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Author | : Felder Rushing |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 2021-03-15 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781496832214 |
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A fun and exciting inside look at unique DIGrs across the world
Author | : Felder Rushing |
Publisher | : Univ. Press of Mississippi |
Total 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.
Author | : Felder Rushing |
Publisher | : Univ. Press of Mississippi |
Total Pages | : 201 |
Release | : 2021-03-17 |
Genre | : Gardening |
ISBN | : 1496832744 |
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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.
Author | : Felder Rushing |
Publisher | : Chelsea Green Publishing |
Total Pages | : 234 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Gardening |
ISBN | : 1603582673 |
Download Slow Gardening Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Presents advice on low-maintenance gardening, with tips for easy landscaping, short-cut composting, container gardening, and reliable plant combinations.
Author | : Steve Bender |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 244 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Gardening |
ISBN | : |
Download Passalong Plants Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
"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.
Author | : Felder Rushing |
Publisher | : Cool Springs Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2003-06-01 |
Genre | : Gardening |
ISBN | : 9781591860020 |
Download Tough Plants for Southern Gardens Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
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.
Author | : Steve Bender |
Publisher | : Time Inc. Books |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2017-10-24 |
Genre | : Gardening |
ISBN | : 0848755502 |
Download The Grumpy Gardener Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Definitive gardening advice - along with a story or two - for the novice or expert from one of the nation's most-trusted, and Grumpy, sources. Gardeners from across the country have turned to Southern Living Senior Garden Editor Steven Bender - known affectionately as "The Grumpy Gardener" - for his keen knowledge and gardening know-how with equal doses sarcasm and sidesplitting humor for nearly 35 years. Finally, the collected wit and wisdom of the magazine's most irreverent and beloved columnist can be found in a single A - Z volume, providing gardeners from coast-to-coast with his valuable tips for planting, troubleshooting, and growing flowers, vegetables, shrubs, trees and more, all delivered in his signature cantankerous style. Sidebars throughout the book - "Ask Grumpy" - help readers tackle common garden problems ("How do I get ride of little house ants?"), and readers from the past 35 years take part in the book when Grumpy shares his favorite reader's responses to some of his advice, his favorite rules for gardening, and Q & A's covering your favorite plants and flowers are all inside. Additionally, beautiful line-drawings and illustrations throughout make the book as beautiful to look at as well as entertaining to read. The Grumpy Gardener is sure to become the most trusted tool in your gardening shed!
Author | : Owen E. Dell |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 389 |
Release | : 2009-03-09 |
Genre | : House & Home |
ISBN | : 0470480602 |
Download Sustainable Landscaping For Dummies Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Sustainable Landscaping For Dummies provides hands-on, how-to instruction for realizing the benefits of a sustainable landscape, from selecting sutainable hardscape materials to installing a rain-water catchment system to choosing native plants.
Author | : Felder Rushing |
Publisher | : Storey Publishing |
Total Pages | : 104 |
Release | : 1998-01 |
Genre | : Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | : 9781580170673 |
Download Scarecrows Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Provides instructions for making scarecrows and other figures for the yard
Author | : Christopher Lloyd |
Publisher | : Random House |
Total Pages | : 196 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Exotic plants |
ISBN | : 0563493194 |
Download Exotic Planting for Adventurous Gardeners Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Describes the plants grown by Christopher Lloyd in his garden at Great Dixter in East Sussex.