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Cool Plants at TPIE

Submitted by Stephen and Kristin on January 19, 2010 - 11:59

Finally some warm weather. Of course we had to head south to Fort Lauderdale to find it. But at TPIE (Tropical Plant Industry Exposition) we found some cool new plants. We’ll cover them in more detail over the next year or so but as a teaser here’s a sampling of what we saw:

Kalanchoe thyrsiflora ‘Fantastic’ (named Favorite New Foliage Plant) from Hawaiian Sunshine Nursery

Gloriosa superba ‘Crimson Flame’ (named Favorite New Flowering Plant) from Deroose Plants

Kalanchoe 'Desert Surprise' from Deroose Plants

Colocasia 'Mojito' from Agri-Starts

Excoecaria cochicinensis 'Jungle Fire' from ForemostCo

Bring out your dead! Bring out your dead!

Submitted by Stephen and Kristin on January 13, 2010 - 16:46

It's not nearly as bad as the black plague when they roamed the streets with carts calling for the bodies of those who perished. But for those of us who love plants this has been a rough ten days with plants in the ground and containers covered or in the garage. They may need sunscreen today so they don't get a sunburn.

Here in Winter Park (just north of Orlando) on three of those days we hit a low of 27 degrees and one morning when walking to our fitness club we had to avoid an icy sidewalk.

Gotta go...yard trash pickup is tomorrow and they will want our deceased plants. I swear we are going to move to Florida if this cold weather silliness doesn't end. - Stephen

Kudos on 100 Years Old!

Submitted by Stephen and Kristin on January 11, 2010 - 13:59

Landscape Architecture magazine is 100 years old this year. During the year through October (the actual centennial anniversary) each monthly issue will include excerpts (articles, ads, letters, and editorials) from the very first issue in October of 1910. Let’s see, I was negative something years old then and my father wouldn’t be born for another nine years. Hopefully Landscape Architecture will survive at least as long as Scientific American which has racked up 165 years. - Stephen

Welcome to Pategai On Plants online!

Submitted by Stephen and Kristin on November 30, 2009 - 23:53

Did you just receive the last print version of Ornamental Outlook magazine? Welcome to Pategai On Plants online. POP articles now include those back to July 2004. There are many more to come from the past. Revisit your favorites, use the search feature (hint: type in book to see issues with book reviews), and remember to sign up for the newsletter that alerts you to new POP and POD articles that will appear monthly. Suggestions about our new site? Please send them!