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| My mom and I were joking we should start a garden club...very informal and just for fun, maybe meeting once a month at the local cafe. The more we talked about it, the better it sounded! So now we're thinking about actually doing it. We thought it would be great to share plants, talk about our gardens, maybe have some cake and coffee, exchange ideas...and possibly visit a few formal gardens. We do not want to start a non-profit or anything so complicated, no dues, just possibly donations for the cake! If you could do anything at a garden club...what would it be? What would be fun and make you want to come back? We thought we'd meet at lunch time, once a month, since most of the people are retired or work within two blocks of the cafe. It's a VERY small town. Then, we could have a few Saturdays, where we could visit each other's gardens or go to visit a more formal garden. Anyway, what would you want to do? We would probably start in March and end by October. Many of our retirees go South for the winter and the rest of us don't want to go out in the snow! LOL Thanks in advance :)
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- Posted by floridarosez9 (My Page) on Thu, May 15, 14 at 17:54
| I always love plant and cutting exchanges. Accept donations of plants and raffle them off to pay for the cake. |
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| Not sure what the business or tax implications might be, plant sales for members and non members are always fun. Members bring plants from their gardens, low priced and are usually sold out fairly quickly. Proceeds support the clubs activities... |
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| You could plan trips to nurseries and/or plant and care for a small public space in your small town to beautify it. Cath |
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| It certainly sounds like fun, something informal like a book club, only centered around gardens. I would join if I lived in your town! Folly |
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- Posted by mariannese 5b (My Page) on Fri, May 16, 14 at 5:52
| Before I joined my garden club ordered bulbs in bulk for sharing. I hope we can do it again and also share seeds. We visit local ecological vegetable farms, public gardens and parks with special features, our own gardens and local private gardens of some fame. We organize a country walk in spring to a beauty spot where one of us has made a fire for a barbecue in advance. Last year we had a talk by a remarkable woman farmer who grows several old varieties of grains like spelt and visited her farm in summer to buy flour and taste and buy her bread. We arrange plant fairs on a small scale twice a year and sell our surplus plants and produce. This fall we will have a pelargonium competition. Each contestant starts with a cutting of the same size and the same variety (Wilhelm Langguth) supplied by a member who is a collector. Next week we will visit a local nursery after hours where we get reduced prices when we come as group. The owner gives a short talk about novelties and any plants of distinction. |
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- Posted by harborrose 8-Puget Sound/PNW (My Page) on Fri, May 16, 14 at 14:49
| Share favorite garden books or novels centered on gardens. Favorite tools. Share ideas for making the perfect garden apron or tool carrier. Lavender, I'd join too if I lived in your town. Gean |
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