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FELDER'S FUNKY STUFF
Green/Lazy/Cheapskate Garden page
Metal Artist Stephanie Dwyercreated one for Felder's garden (See more at the Hundreds of Bottle Trees link)
Stephanie at her creative work
Mojave Desert Bottle Tree Forest
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ELBERT TAYLOR
Felder's first horticulture guru
from Indianola, Mississippi
"Chief" taught me everything about plant propagation, and a LOT about Life...
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Tire Planters in the childrens' garden of Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Richmond Virginia
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Relaxing on my front porch...
(Figure made by Felder and Rita Hall for his Scarecrows and Other Yard Folk book)
Felder cuts his "lawn" by hand
Click HERE for Felder's New Lawn
Green Roof fire station in Kosciusko, MS
JIM POWELL
TRANSCENDENT GARDENER
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Well, well! Glad you're here!
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| I am a Southern gardener with way too much book learning and travel experiences to suit my laid-back style, so when I am home with my wife, daughter, and dogs, I work hard at relaxing and having as much fun as possible - with as little effort as practical. When it comes to the "left brain" of horticulture science, I have my bases covered (see the Biostuff link). Plus, I had renowned landscape architect Rick Griffin design my garden spaces to allow me to enjoy my efforts year-round without a lot of huffing and puffing. It's an overstuffed cottage garden with lots of plants (both common and rare), and plenty of, er, "accessories." When it comes to the "right brain" of just having a fun, pretty, and productive garden - with as little effort as possible - I am a charter member of the scattered tribe called "dirt gardeners" who plant what we like, where we like. Because we are opinionated REAL gardeners, some folks like us and our approach, others do not. (SHRUG) Take a few minutes to browse around. E-mail me if you have some comments (keep 'em clean). Here's hoping you have fun in your own "guarded area" - your garden. |
OOGA BOOGA!
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NEWLYWEDS
IRA and MADISON RUSHING
New edging to the Radio Garden
Wanna See a Little Lawn?
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Doris Foscett's Agave in bloom - Canton MS
Can't we all share with one another?
More Agaves from Felder's Photos
Zoe and California Agave
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Felder's variegated agaves and bronze Dyckia
and the agave atop his "green roof" arbor with blue bottles
Felder's "Green Roof" Entry Arbor
(for details see link at upper left)
Felder's "Rain Harvester" Porch Roof
(for details see link at upper left)
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Rusty the Howling Spaniel
that eats my hats
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Ezra's Kitchen Garden
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| Felder Rushing originals |
"Most gardeners are daunted, not dumb." "Lightening up doesn't necessarily mean lowering your standards." "I DO care what the neighbors think... it just doesn't MATTER!" "Doesn't matter what you do, or how you do it, your neighbors are gonna talk about you ANYWAY." "Life already has so many boundaries and pressures - why add more in the garden?" "Salsa is good for your body; tomato gravy is for your Southern SOUL." (Plus, a little grease in the diet helps you slide through the humidity better.)
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______________________________________________ Listen to Felder Rushing and guests on MPB Radio every Friday at 9 a.m., and rebroadcast Saturday at 10 a.m., on The Gestalt Gardener Radio Program
"...easy as frying bologna..."
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GESTALT GARDEN "WORD of the WEEK" Terroir - French word used in wine and coffee, denotes how characteristics of a place (soil, climate, etc.) impart themselves onto something... It's what gives something (gardeners, gardens, garden styles) our special "Sense of Place"
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Important message from Klaatu and Gort
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PARTLY PERSONAL
These two highly intelligent, well-raised, educated young men - their names are Thurman and David - are real flesh-and-blood Mississippi sons.
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Thurman and David, and William, and my only son Ira, are all four close friends who are now proud United States Marines.
David is still in Iraq, but AT THIS MOMENT Thurman is in the midst of terrifying close-order infantry combat in Afghanistan. Few can imagine what these young men are going through, especially considering that they are there as volunteers, to be with and help their Marine brothers, many of whom have already been to TWO infantry combat deployments to Iraq.
The survivors find rest whenever and wherever they can.
I am asking that you look closely at these photographs, and think about Thurman and David as unique, beloved sons, individuals as real as any son, daughter, husband, or wife.
And please - perform whatever ritual you have at your heart's and soul's command to bless all these young men and women at their job, and wish them - and their loved ones - comfort as well as strength.
Whatever it takes for them to finish their terrible work and come home safe.
His name is Thurman. His name is David. They are real people.
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They are not numbers. Who they are, and what they are doing right now, is easily more precious and newsworthy than any overdosed dancing singer.
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