tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post922072651306617897..comments2024-03-27T07:35:21.832-07:00Comments on Plants are the Strangest People: The View From Barnes & Noblemr_subjunctivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-68156774995293678242012-01-20T19:15:26.580-08:002012-01-20T19:15:26.580-08:00I was a bit more lucky. I used to live next to a B...I was a bit more lucky. I used to live next to a BN, and I can always find some books. Well, you can always order the book and have them ship it. I think it's free if you have it ship to the store<br /><br />As for herb books. I think city people that have never touch gardening tends to start with herb for practical reason, then things... starts getting out of control and the number of pots Amyhttp://naturesketcher.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-53975014440955914992012-01-20T13:45:11.462-08:002012-01-20T13:45:11.462-08:00Yes, the books on the cultivation of MJ far out-nu...Yes, the books on the cultivation of MJ far out-number books on any other single topic at my local B&N, too. Surprising, really, even with CA law allowing for "medical grows". And after ruling out those books that are written by quacks, or intended to grace my coffee table (as if I have space for decorative ANYthing there), or for beginners ... there's not much left for someone LauraBeehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/laurabell/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-73333430053452940222012-01-19T16:28:07.078-08:002012-01-19T16:28:07.078-08:00True confession: I used to work in a chain bookst...True confession: I used to work in a chain bookstore. This is a tricky season to find decent books. Most of the good ones sold at Christmas. The ones that didn't sell should be pulled shortly to get sent back to the publisher. The new ones will be coming out for spring, not quite yet. Plus they hardly ever get more than one or two of the really interesting books actually in the store phantom_tigernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-10309556644786385352012-01-19T10:18:47.196-08:002012-01-19T10:18:47.196-08:00Mr.S: You're probably sick of hearing this fr...Mr.S: You're probably sick of hearing this from me, but here goes: Your hook is the fact that you're not only informed, you're funny. In an up-to-the-minute internet sort of way. There's a 'book' that's selling like hotcakes at our garden center right now, by a local author who's become a minor celebrity on Breakfast Television because he proclaims himself an &Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-70727044239139924712012-01-19T06:38:41.666-08:002012-01-19T06:38:41.666-08:00That's so odd...the Barnes and Noble by us has...That's so odd...the Barnes and Noble by us has at least a whole shelf of houseplant books (admittedly they have a whole shelf of marijuana books too). I will say, they do have an unnecessary number of "The Best Perennials for Illinois". How do so many publishers allow basically the same book to be printed over and over and over?! They may have different authors but everything in Tomhttp://theatrumbotanicum.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-61075507988733761302012-01-19T06:04:51.708-08:002012-01-19T06:04:51.708-08:00Very interesting! I had not noticed the lack of bo...Very interesting! I had not noticed the lack of books on indoor plants, but I did wonder why there were several on growing marijuana! I'm going to take another look at those shelves next time I'm in. By the way, next time you are in there, ask if they can order a book you want for you. There is a good chance they can get it within a few days.<br />Happy reading!<br />LeaLea's Menageriehttp://www.leasmenagerie.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-45989639095362213142012-01-19T06:01:03.640-08:002012-01-19T06:01:03.640-08:00Please, please write your book already! The worst ...Please, please write your book already! The worst case, it will flop, and life will be no different than it is now. Best case, it'll take off and start a new houseplant craze, and you'll be in the position of being an expert that everyone cares about.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14433418903218452909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-36033851859532583752012-01-19T05:40:09.929-08:002012-01-19T05:40:09.929-08:00Ginny Burton:
Both fixed. The "set left"...Ginny Burton:<br /><br />Both fixed. The "set left" was just a case of changing a phrasing without deleting all of the old version (most likely "set out from the house" --> "left the house"), which happens to me all the time. The husband and I / husband and me really <i>is</i> odd, 'cause I really <i>do</i> know that, and I don't think I can even use mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-40124337884425013322012-01-19T05:10:04.808-08:002012-01-19T05:10:04.808-08:00That houseplant survival manual is pretty good, gi...That houseplant survival manual is pretty good, given the population of houseplant books to choose from. I also have the House Plant Expert but I never refer to it for some reason. For info on specific plants, I go to the web, but I do find books useful when I want to diagnose and treat, or take cuttings, or mix soil, etc. And spiral-bound books can be nice because they stay open while your handsDianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12589473046882217457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-50634552843673277552012-01-19T04:54:22.980-08:002012-01-19T04:54:22.980-08:00The last time I went to B&N, I was surprised a...The last time I went to B&N, I was surprised at the number of marijuana books they had. Maybe they count as indoor growing books, though I guess not really in the context of houseplants...Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11677520515341706045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-5605876922300326852012-01-19T04:53:31.221-08:002012-01-19T04:53:31.221-08:00I would imagine that the marijuana usually counts ...I would imagine that the marijuana usually counts as a houseplant in Iowa.Patnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-88407267466057391102012-01-19T03:26:13.363-08:002012-01-19T03:26:13.363-08:00Grammar police are knocking at your door:
"ga...Grammar police are knocking at your door:<br />"gave my husband and ME" (object of the verb needs objective pronoun)<br /><br />And a typo in the last footnote:<br />"we even set left the house" (not sure what that was supposed to be)<br /><br />You're probably still shaken from the eviction from Pierson's and it's taking its toll on your otherwise impeccable Ginny Burtonnoreply@blogger.com