Re: Garden club

Probably not. More than likely I will explain that as I'm taking time off
from work, I need to know what time my presentation will start so I can be
gone only as long as needed.
A
Andrea H
Beaufort, SC


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 8:54 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Bittersweet


> When they ask you next time will you explain why you are declining?
> Kitty
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Andrea H" <hodgesaa@earthlink.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 6:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Bittersweet
>
>
> > Hmmm, guess I never thought of that issue. I have to say, I gave a
> > presentation at a garden club meeting a couple of weeks ago and was
truly
> > amazed at how many plants they were NOT familiar with. That and the fact
> > that I busted my butt getting out there in the middle of the work day
and
> > they kept me waiting for 30 minutes while they ate tea cakes and drank
> > cider. I wanted to explode. You told me to be here at 10:00 AM, so WHY
am
> I
> > standing around until 10:30? I was not happy.
> > Andrea H
> > Beaufort, SC
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: <Aplfgcnys@aol.com>
> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 10:13 PM
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Bittersweet
> >
> >
> > > The problem, Andrea, is that we have oversold the idea that plants
> > > on the Protected Plant List must not be used but we have not yet
> > > educated our members to differentiate the protected plants from the
> > > invasive ones.  I hate to say it, but many garden-clubbers, and even
> > > Flower Show Judges are ignorant (I won't say stupid, but I could)
about
> > > horticulture.  If it is "bittersweet," that is on the Protected Plant
> > List.
> > > It doesn't matter that it is not the same species.  You wouldn't
believe
> > > the stupidity of some of these people.  I once had a Master Judge
> > > try to disqualify a Sprengeri (asparagus fern) because she said it
> > > was a fern and all ferns are on the Protected Plant List.  This is a
> > > pet peeve of mine and a project I work at continually - trying to
teach
> > > some of them a little about the realities of horticulture.
> > > Auralie
> > >
> > > In a message dated 12/05/2004 8:46:29 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> > > hodgesaa@earthlink.net writes:
> > > Wow, you would think they would collect it. Maybe that should be put
out
> > to
> > > the local garden clubs as a decorate AND save the environment message!
> we
> > >
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