Comments on: Wicked Plants Book Review (Video with Amy Stewart) Plus a Look Inside the Author’s Wicked Plants Garden

By: Genevieve

Genevieve — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 03:56:13 +0000

Hey Monica! You’ll love Wicked when you finally dig in – would make excellent bathroom or in-the-car reading for when you find yourself with a moment here or there.

Hi Ryan! Sounds from twitter like you picked up your own copy – that’s wonderful! I’m looking forward to following your blog, too – your bath bouquet idea is a lovely one.

Nice to see you here, Miss Sarah!! Maybe when you move to Cali I can help you choose some easy-do-ers to enjoy getting started with. No cactus, hey?

Hi Pomona! I can think of a few books better off in the ground as well. Dr Laura to start (sorry Dr Laura fans)! All the books Amy buried were very unsalvageable – heavily mildewed and warped. This is their second life.

Hey InterLeafer (sorry Laura, I can’t think of you any other way!). I think From the Ground Up was my surprise favorite of Amy’s. I listen to people talk about their gardens all day as a job, so I figured in the evening, I’d want to read something a bit different to read about. But From the Ground Up really re-awoke that awe and wonder in the process of gardening that I’d felt as a beginner, and I couldn’t put it down – it was a beautiful book and made me feel great to read. I’m going to review that here soon.

By: Laura Livengood Schaub (InterLeafer)

Laura Livengood Schaub (InterLeafer) — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 23:58:34 +0000

I hadn’t seen pics of Amy’s garden before, thanks so much for sharing, love it! And lucky you to meet her…I too have been a fan since ‘From the Ground up.’ lls
.-= Laura Livengood Schaub (InterLeafer)´s last blog ..My Bamboo Is Scaring Me! =-.

By: Pomona Belvedere

Pomona Belvedere — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 02:19:40 +0000

I’m up on a lot of poisonous plants, but the castor bean story was new to me! As a bibliophile, burying books seems almost sacriligious, but on the other hand there are some I can think of who would grace the world better as warpy mossed artifacts.

The color and leaf textures in Amy Stewart’s garden are the things that really send me, although I do think poisonous plants need their place and I’m glad she’s championing them. (I think I’ll pass on that arum, too, though it does look incredibly cool. My garden’s small.)
.-= Pomona Belvedere´s last blog ..Hymenocallis X festalis (Peruvian daffodils; Ismene; Summer daffodils) =-.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:42:24 +0000

Those plants make me want a garden!

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:33:32 +0000

Absolutely loved this post. I think you captured the book and the garden beautifully. I know you’ve sold it to me!

I have an attraction to growing poisonous plants. My garden is packed with them and most are absolutely gorgeous.

I look forward to following your blog!

Ryan
.-= Ryan´s last blog ..The Bath Bouquet =-.

By: Monica the Garden Faerie

Monica the Garden Faerie — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:25:32 +0000

What a delightful post. Thanks for sharing those poison garden photos. Though the cultivation,marketing, and use of tobacco certainly are wicked, dagnabbit, I love Nicotiana! I also love my castor bean. I'm ashamed to say that even though I won Wicked Plants from you, I haven't read it yet. I did leaf through and the illustrations are great, and I like that each plant gets its own short story. I can't remember the last time I read a whole book, I just get so distracted, so I like that this is a lot of short stories, really. .-= Monica the Garden Faerie´s last blog ..Native Plant Walk =-.