Re: Reading vs gardening

**"* C* <d*@chilitech.net>**

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Linda McIntyre" <linda.mcintyre@gmail.com>

> I just decided, with some regret, not to renew a subscription
> to one garden magazine because I can't remember the last time I actually
> read an issue.

I no longer subscribe to any gardening magazines at all. After several 
decades at this, there is little a five paragraph article on any topic can 
teach me. Even Horticulture, which once had a meaty piece in every issue has 
gone mostly bland. I occasionally pick up something at a newsstand just to 
see what others are doing.

There are always gardeners who need five paragraphs on how to plant a 
tomatoe. But most mags are not aimed at the small population of 
knowledgeable gardeners.

Regular newspaper columns are another matter. People form a habit. When I do 
a presentation, the most common comment I get (and I mean that literally) 
is, "I don't really garden, but I always read your column." I mix basic 
information for the dilettante with more exotic stuff for serious gardeners 
and, hopefully, to whet the appetite of those just starting down the road. 
But most of all, I make it fun to read. Fun gets and keeps more readers than 
how-to.

D 

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