Comments on: Calling all Garden & Horticultural Society Presidents http://helenyemm.com/2009/03/25/calling-all-garden-horticultural-society-presidents/ Musings, rambling, tips and gardening advice Wed, 07 Sep 2011 16:34:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Karen http://helenyemm.com/2009/03/25/calling-all-garden-horticultural-society-presidents/#comment-237 Sat, 04 Apr 2009 16:31:59 +0000 http://helenyemm.com/?p=102#comment-237 Just finished reading Old Herbaceous, by Reginald Arkell – in the Modern Library Garden series. What a wonderful description he gives of the honorable position of president of his local garden society!

I’m nearer your own age I would guess, but seems like younger gardeners are eager to learn about eating local – maybe sprucing up a local eyesore? It’s always true that the few put in most of the effort everywhere though, isn’t it?

]]> By: patientgardener http://helenyemm.com/2009/03/25/calling-all-garden-horticultural-society-presidents/#comment-229 Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:29:24 +0000 http://helenyemm.com/?p=102#comment-229 Our Society President is purely titular, we have a Chairman that does the real work. I agree abotu the age – I am the youngest in my club at 43 and the members looked rather surprised when I first turned up though they made me very welcome. I think the biggest problem is that younger gardeners perceive garden clubs to be for older people. To my mind they can be very clicky as well – near to me the local ‘in bloom’ society have nothing to do with the ‘horticultural society’ – ridiculous really. As for the fees again I agree we charge a nominal entrance fee for meetings and yet struggle to get good speakers – there seems to be a fear that if we up the price we will loose members.

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