Comments on: Wicked Plants: The Movie http://www.northcoastgardening.com/2009/01/wicked-plants-movie/ Helping you take joy in creating and maintaining the garden of your dreams... in the Pacific Northwest Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:22:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: rima http://www.northcoastgardening.com/2009/01/wicked-plants-movie/#comment-10176 rima Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:04:38 +0000 http://www.northcoastgardening.com/?p=515#comment-10176 You are being a little silly aren't you, shar pau? People are just having fun with an interesting and unsusual subject. Noone is casting aspersions on your flora-friends. Lighten-up and stop being so flowerier-than-thou. You are being a little silly aren’t you, shar pau? People are just having fun with an interesting and unsusual subject. Noone is casting aspersions on your flora-friends. Lighten-up and stop being so flowerier-than-thou.

]]> By: shar pau http://www.northcoastgardening.com/2009/01/wicked-plants-movie/#comment-1130 shar pau Fri, 15 May 2009 21:10:13 +0000 http://www.northcoastgardening.com/?p=515#comment-1130 I do not know of any plant that is WICKED! All plants are Beautiful and have to be respected, for what they are . Even the POISON ones. You just have to do your home work on the plants or the woods you might be viviting. That is what I have done in the past and always have taken a plant book on wild plants as well as wild Poisonous plants . Whenever I go camping and am in a very woodsie area. Never had POISON IVY or POSIN OAK. So if you keep yourself Up to whats in the area you are going to , as well as where you live , you will be free of the trama of some plants that feel you are invading THEIR SPACE !!!! It's all about SPACE !!!!! I do not know of any plant that is WICKED! All plants are
Beautiful and have to be respected, for what they are . Even
the POISON ones. You just have to do your home work on the plants or the woods you might be viviting. That is what I have done in the past and always have taken a plant book on wild plants as well as wild Poisonous plants . Whenever I go camping and am in a very woodsie area. Never had POISON IVY or POSIN OAK.
So if you keep yourself Up to whats in the area you are going to , as well as where you live , you will be free of the trama of some plants that feel you are invading THEIR SPACE !!!! It’s all about SPACE !!!!!

]]> By: shar pau http://www.northcoastgardening.com/2009/01/wicked-plants-movie/#comment-1129 shar pau Fri, 15 May 2009 20:59:46 +0000 http://www.northcoastgardening.com/?p=515#comment-1129 I know first hand about CASTOR OIL!!! As I young Child I was given as well as my Sibblings the CASTOR OIL. No matter what you were alling from It was given. I used to up-chuck at the sight of the bottle and the spoon which seemed so large at the time. The most Gastly Taste you could ever think of. I am sure I never had to use this Castor Oil on my Son. Wouldn't think of putting him through what I had to in my Childhood. I found that artical very interesting, if only my Grandmother & Mother had known this. Glorry BE. sharonp I know first hand about CASTOR OIL!!!
As I young Child I was given as well as my Sibblings the CASTOR OIL. No matter what you were alling from It was given. I used to
up-chuck at the sight of the bottle and the spoon which seemed so large at the time. The most Gastly Taste you could ever think of.
I am sure I never had to use this Castor Oil on my Son. Wouldn’t think of putting him through what I had to in my Childhood.
I found that artical very interesting, if only my Grandmother &
Mother had known this. Glorry BE.
sharonp

]]> By: Monica http://www.northcoastgardening.com/2009/01/wicked-plants-movie/#comment-151 Monica Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:37:21 +0000 http://www.northcoastgardening.com/?p=515#comment-151 I love castor bean; it just gets so amazingly tall and looks so striking! <abbr><em>Monica’s last blog post..<a href="http://gardenfaerie.blogspot.com/2009/01/blankets-of-snow.html" rel="nofollow">Blankets of Snow</a></abbr></em> I love castor bean; it just gets so amazingly tall and looks so striking!

Monica’s last blog post..Blankets of Snow

]]> By: Genevieve http://www.northcoastgardening.com/2009/01/wicked-plants-movie/#comment-139 Genevieve Fri, 09 Jan 2009 05:07:00 +0000 http://www.northcoastgardening.com/?p=515#comment-139 It's funny Aerie-el, I can recall any number of dangerous things I did as a kid that wouldn't be allowed now (skateboarding on my belly face-first downhill! Fireworks!), but I don't even have second-hand stories of terrible things going wrong from those activities. I think it's the same with poisonous plants; children and pets probably gnaw on them a lot less than our worried minds would suspect. Even so, better safe than sorry - I'm only planting two poisonous beauties in my garden - Hellebores (leathery and would be tough to eat) and a Trumpet Flower/ Brugmansia/ used to be Datura which I think I'll just fence off from the chickens at least. I can't resist those giant fragrant trumpets! Airlia! So nice to see you here! <hugs> It’s funny Aerie-el, I can recall any number of dangerous things I did as a kid that wouldn’t be allowed now (skateboarding on my belly face-first downhill! Fireworks!), but I don’t even have second-hand stories of terrible things going wrong from those activities. I think it’s the same with poisonous plants; children and pets probably gnaw on them a lot less than our worried minds would suspect.

Even so, better safe than sorry – I’m only planting two poisonous beauties in my garden – Hellebores (leathery and would be tough to eat) and a Trumpet Flower/ Brugmansia/ used to be Datura which I think I’ll just fence off from the chickens at least. I can’t resist those giant fragrant trumpets!

Airlia! So nice to see you here!

]]> By: Airlia http://www.northcoastgardening.com/2009/01/wicked-plants-movie/#comment-138 Airlia Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:43:48 +0000 http://www.northcoastgardening.com/?p=515#comment-138 My goodness! That was entertaining. Wicked plants, what a good thing to learn about. I learn something new every time I come to your site :) Thank you! My goodness! That was entertaining. Wicked plants, what a good thing to learn about. I learn something new every time I come to your site :) Thank you!

]]> By: Aerie-el http://www.northcoastgardening.com/2009/01/wicked-plants-movie/#comment-137 Aerie-el Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:03:58 +0000 http://www.northcoastgardening.com/?p=515#comment-137 That's a great YouTube vid--I can hardly wait to see the book! When we lived in SoCal, there were oleander plants everywhere throughout the neighborhoods, lining the streets. I'm still amazed we didn't hear about kiddos or animals getting sick from them. ~Aerie-el <abbr><em>Aerie-el’s last blog post..<a href="http://gardeners-roost.blogspot.com/2009/01/suet-feeders.html" rel="nofollow">SUET FEEDERS</a></abbr></em> That’s a great YouTube vid–I can hardly wait to see the book!

When we lived in SoCal, there were oleander plants everywhere throughout the neighborhoods, lining the streets. I’m still amazed we didn’t hear about kiddos or animals getting sick from them.

~Aerie-el

Aerie-el’s last blog post..SUET FEEDERS

]]> By: Genevieve http://www.northcoastgardening.com/2009/01/wicked-plants-movie/#comment-136 Genevieve Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:18:49 +0000 http://www.northcoastgardening.com/?p=515#comment-136 Oh I'll be dashed. I think I'm the most surprised that anyone knew what it was - I mean, they are pretty distinctive, but the public on the whole doesn't seem terrifically educated about plant ID and uses of plants! That's too funny. Oh I’ll be dashed. I think I’m the most surprised that anyone knew what it was – I mean, they are pretty distinctive, but the public on the whole doesn’t seem terrifically educated about plant ID and uses of plants!

That’s too funny.

]]> By: Fern http://www.northcoastgardening.com/2009/01/wicked-plants-movie/#comment-133 Fern Thu, 08 Jan 2009 08:28:36 +0000 http://www.northcoastgardening.com/?p=515#comment-133 Man, where do I sign up for Amy's job? :-) I never realized people <i>like</i> poisonous plants. Botanical Interests has a whole seed line of poisonous plants and I always thought it was a bit odd. But Castor Bean does have nice foliage and fruits (or are those flowers?), so I can see what the attraction is. Did you see this story about the hoopla caused when <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2008/09/11/terror-cops-hunt-dow.html" rel="nofollow">a guy planted Castor Bean in his front yard?</a> <abbr><em>Fern’s last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LifeOnTheBalcony/~3/504320180/" rel="nofollow">Great Tip for Sowing Small Seeds</a></abbr></em> Man, where do I sign up for Amy’s job? :-)

I never realized people like poisonous plants. Botanical Interests has a whole seed line of poisonous plants and I always thought it was a bit odd. But Castor Bean does have nice foliage and fruits (or are those flowers?), so I can see what the attraction is. Did you see this story about the hoopla caused when a guy planted Castor Bean in his front yard?

Fern’s last blog post..Great Tip for Sowing Small Seeds

]]> By: VW http://www.northcoastgardening.com/2009/01/wicked-plants-movie/#comment-128 VW Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:18:11 +0000 http://www.northcoastgardening.com/?p=515#comment-128 I'm a fan of Amy's as well, and wasn't aware of her newest book. Will look for it at the library next year. Thanks for the tip! Regards, VW <abbr><em>VW’s last blog post..<a href="http://vwgarden.blogspot.com/2009/01/garden-fountain-at-la-purisima.html" rel="nofollow">Garden and Fountain at La Purisima</a></abbr></em> I’m a fan of Amy’s as well, and wasn’t aware of her newest book. Will look for it at the library next year. Thanks for the tip! Regards, VW

VW’s last blog post..Garden and Fountain at La Purisima

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