Posts Tagged: Wicked Plants

June 28, 2010

Ask Dr. Bleedingheart

Dear Dr. Bleedingheart, I’m attending a housewarming party for a young couple who love good food and outdoor entertaining. I want to get them something useful and enduring–maybe to help with their …

May 21, 2010

Ask Dr. Bleedingheart

Dear Dr. Bleedingheart, I have recently adopted some pet snails.  Now they are having snail babies! The soil in the terrarium has little tiny bugs in it; I think they might have …

December 8, 2009

Our Fruitcake-Free Holiday Gift Guide

Don’t want to give Dad a pair of GoldToe socks again this year? We don’t blame you. That’s why no matter who’s on your list, Algonquin has the perfect gift… For Her …

December 3, 2009

Algonquin Loving from the AHS Book Awards Committee

Scott Calhoun, who sits on the American Horticultural Society’s Book Award Committee, recently announced his top three picks for the 2010 prize — and two of them are published by yours truly! …

November 17, 2009

Wicked Plants Exhibit at Vander Veer Botanic Garden

Vander Veer Botanic Garden, in Davenport, Iowa, recently hosted a “Wicked Plants” exhibit, inspired by Amy Stewart‘s book. Check out the photos! -Katie

October 28, 2009

The Cake Boss Takes on Our Wicked Plants

On Monday, October 26, our very own Amy Stewart appeared on TLC’s popular new reality show, Cake Boss. Back in July, the Cake Boss team was so inspired by the Brooklyn Botanic …

October 28, 2009

Consider Yourself Warned…

Castor bean (Ricinus communis) One autumn morning in 1978, communist defector and BBC journalist Georgi Markov walked across London’s Waterloo Bridge and stood waiting at a bus stop.  He felt a painful …

October 26, 2009

Your Required Halloween Reading

No matter what you have planned for Halloween, these books from the Workman Family have got you covered. (Click on the book covers below to learn more.) Curling up with a spooky …