At this Saturday morning's (5/11) popup at the Freedom Farmers Market at the Carter Center I will be bringing my collectible copy of Ryan Gainey’s spiral bound illustrated 18-page poster-like book The Weekly Weeder. What makes the book a collectible is that it was signed by Gainey himself. It is gorgeously illustrated in full color by The Count Beauregard DuBois.
The Story Behind It (or its provenance)
On Easter Sunday, 2015, my partner Denise and I toured Gainey’s home gardens on Emerson Avenue in Decatur. We were walking by his home and Gainey was in his backyard with his dogs and invited us (for a small donation) to leisurely tour his gardens, which was well worth it. When he finished our stroll, he pitched The Weekly Weeder to us, we thought “Why not?” because it was the most amazing private garden we had ever seen or seen since. He was very pleased at our purchase and chatted at length while he signed the book in elegant cursive.
It’s been on our shelves for a while, and it seems it should belong to a passionate fan of this legendary landscaper designer who lived large. There is a documentary about him entitled “The Well-Placed Weed”.
The book will be priced at $75 (on site only). You can purchase it online at my Alibris store here.
We look forward to our monthly show and tell on Saturday.
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