Garden Disruptors: The Rebel Misfits Who Turned Southern Horticulture On Its Head

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The Garden Disruptors worked through construction to make a beautiful space and searched old Southern homesites to find obscure forgotten plants like crinum then bring those to a modern audience.

Before – Garden in Construction

On an isolated construction site, a quirky crew of creative gardeners shovels compost and dreamed of a garden unlike formal, elitist, stayed gardens. This is the construction site in about 1991.

After – Garden 30 Years Laters

The crew of garden disruptors created enduring change. This photo is about the same angle as the one to the left. Plants rule here, growing out of bounds, bringing in nature and inviting people from all walks of life to enjoy.

Before – Crinum survived in poor people’s gardens

On of the garden crews missions set forth the need to help rescue a forgotten, disdained old lily from obscurity. This plant was laden with stigmas of race and and poverty. The garden disruptors searched old home sites and showed modern people how beautiful it could be.

After – 30 years of promotion brought crinum back to popularity of all classes. Gardeners standing in an exclusive charleston formal space

In 2023, this crew of gardeners (and non-gardener helpers) divided a massive clump. Just decades ago, this crinum lily would have been considered inappropriate for formal Southern gardens.

Follow a journey of a young gay man who leaves thrilling city life, returns to his small town home and struggles to find contentment.

Horticulturist Jenks Farmer led the crew he now lovingly refers to as Garen Disruptors

This is book for;

Plants and garden lovers

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CL35P9JC
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Jenks Farmer (October 14, 2023)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 150 pages
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8218302160
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 16 – 18 years
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.38 x 9 inches