What a delight to have been “found” by Anthony Murphy, a fellow grower of Marina’s in UK, who had been a subscriber of her paper journal. Anthony was kind enough to exchange emails with me, including the one featured on this page.
A Wonderful Tribute to Marina From a Former Subscriber of Her Print Edition
Hi Kathleen, Can I introduce myself? My name is Anthony Murphy and I found your website yesterday purely by chance as I used to have a subscription to The Amateurs’ Digest and was wondering whether it was still in existence as I ceased getting it when it moved to digital publishing.
The Nomenclature (Clutter) of Crassula Gollum
It seems your mother kept the plants in ordinary pots, not in good or expensive pots to draw special attention, not labelling and naming the plants with Latin name(s). — That’s a direct quote from email to me by Nerissa Poon, the estate administrator in Marina’s probate file at the British Columbia Public Guardian and Trustee.
A Formal Demand to the British Columbia Public Guardian and Trustee to Account For Marina’s Work and Heritage
New Online! The 1993 Special Edition, 67 Pages of Plant Fun and Photos From the Amateurs’ Digest
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Happy Holidays! We are Celebrating 2019-2020 with a Holiday Issue from 1995
Happy Holidays! We are Celebrating 2019-2020 with a Holiday Issue from 1995 blockquote { max-width: 600px !important; text-align: center !important; color: darkolivegreen; margin: 20px !important; padding: 20px !important; font-size: 15px !important; line-height: 18pt; color: #efdecd !important; background: #FEF4E4 !important; } Name that cactus …. Since the Holidays
New Online! Cacti & Other Succulents, Issue No. 1 from May 1989
Now, here’s a real collector’s item: Marina’s first-ever print edition of The Amateurs’ Digest under its original name, Cacti & Other Succulents. This was a toughie to scan. It took me as long to scan this 8-page first issue as it has taken me to scan some of her 40-page later issues. The challenge is due to the fact that the only copies I could get of these early issues