Comments on: Review of ‘Black Plants: 75 Striking Choices for the Garden’ by Paul Bonine

By: Gardeners Heaven

Gardeners Heaven — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 10:19:23 +0000

I always thought that tulips and roses come in black only, will definitely search for more types, thanks for that

By: Catherine

Catherine — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:07:21 +0000

I wrote about Black Plants on my January blog… black in the dead of winter seemed appropriate. Some Sweet Woodruff was a good contrast I thought. Nice suggestions, nice blog! Catherine

By: Fern

Fern — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:10:12 +0000

Susan–Primarily an encyclopedia. But an easy-to-read, enjoyable encyclopedia.

By: Susan Morrison

Susan Morrison — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:25:05 +0000

Does it include much on combining with other plants in the garden or in containers, or is it primarily a cultural encyclopedia?

By: Fern

Fern — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:05:18 +0000

Gwen–The photos are closeups of the plants themselves. Most of the plants were “speciman” plants. The sort that you would want to make the star of a bed or container. So in that respect, I’d say yeah, they were spectacular in their own right.

By: Gwen Aldrich

Gwen Aldrich — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:53:41 +0000

Thanks for bringing this book to my attention. I love black plants. Were the author’s choices really ’striking’? I am curious if it is the way he combined his black plant choices with other plants, or if the plants were striking on their own. I already own the ‘other’ book you’ve been referring to, and I am wondering if this book will show me anything new. The way you described it, I might like it just for the photography.

By: Fern

Fern — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:50:02 +0000

Nope. She’s been amazingly silent.

By: Kylee from Our Little Acre

Kylee from Our Little Acre — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:49:51 +0000

I really enjoyed this book, too. It’s not overwhelming, as some books can be. It just has a nice selection of plants that can be easily found at most good nurseries. Lots of good information contained within these covers!

By: Mary C.

Mary C. — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:51:24 +0000

so has black plant lady continued to harass on all these black plant entries since the expose blog?