TENDING WITH LOVING CARE

From: The Columbian (Vancouver, WA) | Date: December 28, 1997| Author: | Copyright information

BRIAN WILLOUGHBY
The Columbian
12-28-1997
Marianne Kellermann’s house plants are more than plants.
They’re memories, living memorials of friends and loved ones, grown from cuttings other plant lovers have shared with her.The centerpiece of those memories is a Christmas cactus that takes Kellermann back to Germany, back to childhood days when her mother taught her about the care needed to make growing things thrive.
The plant spreads like a spider across the dining room table, segmented arms arching to support bright-pink blossoms.
“It came from starts, from my ...

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