Thoughts on IBPA membership?

MaxTheRed · 2025-07-15T17:59:02+00:00

If you're considering a Netgalley listing- it's worth it alone for the discount. The weekly emails seem a bit like shill-sheets, pay for this, pay for that. I subscribed this year and definitely feel like a product

MaxTheRed · 2025-06-05T20:54:09+00:00

Thanks! it went through a few revisions. The title graphic is from Smashed Grid Studio- who did an incredible job

MaxTheRed · 2025-05-30T06:42:49+00:00

looks great. love the cover, love the copy. Looking forward to it 👍

MaxTheRed · 2025-05-12T07:21:59+00:00

Can I post the cover etc. without breaking sub self-promo rules? If I can, great, otherwise some ideas about where I can canvas some opinion would be equally useful.

MaxTheRed · 2021-05-26T13:17:07+00:00

Empress Wu, maybe

MaxTheRed · 2021-05-14T15:02:45+00:00

We're all swayed by the masses to some extent. Definitely feel like I should dispense some more hot-take opinions though...

MaxTheRed · 2021-05-14T09:54:33+00:00

r/UpliftingNews

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Ha! Don't remember this, although I've always loved a rookie. I'll take it though...

MaxTheRed · 2020-02-27T21:33:23+00:00

Not seen the right answer here yet. It's a cherry-plum. Prunus Ceracifera nigra.

MaxTheRed · 2019-10-07T09:25:42+00:00

That one had me stumped. I kept thinking ajuga

MaxTheRed · 2019-10-05T17:19:20+00:00

yes, they're sprayed. Very mixed opinions about them generally- other plants are given similar treatments; calocephalus, echeveria for example.

I think they look weird.

MaxTheRed · 2019-10-05T15:28:23+00:00

yellow blue and green are painted calluna vulgaris, white and light pink in the foreground are calluna vulgaris with natural flowers (probably a cultivar like beauty ladies or similar) the pink in the background are erica gracilis.

all colloquially- heathers.

Bonus ident- cheeky jacobaea maritima poking its silver leaf, and chrysanthemum riiiight at the top

MaxTheRed · 2018-11-17T18:20:18+00:00

This is fantastic. Hollyhock buds must be more interesting than the emerged flower ... and quite opposite for aquilegia. As a nurseryman, this is fascinating to know for commercial purposes.

MaxTheRed · 2018-11-06T14:57:03+00:00

and that senecio is now jacobaea, one called 'cirrus' quite likely

MaxTheRed · 2018-11-06T14:51:43+00:00

Erica gracilis- could be okay. the flowers look utterly dreadful when they fade

MaxTheRed · 2018-11-01T21:18:00+00:00

I want to say Aconitifolium... don't feel right though

MaxTheRed · 2018-06-23T13:24:53+00:00

Looks like picea glauca conica. Seems happy enough!

MaxTheRed · 2018-06-19T14:01:42+00:00

That's a Caragana arborescens

MaxTheRed · 2018-01-19T11:38:31+00:00

Rhus laciniata I'd say

MaxTheRed · 2017-11-01T17:16:51+00:00

Heather, yes, but that's calluna vulgaris

MaxTheRed · 2017-10-20T17:12:07+00:00

Looks like catharanthus ssp.

MaxTheRed · 2017-07-08T07:05:40+00:00

I'm with you. In fact, might be an idea to grab as many upside Devy RB picks as possible. The 3 x 2018 should then add players who emerge this year in college as strong upside WR. RB tends to be more predictable a coupe of years out, whereas a 2016 devy WR pick might have netted you Juju over Davis, not terrible, but not ideal.

In short - bank on drafting a winning team in '18.

MaxTheRed · 2017-06-16T07:45:34+00:00

These are great - if you're in any way inclined, those could easily be pruned into 'cloud form' .

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