Comments on: The Great Black Plant Scandal of 2009 (Black Plantergate?)

By: Pego

Pego — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 23:41:42 +0000

Oh, and recently a dark purple sugar cane was bred in Tennessee. THAT seemed a great addition to any such list.

By: Pego

Pego — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 23:40:02 +0000

I have to thank “someone” for directing my attention to you. After reading a rather megalomanic rant that kept directing me to buy her missives rather than any “International Black Plant Society” I decided her society was merely a fiction and anyone who found her offensive and relentlessly self-serving was, at least possibly, actually interested in a black plant group. I found one on Yahoogroups that needs new blood. Has anyone actually tried to build one here?

By: kayellr

kayellr — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:11:13 +0000

Uh oh. I designed and planted a seasonal garden composed of primarily black plants (with some white, gray and burgundy) at the botanic garden I worked at back in 1997. I wonder if I or the garden need to consult a lawyer?

By: Les

Les — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 01:16:51 +0000

What’s all this talk about black plants. I don’t think a gardener’s race has anything to do with how their plants should be appreciated. What? That’s not what you mean.. oh I’m sorry, nevermind.

What a great post, just when I thought I couldn’t bare to look at another colorful fall leaf or a macro shot of frosted rose blossoms – here comes a post that has renewed my interest in garden blogging. Thank you and keep up the good fight!

By: linda

linda — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:26:52 +0000

oh. my. gosh. I read about the drama on Mr.Brown Thumb’s Garden Bloggers blog, and had to read the full story. I feel sorry for her – something’s very wrong when someone acts out as she has.

Kudos for standing up to her.

I think Fern is a beautiful name.

By: Shadow

Shadow — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:33:54 +0000

I will be on the look out for nasty comments now as I to have a love of black plants and have mentioned them in my blog. Never heard of Karen Platt though funny that.

By: Jen

Jen — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:50:11 +0000

Hot damn KP!
Good one Scott!
Keep spreading the good word Fern!

once you go black…..

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» Response to the Black Plants Book Controvery — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:06:56 +0000

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By: Karen Platt Threatens Lawsuit

Karen Platt Threatens Lawsuit — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:23:27 +0000

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By: Mimi

Mimi — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:54:28 +0000

I’m not growing any black plants, but it would be fun to do so and blog the beejeebers out of it.

There is the famous rare black iris that grows in the Golan…should I take a bus up there and hang a little tag reading “Photographs prohibited – plant copyrighted by K. Platt” around it?