Comments on: Three Neat Plants

By: kerri

kerri — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:23:38 +0000

Three very neat plants indeed, Nan! Your first photo captured that blue so beautifully. What a stunning color! It’s going on my wish list for sure.
Those caterpillar seed pods are a riot! Apparently some of the ancient gardeners had a good sense of humor :)
Guess what I got for Christmas? My son and DIL gave me “Fall Scaping”, thanks to a handy hint dropped by my clever husband, bless his heart. I’m so tickled to have it! Incredible color in those wonderful photos to drool over, and loads to learn. Great book, Nan!

What a great gift, if I may say so. I hope you enjoy it, Kerri. Rob’s color-rich photos definitely are a great antidote to the winter blues.
-Nan

By: Lydia Jeppsson

Lydia Jeppsson — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:52:25 +0000

Just want to say hi and that I love your photos!
Kind regards from a garden geek in Sweden, Lydia

How lovely to meet a fellow geek, Lydia! I’m so glad you visited.
-Nan

By: Kylee

Kylee — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:37:16 +0000

Oops! I got interrupted while making the previous comment and forgot to finish it before sending.

I grew Abelmoschus esculentus this past year (okra) – the red variety – and loved its foliage and blooms. They’re very similar to what you show here, especially the flowers. The red seed pods were gorgeous, too. We didn’t eat any of it because we don’t particularly like it, but it makes a lovely plant, all the same!

Thanks for the reminder, Kylee – I haven’t tried that one since I moved to this sunny place. I think I’ll add that to the seed order!
-Nan