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Alla in the NewsDer Speigel
Survival in the war
A bag of hope
2/14/25
The Ukrainian Alla Olkhovska lives in the embattled Kharkiv and plants rare flowers in her garden, in the midst of destruction….
By Dialika Neufeld
The New York Times
2/18/24
For a Ukrainian gardener, flowers are a financial lifeline and a restorative agent.
By: Margaret Roach
Brigitte
Gardening to Survive
Alla Olkhovska makes the world a more beautiful place
2/24/2025
“To make the world a more beautiful place”: The Ukrainian Alla Olkhovska, 40, takes this task literally. In the middle of the war, it breeds rare clematis strains at the risk of life. And nourishes her family.
Gardens Illustrated
Discover our 2024 Horticultural Heroes: 22 extraordinary people making a difference in gardening
10/8/24
Alla Olkhovska is a seed producer and photographer based in eastern Ukraine in the city of Kharkiv. Since 2022, the city has been a major target in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and many have fled the area….
Channel King5 of Washington
Seeds of hope for Ukraine planted by Skagit County farmers
A chance encounter between a Mount Vernon farmer and a Ukrainian gardener is helping her family survive.
By Eric Wilkinson
Winnipeg Free Press
New documentary stirs outpouring of support for Ukrainian gardening in a war zone
By: Colleen Zacharias
