So why this gardening confession: Felder Rushing. I had absolutely no idea who he was.
For you non gardening types: He is a gardener, writer and speaker. He travels all over the country (the world perhaps) giving seminars and public appearances. He belongs to fancy horticulture societies, has a show on NPR and has hosted gardening shows on TV...Sorry I don't know the man.
But Tufa Girl does and informs me that besides all his other credentials Felder is a yard artist of the highest order. I think I love him.
Exhibit A (His Truck)
"Felder drives his truck everywhere from his home in Mississippi. Took these photos of his truck at the Antique Rose Emporium in Brenham Texas early November where Felder was one of the seminar speakers."
The man has a garden with YARD ART in his Truck. He is a god!
Maybelline artfully placed the blossom on her secret garden neglecting the exposed tatas. Perhaps a couple of crocheted doilies would do the trick.
Score (not counted but the fun list was provided. My comments are in red)
- Fancy flamingo with pearls (she comes from old money)
- Rain gauge (functional)
- Digging tool (functional)
- Water can (functional)
- Gardener Crossing warning sign (well at 70 miles an hour, that is a pretty darn fast garden)
- Garden Wreath
- Wind chimes
- Sun bathing Lily Frog (the hussy!)
- White Chicken
- 2 wrought iron bottle trees
- 2 White and gold spiny things
- 6 (?) blue bottles along the ground (edging?) ('cause everyone appreciates a blue bottle)
series 2: The Man and His Creations or Bottle Trees, passion or fetish
series 3: Felder Issues Lifes Highway a challenge or Lifeshighway Is the Queen of Yard Art
Another famous Horticulturist:
I forgot to mention the wind chime. That has to be pretty special at 70 mph!
ReplyDeleteROTFLMA @ Maybelline and her secret garden. You're FUNNY.
ReplyDeleteTufa Girl, With the right kind of windchime, you could almost make a siren.
ReplyDeleteSam, I kept hearing that Bruce Springsteen's song in my head.
Be still my heart! I have not heard of this amazing man either. I am awed and humbled by his greatness. I want a truck with a garden in it, I do, I do!!
ReplyDeleteTomorrow I will bring you ... flamingos without pearls. We do have some 'yard art' in town. Can't quite bring myself to photograph it for you. A concrete bench with two baboons seated on it. The baboons are dressed, and painted. Why???
ReplyDeleteHe is a very funny man and a very good gardener, LH! He makes gardens out of truck tires and has blue bottle trees in his garden! He is definitely one of a kind!
ReplyDeleteLola Nova, I might want a truck with a garden if I could drive it Tufa to keep it green and blooming.
ReplyDeleteElephant Eye, oh please please get a picture of the dressed baboons.
lemonverbenalady, I know I have been exploring his website. He is quite amazing. Tomorrow,I'll share some highlights.
Never seen a truck with a garden on it before! Its heads turner kind of thing! A cute and funny post..
ReplyDeletep3chandan, I know. I would give me pause to see a landscaped truck. And what pissed me off, is that his truck looks better than my yard.
ReplyDeleteDang it.
If you ever get the opportunity to hear Felder speak somewhere, go! He's a hoot! You will not be disappointed -- and you might get to see his garden truck. He spoke in my town last spring and I was so wanting to see the famous truck, but it was a torrential downpour the night he spoke and so I was a wimp and didn't want to stand out in the pouring rain at night. He's very entertaining and down-to-earth -- literally :-)
ReplyDeleteSeriously--that's his TRUCK???! So, he has to water his truck??? That's weird. I like the guy with the animals on his truck better.
ReplyDeleteLin, I wonder what that says about you?
ReplyDeleteCoolllllllll.........portable yard art, it just doesn't get any better than that, I never thought of a truck garden before. Now I have to buy a truck. None of my frogs are as well endowed as his, either. I'm just not doing this gardening thing right. And now I want a horse, too!
ReplyDeleteKaren, it seems I hit all your buttons. Better get busy, there are trucks to buy and horse to find.
ReplyDeletePersonally, I think Maybelline had a little enhancement work done (if you get my drift)
Dear Lifeshighway, I wish he would come and park his truck in my neighborhood ... it is BORING here with no yard art worth mentioning. Oh, do Christmas decorations count? We do have a couple of budding Griswalds. P.
ReplyDeleteThe flamingo's pearl necklace both frightens and amuses me.
ReplyDeletePam, Holiday decorations are not scored but are thoroughly enjoyed. If you have something great send it our way.
ReplyDeleteLaura, it could be a good look for you.
Here's a presentation by Felder (from the back of his pickup) that I recorded at Cornell back in 2009: http://blogs.cornell.edu/hort/2009/07/31/316/
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