plant is in my mom’s care. Every time I see mine, it brings a smile to my face; my grandmother loved gardening, houseplants, and flowers, and I’m thrilled that I now have a part of this family heirloom to pass on to my daughters one day.

    Alicia Monroe

    LIBERATED LILAC

    My parents recently sold the house I grew up in, and with it, the garden where I

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