...or in this case, grass & freshly pruned trees. Today's itinerary with my visiting aunt & uncle included a trip to the topiary garden of Mr. Pearl Fryar about 25 miles from home. You may have seen him on some of the gardening shows on BHG or other cable channels; he's quite popular the world over. We learned about him when he took time to work with the REACH program the first year our 13 year old was in it & he taught the children the basics of creating topiaries from boxwoods. (Sadly that was a bad year drought-wise, so her plant died!)
Mr. Fryar is quite clever & creative, crafting artworks out of junk parts which he displays amongst his topiaries. My daughter's favorite is one called "pot head," a wind chime "person" with an upside down flower pot for a head & clanging bits of metal for a body. Mr. Fryar's description is that it makes lots of noise while the wind is blowing, but it's not encouraging anyone to follow their dreams. (In other words, it's selfish & totally self-absorbed.) He's also a great advocate of kids who may not be as academically talented as others, giving scholarships out to students with C averages to encourage their endeavors. He is the subject of the movie, "A Man Named Pearl," which has just this week come out on DVD.
Check out the gardens on line at www.fryarstopiaries.com.
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