Naked Gardeners Calendar Bears Fundraising Fruit
ENGLAND — Larry, Larry, Quite contrary, How go your nudie calendar sales, eh?When the Men’s Garden Club of Wethersfield needed to raise money for their organization, they didn’t get their knickers in a bunch — they took them off, instead.
Ranging in age from 40 – 80, the daring gents bared their all for a 12-month calendar designed to reveal their love for the green goddess known as Mother Earth. Posing in various secluded locations throughout Wethersfield, they maintained their modesty by artfully location various garden implements and objects — and included their favorite recipes and gardening advice.
Richard Prentice is a 69-year-old gardener who helps maintain the Frank Weston Rose Garden. Draped inside a wheelbarrow and revealing his favorite recipe for margarita pie, he is also now “Mr. January.”
The retired science teacher posits that “Maybe everybody has some desire to be naked if they have the opportunity.”
Falling short of the required 12 models necessary for a fresh face (and more) for each month, November features a group shot of the brave gardeners — each fully dressed.