The recent outrage that The New Yorker created with their satirical look at the rumors that surround Barack and Michelle Obama got me wondering what the next Plant Delights nursery catalog cover will look like.The covers for the popular plant catalog are illustrated by American cartoonist, Jack Pittman, and are always something that gets a good laugh from many gardeners.
The image on the right is the Spring 2008 cover of the catalog and it titled 'National Plant Care.' I wondered if Plant Delights Nursery would go there with the fall catalog cover so I e-mailed them and asked.
Today I got my answer;
Good morning Mr. Brown Thumb,
Tony asked me to pass along this little tid-bit of information regarding our upcoming fall catalog cover:
“Please tell Mr. Brown thumb that our catalog cover was designed a month ago and that it does include some Obama-esque satire.”
Oh dear! Here we go! J
Cordially,Dianne Austin
Manager, Customer Service & Shipping
Plant Delights Nursery, Inc.
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Update;
I emailed Dianne back to thank her for the response and to say I was looking forward to the cover her reply;
"Tony’s catalog covers always make me VERY nervous even before I see them and I haven’t seen this one as of yet J
You have no idea the hate mail I had to wade through when he released Gardening Jihad. Sheez! I’m glad to hear that you are looking forward to it. That’s makes one of us! "
----------------Here is the 'Gardening jihad' cover that Dianne is talking about.
