Northeast Gardening: Garden clubs, 0 by bbrookrd

bbrookrd wrote:
Pirl, you have joined another club. Welcome but I hope we never have to have another meeting or further discussion. The "C" word should be for Clematis, Calla, Caladium, Coreopsis, Chrysanthemum, Crocus, Ceratostigma and Caryopteris, though, weirdly, the later two always seemed like they should be a cancer term, Happily they both produce such lovely blue blossoms in Aug when we need some blue. So back to the garden for you and may you find no more weeds, pests and disease among your plants and on your body. I will lift my favorite dibble in your honor tomorrow when out among my emerging bulbs.

I sometimes go to the Nantucket GC open garden fund raising events, but I am not a member. Sadly I rarely have a "garden chat" that is meaningful or helpful with anyone officiating at these events, though I know there are an amazing number of very knowledgeable gardeners among the "social" members. Many of them are "pointers" who never dig a hole or pull a weed, but instead just write a fat check for those who do their work. I get help sometimes, and would love more especially as I get older. I have a couple of friends who are serious "pointers" who actually know and enjoy the plants that they purchase and have designed some very beautiful gardens. They just don't do any physical work as it is bad on the Nails, Hair and Skin. When they come over to our home, they really want to see our garden and seem to understand the physical work that we do, which is a nice acknowledgment. Plus they aren't likely to ask when the garden is going to be "done" or say, Are you still working on it? Or worse, not even notice that we have a garden which is what happens with some of our friends. They don't care a hoot about plants. Patti