Garish Gardens Outlandish Lawns: A Celebration of Eccentric American Landscaping

by Ronald C. Modra and M.B. Roberts

Pink flamingos, elves and gnomes, whirligigs, windmills and wishing wells, ceramic geese and plastic ducks, oh my Sophisticated lawn and garden magazines might pretend (or prefer) such anomalies don't exist, but this seasoned author/photographer team knows better. Their research has revealed that, from coast to coast, countless Americans have a love and a penchant for decorating their yards with gizmos that turn the hair of professional landscapers...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1572231408
• ISBN13: 9781572231405
• Release Date: July 1998
• Publisher: Willow Creek Press
• Length: 110 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.3" x 7.4"

Customer Reviews

Garish Gardens are gorgeous!

Pink flamingos, elves & gnomes, ceramic geese & plastic ducks, oh my! Americans, from coast to coast, have a penchant for decorating their yards with gizmos & gadgets that please & tease. Modra & Roberts started across the nation & recorded many of Amwerica's more eccentric gardens. This is a charming little book, impish, ironic & crass. What kind of people place metal cut-out characters at various points on their lawns so they appear to be having a conversation? Who lives in a house by a lake where the front & back yards are carpeted with animal statues, old mailboxes & year-round Christmas decorations? Who is the Pink Flamingo King? END

WILDLY HUMOROUS, AN UNEXPECTED TREASURE BOOK

I EXPECTED IT TO BE FUNNY BUT THE STORIES WERE A REAL SUPRISE. THE TEXAS TORNADO, THE MAN WITH THE BEDS WERE MY FAVORITE. THIS BOOK WOULD BE A GREAT PRESENT FOR ANYONE STARTING THEIR OWN GARDEN.