Comments on Flatbush Gardener: Wicked Plants with Amy Stewart at the Brooklyn Bot...

I have wanted this book ever since it first came o...

2009-08-11T19:22:41.302-04:00

I have wanted this book ever since it first came out and I saw her video (hilarious!). Must get it. Maybe she'd send me a copy for review? ;-)

Actually, while that would be great, I have no problem buying it either. The very first gardening book of any kind I ever read was by Amy - "From the Ground Up."

I thought "cellar door" were supposed to be the tw...

2009-08-03T08:00:39.040-04:00

I thought "cellar door" were supposed to be the two most beautiful words in the English language?!

Supposedly Henry James said that "summer afternoon...

2009-08-02T23:45:31.186-04:00

Supposedly Henry James said that "summer afternoon" were the 2 most beautiful words in the English language, but my vote goes to "mocha cream."
Great shots, of the speaker, the bluebottle, and that incredible cake and its technically edible flowers! Wish I'd been along.

The cake was delicious: seven layers, with vanilla...

2009-07-27T12:03:49.615-04:00

The cake was delicious: seven layers, with vanilla and chocolate cake, and mocha cream.

Love the cake--did you have a piece?! I won Wicked...

2009-07-27T11:01:42.132-04:00

Love the cake--did you have a piece?! I won Wicked Plants from Genevieve and enjoyed thumbing through it; the design/layout is cool. I'm way behind in reading though...