Karen Platt’s blog

New book - Fruit Cocktail

At last, the long awaited book, Fruit Cocktail has been launched on 10 February 2008. This ebook describes over 2300 orange, peach and apricot plants. It embraces tones such as butterscotch, toffee and amber. with full plant profiles and how to grow, this ebook is for all lovers of the colour orange.Orange has become quite popular, and this book has taken three years to research and write. There are large sections on orange begonia, orange bougainvillea, orange canna, orange to rust chrysanthemum, orange dahlia, orange to peach gerbera, rusty orange helenium, orange hemerocallis, orange iris, orange kniphofia, orange lilium, orange azalea, orange roses and orange tulips. There are also many others not mentioned here. In all the book covers well over 100 genera including any orchids. There is a wealth of information on orange plants. It’s not totally flowers either, there are some foliage plants. Wherever you live, you will find this book useful as plants are researched around the world, bringing you a comprehensive orange palette. I always include USDA zones and lots of information you would not find elsewhere.I’m quite persuasive about why we should not be afraid of orange in the garden. There’s some designer tips too and lots of plant combination suggestions.  Spread a little happiness, it’s time to get hot in the garden and go for orange.