tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1172620894432077557.post3436369242759314..comments2024-03-28T23:10:34.828-07:00Comments on gold country girls: The Woman's Day Book Of House PlantsHeidi Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08666588441951832108noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1172620894432077557.post-78392901911227134322010-02-26T12:55:34.749-08:002010-02-26T12:55:34.749-08:00as i have said previously i am not good with house...as i have said previously i am not good with house plants. wish i was. if only we all had tina's thumb!yosemite faithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01099881025316197608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1172620894432077557.post-20609285012097592182010-02-26T08:32:16.532-08:002010-02-26T08:32:16.532-08:00Come on, my thumb is only "great" becaus...Come on, my thumb is only "great" because it has arthritis in it! And better green than black and blue ;) When was your book published? I have two of the begonias featured there, I might do a post about the iron cross one some time, they are pretty costly but very rewarding to grow. I thought it was Flip Wilson who said "Ruby Begonia" but I really don't remember for sure, he is who came to mind. I think your thrift store leaves are meant to be caladiums, which are also from bulbs or tubers like some begonias, and look very similiar to the begonia leaves, and the colors are just like coleus leaves. Love them all! Last summer I grew geraniums and coleus on our deck railings, I was hoping to maybe get another year out of them, but our Dec. snowstorm had other ideas.Tina Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08674608813791302494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1172620894432077557.post-11972700846818908252010-02-26T07:11:49.603-08:002010-02-26T07:11:49.603-08:00I don't have a green thumb either but I was ab...I don't have a green thumb either but I was able to keep a coleus alive. Those are so magnificent. Maybe I'll buy a little one and try again. Beautiful books Heidi. Thanks for the coleus inspiration.jamie@midcenturymaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13240486435547349956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1172620894432077557.post-74043100775542851122010-02-26T06:28:36.213-08:002010-02-26T06:28:36.213-08:00Great find Heidi! It looks like it's very info...Great find Heidi! It looks like it's very informative. Oh, if you and I only had Tina's, Great Green Thumb!!!Lorlorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02691969936317200156noreply@blogger.com