Are you a Scottish Rock Garden Club Member?

[Maggi Young]

Quite so, Paul..... I am hoping that some of those many, many  Guests might feel that they would like to give something back for the "use" of the Forum and the information therein.



Let's think... if you're a  Guest, say  you read Ian's Bulb Log every week and the Wisley log every fortnight,  that's 78 logs a year... that works out at less than 30 pence per log per year..... then there's the Forum and you'd get all the other benefits of membership too.... now, that sounds like a pretty fair deal to me!
 http://www.srgc.org.uk/member/benefits.html

[Luc Gilgemyn]

You should have worked in advertising Maggi... 
On second thoughts... maybe not ...  because what you write is indeed the plain and simple truth... 

[Ragged Robin]

From my new Forum experience this year I would say that without a doubt it is is the best value I have ever had - you only have to look at the response in the comments made on this thread and others to see the huge impact SRGC has worldwide - that it is an all inclusive club with a relaxed style: 'as if one was chatting to a friend with similar interests in a room' - that the club generates an atmosphere of intense interest, sharing and caring in what other Members are doing or concerned about in relation to plants in particular but encompassing a whole range of subjects - quite simply it's a joy to be part of and to contribute to in what ever way possible near or far.  So to all Lurkers, please join up and let us share your experiences you will find that you and the SRGC will be all the richer for your committed Membership  

[gote]

I realised recently that I have been a committee member of the Aberdeen Group for over 20 years......hard to believe..... other people get time off! I could have murdered several people and been out of prison before now!

I would have believed that you had to be able to read and write to be a committee member so how come you started before school age?

I have also dropped out of RHS (after some fifty years) and AGS for the same reasons. The RHS seed distribution has become a joke and "the Garden" is like any other glossy.

And I have become a member of the SRGC because of all the friendly and knowledgable people.
Who will discuss intricate taxonomical problems with the same glee as new kinds of apple pie.
AND THE BEST FORUM ON THE NET

Göte  

[chasw]

I am a member of the srgc,and have been for some years now,but only discovered the forum this year,and what a great forum it is,

[fleurbleue]

I have been a srgc member for four years and very happy to read the most part of the subjects    but only posting (a very little  :- )  since january 2009

[Paddy Tobin]

I have previously been a member of the RHS and the AGS and, in the past year, have allowed both of these memberships to lapse as I found the online SRGC gave me more enjoyment and interaction with fellow gardeners than both of the other societies and, with this in mind, I am more than happy to pay the full membership rate. The SRGC online is, for me, an excellent gardening club. There is no local gardening club here in Waterford with a strong active gardening community (mainly a social club for those even older than I where tea and cakes are more important than gardening). The nearest alpine group is in Dublin, 100 miles away. There is a hardy plant/alpine group in Cork, 80 miles away and Mary and I attend winter talks when possible and I see Ashley who travels a similar distance from the opposite direction there occasionally. The nearest SRGC members are Ashley - about 150 miles away; Michael Campbell - 130 miles away; Mark Smyth - 200 miles away, so Lesley, Paul T, Rogan, Cohan, JohnW, Robin, and my many special and generous snowdrop friends, to name a few, though scattered across the globe are as near to me as my nearest gardening neighbours here in Ireland. The SRGC membership contribution is well worth the benefits it brings. It has brought all these - and many more - wonderful people into my life and I enjoy their company very much.

The SRGC is, in my mind, leading the way in online gardening activity and showing other societies how it should be done though, to be perfectly honest, I believe the strength is not in the format of the website but in the people who "man" (can't somehow say "woman") the site. The strength of this site is in the people and the very personal and friendly manner in which this site is run. One meets friends here not simply other people who share a common interest. I have received many unsolicited and unannounced gifts of bulbs and seeds in the post from friends on this site. Where else in the world would that happen? Yes, indeed, the SRGC rocks!

Paddy

[mark smyth]

The SRGC is, in my mind, leading the way in online gardening activity and showing other societies how it should be done though, to be perfectly honest, I believe the strength is not in the format of the website but in the people who "man" (can't somehow say "woman") the site. The strength of this site is in the people and the very personal and friendly manner in which this site is run. One meets friends here not simply other people who share a common interest. I have received many unsolicited and unannounced gifts of bulbs and seeds in the post from friends on this site. Where else in the world would that happen? Yes, indeed, the SRGC rocks!
Paddy

So true Paddy. There are many N. Irish lurkers, hi to all!, so you never know there could be a few near you. So many feel they have nothing to say or contribute

[Paddy Tobin]

Mark, but more especially any visiting guests to the forum - you really should join in. If  you are in Ireland you would be especially welcome!!! "Come into the parlour etc"

Paddy

[Maggi Young]

Thanks to Mark, who recently rejoined the SRGC.....appreciated. 

[Geebo]

Hi Maggi and to all the forum Members.

I could not agree more with Maggi`s opening in this tread and all the responce she received.
It is a little price to pay for such a rich and welcome information,the Bulletins,seed exchange,the Forum and the extras we get in the post now and then,all the friends we are making world wide,we are like a big family,
 I wish to send a big thank You and Hugs for all who put so much work and taught into The SRGC.
Come on folks get greedy and become a member to give something in return,its for a good cause.....!!

Cheers,
Guy

[anita]

Hi all,
Maggie's post re membership pricked my conscience, so after "ghosting" around the site for months and picking up many valuable tips on growing bulbs and particularly crocus culture I finally pulled out my piece of plastic and joined up!.
I garden in a hot, dry mediterranean environment (we've already had a spell of 5+ days over 35^C and it's not even summer yet!) and concentrate on growing stuff that loves a dry summer rest and winter rainfall. Hence I have success in the garden with Crocus hadriaticus and Crocus goulimyi and just admire the cooler climate types via the web. Cheers and thanks for all the tips... now I'm out of the bulb closet. Anita

[Paul T]

Welcome Anita.  So where in the Southern Hemisphere are you located? Do we have another Aussie, another New Zealander, South African or South American?  I don't think you'd be in any of the more Equatorial countries in the SH, because 35'C wouldn't be that surprising!    If you're here in Aus, I'm sure there are a number of us who can share bits and pieces with you that will suit your climate perfectly.

Wherever you are, welcome to the forums and the SRGC.

[anita]

Hi Paul,
I'm based in Adelaide in South Australia, so it's another Aussie. I'm down on the plains in the 'burbs rather than up in the Hills, so I don't get the benefits of that (very slight) altitude. I have read with great interest your posts and Fermi's as I gather you are in similar climates. Anita

[admin]

I  was  sentenced  to life in  the SRGC around 1986 and have been a prisoner ever since with no chance of parole. I blame Jack Drake’s nursery at Kincraig………….. 

There is no friendlier garden society.