Why Black Plants Are Still Tops In Horticulture
Black plants are amongst the most popular color with gardeners today.

SOUTH YORKSHIRE, UK, September 04, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Black plants first came to the forefront of horticulture owing to twenty years' research and promotion by British author, Karen Platt. She was influenced by purple trees such as the plum and beech as a child. Twenty years ago she saw what is known as 'black grass', Ophiopogon, a member of the lily family and she was hooked. Just one plant changed her life. She gave up her job as a school teacher of Spanish and began her research. Platt has spent the last twenty years ceaselessly researching black plants, writing about them, winning awards for the creation of black gardens and even founding a plant society dedicated to them - The International Black Plant Society.

"Black plants are my life" she told us, "I was the first person in the world to run a nursery specializing in black plants simply because I love them. Bringing them into the forefront of horticulture has not just made my day, it's made it all worth while. I have inspired so many people to plant black in their gardens."

Platt has released the 4th edition of her unique book - 'Black Magic and Purple Passion'. It highlights over 650 new black plants. It is illustrated with over 175 colour photographs. This brand new edition does not repeat any of the plants that appeared in the 3rd edition. It brings the total number of black plants Platt has written about to 3400. Earlier last month, she also launched 'The Best of Black Plants'. This book has over 150 black plants, each chosen and photographed by Platt.

"It's great fun to bring these plants to the public,' Platt explained, "it's an unusual but effective color for the garden."
Over the past twenty years the increase of sales of black plants has been phenomenal, fuelled by Platt's books on the subject.
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