How to Start a Garden Club for an Older Generation

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Tip 1 - Garden clubs retool for a new generation

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Ine Waters | permalink

Broader membership and new goals help some groups weather declining interest.
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For further reading: http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/home-and-gardening/headlines/20141203-garden-clubs-retool-for-a-new-generation.ece ^[1]

Tip 2 - Twin Cities garden clubs retool for a new generation

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Terri Zainc | permalink

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]

Tip 3 - Growing closer – gardening clubs root friendships

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Neil Cary | permalink

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]

Tip 4 - Garden club plants seeds with younger generation

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Stig Bereflod | permalink

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]

Tip 5 - What’s to Become of Single-Plant Societies and Shows?

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Ron Bergquist | permalink

For further reading: http://gardenrant.com/2012/07/whats-to-become-of-single-plant-societies-and-shows.html ^[5]

Tip 6 - Where Are the Gen X & Y Gardeners? — The Gardenist

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Amy Conley | permalink

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]

Tip 7 - School Gardens Teaching the Next Generation of Gardeners

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Nerk 01 | permalink

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