Maverick Gardeners

Maverick Gardeners
Title Maverick Gardeners PDF eBook
Author Felder Rushing
Publisher Univ. Press of Mississippi
Pages 203
Release 2021-03-17
Genre Gardening
ISBN 1496832728

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“Be forewarned that this book honors people like the woman in my hometown who paints the numbers of her favorite NASCAR drivers on her elephant ears, and a Tokyo gardener with over a hundred bonsai plants.” So says renowned garden journalist Felder Rushing in his new book Maverick Gardeners: Dr. Dirt and Other Determined Independent Gardeners. In this book, Felder delves deeply into the psychology of what motivates and sustains the Keepers of the Garden Flame. For thousands of years, a loosely connected web of unique, nontraditional gardeners has bonded people across race, culture, language, and other social conventions through sharing unique plants and stories. Found in nearly every neighborhood worldwide, these “determined independent gardeners” (DIGrs) are typically nonjoiners who garden simply and exuberantly, eschewing customary horticultural standards in their amateur pursuits of personal bliss. Included in Maverick Gardeners are classic “passalong plant” lists, a dollop of how-to, numerous color photographs, and thought-provoking essays on quintessential tools, sharing with others, getting away with wildflowers in suburbia, and organizing a plant swap. The centerpiece of this unique gardening journey is the no-holds-barred story of a ten-year cross-cultural collaboration between the horticulturist author and a flamboyant rebellious gardener who called himself Dirt. Through swapping plants and garden lore—and rubbing shoulders with fellow DIGrs—they unraveled their shared humanity. From the practical to the inspiring, Maverick Gardeners is the perfect book for those nonconformist souls who see no sense in trying to fit in and follow the footpaths of others.

Passalong Plants

Passalong Plants
Title Passalong Plants PDF eBook
Author Steve Bender
Publisher
Pages 244
Release 1993
Genre Gardening
ISBN

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"Rushing and Bender are storytellers in the great Southern tradition, and expert gardeners, too. Best of all, they are wonderfully amusing companions for the trip on which they invite us: a tour of traditional Southern plants."--"Horticulture." 88 color photos. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Tough Plants for Southern Gardens

Tough Plants for Southern Gardens
Title Tough Plants for Southern Gardens PDF eBook
Author Felder Rushing
Publisher Cool Springs Press
Pages 0
Release 2003-06-01
Genre Gardening
ISBN 9781591860020

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Tough Plants for Southern Gardens is written for novice and accomplished gardener alike, and for all gardeners who value their leisure time. They also value the appearance of their home and appreciate the benefits of well-placed landscaping; however, they do not want to devote too much time to keeping it beautiful.

Maverick Gardeners

Maverick Gardeners
Title Maverick Gardeners PDF eBook
Author Felder Rushing
Publisher
Pages 200
Release 2021-03-15
Genre
ISBN 9781496832719

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A fun and exciting inside look at unique DIGrs across the world

Marfa Garden

Marfa Garden
Title Marfa Garden PDF eBook
Author Jim Martinez
Publisher
Pages 256
Release 2019-07-31
Genre Gardening
ISBN 9781595348890

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A showcase for plant diversity, the Chihuahuan Desert is North America's largest at over 200,000 square miles that include West Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and northern Mexico. This stunning guide is a full-color celebration of more than 60 flowering plants native to the area.

Exotic Planting for Adventurous Gardeners

Exotic Planting for Adventurous Gardeners
Title Exotic Planting for Adventurous Gardeners PDF eBook
Author Christopher Lloyd
Publisher Random House
Pages 196
Release 2007
Genre Exotic plants
ISBN 0563493194

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Describes the plants grown by Christopher Lloyd in his garden at Great Dixter in East Sussex.

Bottle Trees

Bottle Trees
Title Bottle Trees PDF eBook
Author Felder Rushing
Publisher
Pages 0
Release 2013
Genre Art
ISBN 9780983272694

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Originally meant to trap bad spirits, bottle trees arrived in the U.S. with the African slave trade and first took root in the South. Now it's a popular art form, a national phenomenon that's showing up at garden shows, craft fairs and farmers markets. Garden writer and photographer Felder Rushing has encountered thousands of bottle trees and other glass garden art in his travels across America and around the world. In BOTTLE TREES he presents 60 of his favorites, from the backyards of Mississippi to the Chelsea Flower Show to the glass fantasies of Dale Chihuly. With humor and affection he tells the stories behind the photographs: the history and lore of bottle trees and glass sculpture, and the inspired people who make them.