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    Are you a keen gardener or do you just like to" potter" in the garden?  Either way talking  and sharing with like minded people helps a great deal, especially if you are not familiar with the soil and climate conditions here. Gardening in this part of the world is very different.
    Therefore I strongly urge you to join one of our gardening clubs.
I also urge our gardening clubs to try to become more flexible in the way that they  meet and the way that they share with their members. This area was once a  series of predominantly retirement communities mixed with many wealthy people who could attend meetings at almost any time. Only 10 years ago there were few garden centers or nurseries here, the old Lowes had a shed on the side of their building for plants and  the old Wal-Mart had less than that. The nurseries were mostly wholesale and the landscaping answer to almost everything was pine straw. Except for a small number of folks gardening was not a big thing here

Today things have changed

First the demographics have changed considerably, there are thousands of people here now who want attractive gardens; and that is reflected in the garden centers that are springing up, just look at how much space Wal-Mart and Lowes devote to gardening. However many also work long hours and cannot get to afternoon and early evening meetings, so how about having some meetings at other times maybe 5 O'clock on a Sunday afternoon or 8 O'clock  on a week night.
If that won't work how about sharing the meetings on line so that members who can't get to meetings can view the highlights later  when they have a few moments to spare.

Perhaps at some point in the future we could set up an on-line garden club here! That would depend on how much interest there is, if you're interested say so on the garden discussion web or e-mail me.

I personally collect hybrid hemerocallis (daylilies). I have to date about 50 varieties and come spring time I would like to swap some of my established ones with anyone who has varieties that I don't. In the next couple of months I will try to list them on a page along with photographs.
If you would care to do the same let me know.

Leonard.

lw@themx.info

Cape Fear Botanical Garden
 

Fayetteville

www.capefearbg.org

Wing Haven Gardens
 

Charlotte

www.winghavengardens.com/about_us.htm