Felder Rushing

Felder Rushing is an 11th-generation Southern gardener whose families have been in Mississippi over 250 years. Rushing, a horticulturist, columnist, radio and television personality, author, and photographer, uses a humorous style to promote both simple and unconventional gardening through newspaper columns, magazine articles, blogs, and his weekly NPR program on Mississippi Public Broadcasting. The author of over thirty books and founder of Slow Gardening was named by Southern Living as one of the “25 people most likely to change the South.”

Presentations

• Over and Under the Fence: Plant Swapping Helped Form Our Culture
• Gardening Southern Style