Felder Rushing was the guest speaker. According to the bio provided on the webpage of the Gulf Shores Garden Club, Felder is host of "The Gestalt Gardener Radio Show", author and co-author of 17 popular garden books and has had many magazine articles published in various garden magazines.
Although Mr. Rushing is a horticulturalist, he talked about forgetting "gardening rules" and approaching gardening in a more relaxed manner. For instance, he recommended choosing easy plants that can thrive in our hot and dry climate and thus avoiding having a tombstone epitaph that reads "He Moved Hoses". Mr. Rushing is a colorful character who uses humor to present common sense gardening advice. His most recent book is "Slow Gardening - A No Stress Philosophy For All Senses and Seasons". You can learn more about Mr. Rushing on his website: felderrushing.net
Felder Rushing (image from Gulf Shores Garden Club
webpage)
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| Lunch was served in a flowerpot...Chicken Salad Croissant, chips, and cookies. |
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Sandwich was garnished with a flower tomato. A fresh carnation was "planted" in the
pot and a package of wildflower seeds was attached to the stem.
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| Some pots had these gummy worms in the bottom which meant you won a door prize. |
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| Patsy with her door prize. |
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Felder Rushing's truck. In the back is a garden which he points to as evidence that
anyone can have a garden anywhere.
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