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 …
