Thank you, Catherine, for submitting this wonderful piece to Weeds & Wildflowers. I wanted to point out that it was previously published on your profile page in April. Usually, I don't accept previously published pieces because they will post on W&W in ORIGINAL publication date order. I did accept this, but because it was originally published in April, it doesn't show up on the W&W page and can only be found under archived stories.
Please submit drafts in the future so your piece will be featured on the Weeds & Wildflowers main page. This article is so interesting that I am sad that it won't be featured.