Kat_White

If that plant was labeled Papaver nudicaule, it was mislabeled. It's an Escholzia.

I agree with auburnjude. It looks like Aeschynanthus maybe 'Fireworks' to me.

Wouldn't that be cool if the book came with loamy soil. I could use something other than adobe. I'll have to check this out, especially the part about "yardsharing"

Would this run like Vista or Windows 7?
Although planning and scheduling features geared towards gardening would be cool to have, I would hate to have all the variables controlled. That's what makes gardening the fun challenge that it is.

Great review. Sounds like a very intriguing book. The "six or fewer" seems a bit on the minimalist side, however. I must admit, though that I am a recovering plant collector.

For my design inspiration I love visiting gardens, checking out magazines, even checking out photo sites like Flickr. I love playing with color combinations right at the nursery to see how two colors will play with each other. One of my favorite techniques I learned years ago is that when you look at a landscape and want to see what is missing color-wise, squint. When you only see blurry shapes, it's much easier to see a need for yellow over here or red over there.