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Mara, whose thesis was on how native plants improve degraded soils, felt a jolt of excitement. She slipped the magazine into her satchel, eager to see whether the humble daisy could actually be a “soil engineer.”

That detail was hand-drawn by illustrator (see our interview on page 22), who spent 525 hours rendering the composite image. Tames calls the piece "an ode to the overlooked aster — the flower that watches from the ditch while roses take the stage." LS-Magazine-LS-Land-Issue-16-Daisies-15.525

LS Magazine is a publication under the LS Land brand, known for its high-quality fashion photography and editorial content. Mara, whose thesis was on how native plants