Re: Re: Book Help please

To: g*@hort.net
Subject: Re: Re: [CHAT] Book Help please
From: Kitty k*@comcast.net
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2003 15:40:03 -0500
References: 200306291227.AA813761058@mail2.gbronline.com
Pam,
Let the rest of us know what you think.  it sounds like a great book.
Kitty
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pamela J. Evans" <gardenqueen@gbronline.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2003 12:27 PM
Subject: Re: Re: [CHAT] Book Help please


> I just ordered it - couldn't stand it any more!
> Kitty - thanks for the tip m'dear!  You're a veritable fountain of info!
>
> :-D
>
>
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> From: "Jesse Bell" <jesserenebell@hotmail.com>
> Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Date:  Fri, 20 Jun 2003 08:54:54 -0500
>
> >COOL....well I know what I'm buying next payday.  WOO HOO.
> >
> >Jesse Rene' Bell
> >Claremore, OK
> >Zone 6
> >
> >
> >
> >>From: "Kitty Morrissy" <kmrsy@earthlink.net>
> >>Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
> >>To: "Agardenchat" <gardenchat@hort.net>
> >>Subject: Re: Re: [CHAT] Book Help please
> >>Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2003 00:12:55 -0500
> >>
> >>The newer book is better:
> >>  Black Magic and Purple Passion new second edition has an amazing 1350
> >>plant profiles, 300 stunning colour photos and 5 watercolour garden
> >>designs.
> >>
> >>2000 Edition only had 350 plants and 70 pics.
> >>
> >>Kitty
> >>
> >>
> >> > [Original Message]
> >> > From: Kitty Morrissy <kmrsy@earthlink.net>
> >> > To: Agardenchat <gardenchat@hort.net>
> >> > Date: 6/20/2003 12:04:09 AM
> >> > Subject: Re: Re: [CHAT] Book Help please
> >> >
> >> > Jesse,
> >> > I found the issue June 2001 of Plants Magazine.  The book by Karen
Platt
> >>is
> >> > titled: Black Magic and Purple Passion - Dark Flowers and Foliage,
> >> > published in 2000.  cheapest price I found was $28.  Then it was
> >> > republished in early 2003 with a name adjustment: Black Magic and
Purple
> >> > Passion - 1,350 Dark Plants, available for $33-40.  I think the new
one
> >>may
> >> > have more (1000 more) plants listed, though I couldn't find a page
count
> >> > for either to be sure the books are actually different.
> >> >
> >> > Here are some paraphrased comments from the author in the magazine
> >>article:
> >> > "If there were a national collection of black plants, it would be
held
> >>by
> >> > me. It's been 7 yrs since the demise of Rainbow's End,(via divorce)
my
> >> > beloved nursery which specialized in black plants...One blacklist
most
> >> > people want to be on is my list of black seeds for sale...The result
of
> >>6
> >> > yrs of research was published in my book which includes 350 dark
plants
> >> > with 70 photos."
> >> > The editor includes this:
> >> > Write to Karen at: 35, Longfield Road, Sheffield, S. Yorkshire, S10
1QW,
> >> > England.
> >> > possibly more info at:
> >> > www.seedsearch.demon.co.uk
> >> >
> >> > Kitty
> >> > Amazing! the things that do, and those that don't, stick in my mind.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > > [Original Message]
> >> > > From: Jesse Bell <jesserenebell@hotmail.com>
> >> > > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> >> > > Date: 6/19/2003 3:41:02 PM
> >> > > Subject: Re: Re: [CHAT] Book Help please
> >> > >
> >> > > That sounds wonderful.  Thank you Kitty.  Actually, it's the BLACK
> >>plants
> >> > > that I am the most interested in.  I have a ton of white ones...but
> >> > wanted
> >> > > some dramatic black ones to mix in with them.
> >> > >
> >> > > Jesse
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > >From: Kitty <kmrsy@earthlink.net>
> >> > > >Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
> >> > > >To: gardenchat@hort.net
> >> > > >Subject: Re: Re: [CHAT] Book Help please
> >> > > >Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2003 12:38:02 -0500 (EST)
> >> > > >
> >> > > >Jesse, I know some of the others have leads for you - good ones.
But
> >> > > >reading their messages reminded me that a couple of years ago
there
> >>was
> >> > > >a woman who wrote a book on black plants. I saw the mention of it
in
> >> > > >that little quarterly magazine from England, I think called New
> >>Plants.
> >> > > >I believe Ceres gets it. I think I still have that issue at home
and
> >> > > >will check for it tonight. I didn't think of it before becuase the
> >>book
> >> > > >you wanted was on black and white, not just black. but this one
might
> >>be
> >> > > >of use.
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > >Kitty
> >> > > >
> >> > > >-------Original Message-------
> >> > > >From: F M Ferrari <fm4re@swbell.net>
> >> > > >Sent: 06/19/03 10:29 AM
> >> > > >To: gardenchat@hort.net
> >> > > >Subject: Re: [CHAT] Book Help please
> >> > > >
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > Jesse!!! I think I have it at home (I'm at work taking a
break)!!!
> >> > Will
> >> > > >let you know. Black is probably one of my favorite colors! I guess
> >>it's
> >> > > >all those years in Catholic schools when nuns wore those black and
> >>white
> >> > > >habits. And, yeah, too many old lady Italian relatives wearing
black
> >>to
> >> > > >mourn some other relative who died 50 years ago. I wear so much
black
> >>at
> >> > > >work, they often call me Morticia!
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > >So the thought of doing a black and white garden was intriguing to
> >>me!
> >> > > >But right now I'm hooked on purple - flowers or especially leaves.
> >> > > >
> >> > > >  >
> >> > > >
> >> > > >If you have weeds, you don't have enough plants.
> >> > > >
> >> > >
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