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New Online! The 1993 Special Edition, 67 Pages of Plant Fun and Photos From the Amateurs’ Digest

Posted on November 29, 2019May 21, 2022 by Admin_TADA

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New! Marina’s very first Caudex Booklet (No. 1 of 2) is now online!

Posted on September 6, 2019June 20, 2023 by Admin_TADA

Marina launched her specialty Caudex booklets in year six of her print publication, The Amateurs’ Digest. The Caudex booklets are addressed to collectors of mostly Caudex plants. Unlike TAD, that was made from printers’ plates, the Caudex booklets are photocopies of Caudex articles collected from issues of The Amateurs’ Digest to that date, then folded and saddle-stitched.

“The Amateurs’ Digest … what I liked about it was that it had a very ‘down to earth’ ethos and, yes, even though it was just a physical object, i.e. a horticultural magazine (x number of stapled pages), it managed to communicate real enthusiasm and love of the plants on every page. Marina’s presence was evident throughout. I think I sent her a couple of very short notes on cultivation and they appeared in one or two issues. I formed the impression that she was a nice person. I subscribed for a number of years and have kept all my copies …”

— Anthony Murphy, UK, in a comment to Kathleen at the first TADA site