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Posted by gardennutRI z5 MO (gardening@elvis.com) on Wed, Sep 24, 03 at 10:38
| A small group of gardening addicts want to start a Garden Club here. We have no clue how they usually opperate, what all they do, Is there usually a membership criteria. Does anyone belong to a Garden Club in their area to mentor us in getting started? |
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RE: HELP ! Need Info on starting a Garden Club
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| Try checking with your local county extension office or your local Master Gardeners Chapter. A club may already exist. Where are you located? good luck.John |
RE: HELP ! Need Info on starting a Garden Club
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| Look at the information at the National Garden Clubs, Inc. website below. You can look for garden clubs in your state or contact them directly to get the name and phone number of your state president who can help you get things started. They are very helpful. Once you get the state information, you can get a copy of the by-laws, information on starting a garden club and setting up monthly programs. You will eventually want to create a membership brochure and charge between $15-$20 for annual dues. I started a garden club several years ago and it is still going strong - growing slowly, but we are almost to 30 members now. You can get speakers through your county master gardeners organization, local nurseries, other garden clubs in your area, etc. Decide if this is going to be for people who are able to meet during the day or for those who work during the day and can only meet in the evenings or weekends. Look for a place to hold your meetings that won't charge anything. We were lucky enough to be able to meet at one of our local nurseries for the first couple years for no charge and it was good advertising for them. Consider meeting in each others homes at first if you can't find a central location. Invite neighbors, friends, etc. and put up signs at local nurseries, library, churches about forming a garden club. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions about forming a garden club. Good luck! |
Here is a link that might be useful: National Garden Clubs, Inc.
RE: HELP ! Need Info on starting a Garden Club
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| Where are you in Missouri and do you accept new members? |
RE: HELP ! Need Info on starting a Garden Club
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Hi,
I live in St.Charles, MO. I started a garden club in my neighborhood 3 yrs ago. We are called the Katy View Garden Club because we live by the Katy Trail.
We are affliated with the Federated Garden Club of America. I believe their web address is www.gardenclubsofmissouri.org. or headquarters@gardenclub.org. They are having a huge convention this spring in st.louis MO that will include speakers and tours. It's kinda of nice being affliated because our club receives invites to garden tours, they have a list of speakers we can use (which are usually free)
and they also offer ribbons on completing certain projects,;ie. creating a butterfly garden, or setting up so many birdhouses. The Federation Club will also provide your club with a mentor (a long standing club) who can help you get started and answer any questions. If you have any questions you may e-mail me. Your welcome to join are club if you live close by.
susan |
RE: HELP ! Need Info on starting a Garden Club
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| I started my own small, informal garden club with no dues and no officers, just a group of garden buddies for sharing. There are no "meetings" to take us away from our busy schedules, either. I contacted potential members by mail by jotting down addresses of houses where it was obvious a gardener lived there. Now we bring each other plants when we divide them, and visit each others gardens whenever we want. I have also contacted the newspaper to request they do an article about my garden (with photos) and invite new members. Good luck. |
RE: HELP ! Need Info on starting a Garden Club
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RE: HELP ! Need Info on starting a Garden Club
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So you need help starting a gardening club... May I suggest going to this web site and nationalgardeningclub.org.
Look at the web site and you should be able to find something through the web site. If not e-mail me, and I'll do some checking into it further for you. |
RE: HELP ! Need Info on starting a Garden Club
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| I started a small garden club 3 yrs ago. We're informal neither affiliated or sanctioned by any organization. We meet every second Tuesday,8 months out of the year. The other four months are special events. Except for special events,weekends or evening meetings don't work for us We have officers and collect monthly dues for the 8 reg. meetings. Our dues are for field trips,buying supplies for special events,advertizing(newspaper,flyers,etc) and doing special things for club members when the occassion arises. Flowers to memembr in the hospital,birtdays,etc. This passed fall we planted a special tree at one our members church in her memory after she passed away in Aug. It just depends if you want to be a formal or informal club. Peggy |
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