Bøger af Augustus Jenkins Farmer

In the 1990s, a South Carolina town built its first botanical garden. For a small town, that was big news. For a small Southern town, that it was led by two gay men and a feminist was astounding. Their lives and plant choices raised eyebrows as the Garden became a national showcase for new styles, even earning recognition on HGTV's "Secrets of Great Gardens."One of the young men, Jenks Farmer, had previously left the conservative South but returned with a mission: to challenge traditional notions of garden beauty, which clung to formality and associated certain plants with stigmas of poverty and race.These Garden Disruptors challenged genteel social norms of race, homophobia, and sexism while shoveling compost, searching for plants, and planting flowers. The crew of creative misfits built a garden that attracts millions of people today. In this novel-like true story, Jenks Farmer's soulful voice shares the story of a mismatched crew of real, dirty-handed gardeners who not only planted the garden but set its mission. Through these characters, Jenks also recounts the history of elitist horticulture, of sexual and racial discrimination in gardens, and of how social norms changed drastically in the South during the period of garden buildings.

From a hidden corner of the South, Jenks Farmer's poetic memoir and garden guide stands out among plant books for its personal stories about life, death, and the power of plants to connect us all.Just some of the treasures you'll find in Funky Little Flower Farm: Organic gardening tipsMonth to month gardening calendarTraveling storiesRare plants of the deep southNostalgia of moving away and coming back homeRevitalizing a decaying family farmStories of meeting people and personal growthMemories of romance and falling in loveThis month by month garden guide includes the story of transforming a decaying family farm into a thriving modern specialty farm. Step among the lilies in the rich soils, verdant growth and intoxicating perfume- Jenks will be your guide in the garden. Perfect for new gardeners and those that have been around a while, Jenks' stories are sure to inspire readers to get out and exercise their green thumb!