How to Start a Garden Club for an Older Generation

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Garden clubs retool for a new generation More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Ine Waters | permalink
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Broader membership and new goals help some groups weather declining interest.
Tags: dallas, dallas fort worth, dallas news, dallas fort worth news, dfw news, dallas local news, dallas fort worth local news, dallas newspaper, dallas morning news, dallas morning news newspaper

For further reading: http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/home-and-gardening/headlines/20141203-garden-clubs-retool-for-a-new-generation.ece ^[1]

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Twin Cities garden clubs retool for a new generation More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Terri Zainc | permalink
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With members aging and numbers dwindling, some groups are expanding their mission and methods to lure a new generation of gardeners.

For further reading: http://www.startribune.com/twin-cities-garden-clubs-retool-for-a-new-generation/263505711/ ^[2]

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Growing closer – gardening clubs root friendships More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Neil Cary | permalink
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A growing number of gardeners are building their lives around their hobby, using the pretext of swapping gardening tips as a plausible excuse for a night out, says the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS).

For further reading: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/growing-closer-ndash-gardening-clubs-root-friendships-2356589.html ^[3]

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Garden club plants seeds with younger generation More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Stig Bereflod | permalink
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When the Watkinsville Garden Club celebrates its 75th anniversary next year, no small number of its members will be older than the club.
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For further reading: http://www.oconeeenterprise.com/lifestyles/article_9987405a-fa4a-11e4-b4cf-0fbef3c304f4.html ^[4]

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What’s to Become of Single-Plant Societies and Shows? More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Ron Bergquist | permalink
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For further reading: http://gardenrant.com/2012/07/whats-to-become-of-single-plant-societies-and-shows.html ^[5]

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Where Are the Gen X & Y Gardeners? — The Gardenist More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Amy Conley | permalink
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There's been a lot of talk lately in the Garden and Horticulture industries about the perceived lack of up and coming gardeners. I have personally been faced with defending my generation (Gen X) more times that I care to from the laments of those ahead of me. Seems that the perception among Boomers and Veterans is that Gen X and Gen Y aren't getting it.

For further reading: http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/where-are-the-gen-x-and-gen-y-gardeners-the-gardenist-170493 ^[6]

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School Gardens Teaching the Next Generation of Gardeners More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Nerk 01 | permalink
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My husband and I, along with two dedicated teachers at a local elementary school in my corner of the woods are teaching several students how to garden in an after-school garden club.
Tags: Propagating Plants, Stem Cuttings, School Gardens, Texas Pioneer Woman

For further reading: http://www.grit.com/farm-and-garden/do-it-yourself/school-gardens-teaching-the-next-generation-of-gardeners.aspx ^[7]

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1. http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/home-and-gardening/headlines/20141203-garden-clubs-retool-for-a-new-generation.ece

2. http://www.startribune.com/twin-cities-garden-clubs-retool-for-a-new-generation/263505711/

3. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/growing-closer-ndash-gardening-clubs-root-friendships-2356589.html

4. http://www.oconeeenterprise.com/lifestyles/article_9987405a-fa4a-11e4-b4cf-0fbef3c304f4.html

5. http://gardenrant.com/2012/07/whats-to-become-of-single-plant-societies-and-shows.html

6. http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/where-are-the-gen-x-and-gen-y-gardeners-the-gardenist-170493

7. http://www.grit.com/farm-and-garden/do-it-yourself/school-gardens-teaching-the-next-generation-of-gardeners.aspx