Can garden design be a subversive act? At this Planet Indy talk, on the 40^th anniversary of Earth Day, offbeat garden guru Felder Rushing addresses “slow” gardening for cheapskates, alternatives to the oppressive lawn, and irreverent approaches to horticulture that are also more sustainable. Rushing is a 10^th-generation American gardener from Jackson, Miss., whose quirky cottage garden has been featured in many TV programs and magazines, and includes a huge variety of weather-hardy plants and a collection of folk art. Rushing is the author or co-author of 15 gardening books and co-hosts a public radio call-in garden program. After the event, buy a book, have it signed, and enter to win a free garden consultation by Rushing the next day and $50 worth of plants at the Perennial Premiere event. Presented with support from the IMA Horticultural Society. Free to Horticultural Society members.