The Gestalt Gardener

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Each week, horticulturalist Felder Rushing shares stories, answers questions and just talks gardening. Of course, you’ll hear a bit of “cheesy music” in every program and you might hear a bad joke or two as well. The Gestalt Gardener is a long-time favorite on MPB Think Radio, due in no small part to Felder’s laid-back, your-neighbors-might-talk-but-so-what approach to gardening.


Email Felder anytime at garden@mpbonline.org and listen Friday mornings at 9 and Saturday mornings at 10 to The Gestalt Gardener on MPB Think Radio. And in the meantime, as Felder says, get out and get dirty.


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Recent Episodes
  • The Gestalt Gardener | Fields and Meadows
    Jun 13, 2025 – 45:12
  • The Gestalt Gardener | Java and Felder Gardening Together
    Jun 6, 2025 – 47:06
  • The Gestalt Gardener | Potatoes, Tomatoes, and Peas
    May 30, 2025 – 47:00
  • The Gestalt Gardener | Felder Defines Gestalt
    May 23, 2025 – 48:56
  • The Gestalt Gardener | Wake Up and Smell the Roses
    May 16, 2025 – 47:38
  • The Gestalt Gardener | Turmoil in Your Soil
    May 9, 2025 – 43:09
  • The Gestalt Gardener | May Flowers
    May 2, 2025 – 42:47
  • The Gestalt Gardener | Plant Swaps & April Showers
    Apr 25, 2025 – 45:41
  • The Gestalt Gardener | Back in The Stu
    Apr 18, 2025 – 48:45
  • The Gestalt Gardener | Spring Drive 2025 PT.2
    Apr 4, 2025 – 53:00
  • The Gestalt Gardener | Pesky Pollen
    Mar 28, 2025 – 46:31
  • The Gestalt Gardener | Frosted Spring
    Mar 21, 2025 – 46:50
  • The Gestalt Gardener | Spring Drive 2025
    Mar 14, 2025 – 51:21
  • The Gestalt Gardener | Mulch, Manure, and Monkey Grass
    Mar 7, 2025 – 45:19
  • The Gestalt Gardener | Is It Time?
    Feb 28, 2025 – 48:06
  • The Gestalt Gardener | African Plants in Mississippi
    Feb 21, 2025 – 45:33
  • The Gestalt Gardener | Return to the Studio Livestream
    Feb 14, 2025 – 47:29
  • The Gestalt Gardener | Weird Weather Woes
    Feb 7, 2025 – 47:15
  • The Gestalt Gardener | Rain, Sleet, Snow, or Shine
    Jan 31, 2025 – 44:54
  • The Gestalt Gardener | Small Plants with Big Names
    Jan 24, 2025 – 45:07
  • The Gestalt Gardener | Plant Shock
    Jan 17, 2025 – 46:48
  • The Gestalt Gardener | Winter Weather Worries
    Jan 10, 2025 – 45:46
  • The Gestalt Gardener | The Jim-Cast
    Jan 3, 2025 – 46:13
  • The Gestalt Gardener Classic |Special LIVE Episode From The 2024 Juke Joint Festival in Clarksdale!
    Dec 27, 2024 – 48:09
  • The Gestalt Gardener | Deck the Felder
    Dec 20, 2024 – 44:54
  • The Gestalt Gardener | To You, From England
    Dec 13, 2024 – 42:37
  • The Gestalt Gardener | It's "Crisp-mas" Season
    Dec 6, 2024 – 45:36
  • The Gestalt Gardener | Grumpy Gardener Special
    Nov 29, 2024 – 48:22
  • The Gestalt Gardener | Winter Plants and Fire Ants
    Nov 22, 2024 – 45:15
  • The Gestalt Gardener | Bottle Trees, Fire Ants, & Winter Blooms
    Nov 15, 2024 – 47:34
  • The Gestalt Gardener | The Magical World of Gardening
    Nov 8, 2024 – 46:10
  • The Gestalt Gardener | Livestream: The Sequel
    Nov 1, 2024 – 47:19
  • The Gestalt Gardener | Face Made for YouTube
    Oct 25, 2024 – 51:03
  • The Gestalt Gardener | Drought with a Draft
    Oct 18, 2024 – 47:47
  • The Gestalt Gardener | Mashing Buttons
    Oct 11, 2024 – 49:16
  • The Gestalt Gardener | Fall Fakeout
    Sep 20, 2024 – 46:57
  • The Gestalt Gardener | Box o' Bottles
    Sep 13, 2024 – 46:43
  • The Gestalt Gardener | Saving for a Rainy Day
    Sep 6, 2024 – 46:07
  • The Gestalt Gardener | September Gardens
    Aug 30, 2024 – 46:11
  • The Gestalt Gardener | "If You Can't Beat It, Eat It"
    Aug 23, 2024 – 44:20
  • The Gestalt Gardener | Sitting at the Cathedral
    Aug 16, 2024 – 47:39
  • The Gestalt Gardener | Hot Dog Summer
    Aug 9, 2024 – 50:58
  • The Gestalt Gardener | If You Know, You Know
    Aug 2, 2024 – 46:50
  • The Gestalt Gardener | Rainy Days
    Jul 27, 2024 – 50:24
  • The Gestalt Gardener | Felder, What's the Word?
    Jul 19, 2024 – 45:08
  • The Gestalt Gardener | Where in the World?
    Jul 12, 2024 – 50:06
  • The Gestalt Gardener | RED Juice, WHITE Flowers, and BLUEberries
    Jun 28, 2024 – 44:50
  • The Gestalt Gardener | Blossom End Rot
    Jun 21, 2024 – 49:16
  • The Gestalt Gardener | Virginia Creeper
    Jun 15, 2024 – 50:04
  • The Gestalt Gardener | Fun with Figs and Felder
    Jun 7, 2024 – 44:55
Recent Reviews
  • indibugg
    Best gardening program EVER!!!!!
    I was lucky enough to stumble upon this garden party several years ago. Felder and friends keep me positive while I do my gardening and yard work. Love the show!!!!
  • bababooey420
    Not good
    I know Felder, met him a few times. To a true beginning gardener who knows absolutely nothing about plants, biology, etc. Felder is an ok starting point. However, to a gardener with any basic knowledge, Felder’s advice leaves much to be desired. Oftentimes, Felder feels stuck in the 1980’s, as most of his plant recommendations have been out of fashion for decades. He clearly has not kept up with trends in horticulture, and if he has, he certainly does not relay that info to his audience. He routinely promotes terrible invasive species. In almost every show! Eleagnus, Liriope, English Ivy, Ligustrum, just an endless stream of terrible non-native invasive species emanate from Felder’s mouth without hesitation or consideration. He also routinely brags about being a former president of the Mississippi Native Plant Society, but then he never promotes native plants! An example: in June of 2023, a lady called in and wanted native plant recommendations to put between a few blueberries. Instead of suggesting things like butterfly milkweed, mountain mint, Chrysogonum, bee balm, or any of the hundreds of plants native to Mississippi that would’ve been appropriate, Felder’s suggestion was “Get a few Lantana and zinnias and call it a day”. Nothing else. So he could have been the dang MNPS founder with a million native plants tattooed on his face and it seemingly wouldn’t influence his suggestions. He’s not going above and beyond. He thinks his audience is dumb. Instead of teaching to the level of the smartest kid in class, or even the level of the kid in the middle, he’s teaching to the level of the kid in the back of the class wearing a helmet and drooling. We need plant people who will stay ahead of the trends in the industry. Who will promote all of the great native plants that evolved in Mississippi’s climate. We need someone who will champion the state’s natural resources now more than ever. Felder, just retire buddy. You had a good run. All things must come to an end.
  • J B MN
    A pleasant listen
    Always a friendly, fun and educational listen. Love Felder’s calm and flexible approach to gardening and Java is great too!
  • Houston2995
    Southern-eccentric gardening. A joy.
    Felder Rushing paints his bean supports purple, sticks plastic flowers into live plants that look too plain, and is raising a baby opossum named Pogo. Callers with a marvelous range of Mississippi accents ask about problems like tomatoes with black bottoms, and Felder, a trained horticulturalist, offers useful fixes. But he’s also sneaking in life lessons: live and let live; be fully part of this living world; and a few wrinkly leaves won’t kill you.
  • super nuck
    Super nuck
    Whooo whooo good stuff
  • Wren D
    Like sweet tea on a hot day
    Fielders folksy style and gentle demeanor make me feel like I’m visiting kin folk and asking garden advice. He knows his stuff but let’s others keep their own opinions. I listen and I’m in a totally different climate but just relax when I hear Felders show. 5 stars.
  • Dayaks
    Great show!
    I love the wisdom and humor of Felder and the audience.
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