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A 'purple' passion
Boro's Martha Joiner loves the beauty of pitcher plant
W BOG GARDEN VOLUNTEER 1
Martha Jordan was named The Environmental Resources Network Volunteer of the Year for her work in developing the pitcher plant bog garden at the Georgia Southern Botanical Garden.
Martha Joiner's way with plants - including some rare, carnivorous bog-born beauties she has been nurturing for years - won her admirers at The Environmental Resources Network. But her way with people helped make her the influential group's 2010 Volunteer of the Year. A love of gardening and two degrees in biology laid down her credentials as a plant person.
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