Dear Sean,
As one of the oldest [in all ways] members of this forum, I am very
enthusiastic about a celebration of the Birthday of the best forums in
the suite.
I will join in any way - do you remember my true story re Gunnera?
Regards Gay
Sean A. O'Hara wrote:
Hi folks
-
I had an interesting discussion with a couple of our subscribers the
other day. I starting working on the creation of this forum back in
'94, and it took about a year to find a suitable forum form and an
institution willing to host it. Always remember the date I started
working to make this whole business happen, I thought (as did the two
previously mentioned) that we were about to celebrate our tenth year in
existence! I dig around in my archives and discovered that the actual
first message on medit-plants was in April of 1995.
Why is he telling us all this you ask - well, the idea being put
forward was to have some sort of celebration to commemorate 10 years of
this interesting exchange of information. Albeit regional, one idea
was to create an educational display at our local San Francisco Flower
& Garden Show in March of 1995. Perhaps, starting to work together
now, information could be brought together that could be shared with
others interested in their own regional celebrations. Such information
might be:
- notable posts to the group over the years - very informational,
scientifically important, humorous, quaint, etc.
- for those willing to share personal details, short bios about
participants, where they live, pictures, whatever.
- garden profiles routinely discussed or felt to be relevant to this
forum.
- a compilation of gardening tips that are particularly relevant to
mediterranean climates.
- recipes shared on the forum over time.
- other?
Starting so far in advance would make the gathering of such information
possible for anyone who stepped forward to participate (we're all very
busy, I know!). This information might be placed on the web for all us
to be able to access, and for future medit-plants subscribers to
peruse.
I'd be interested in knowing what people's reaction is to such ideas.
I can certainly lend technical support as well as layout the
information in a graphically pleasing and professional looking manner,
but I would require assistance from many of you out there around the
world (plus it would reflect the international character of the forum
to have such involvement).
Here in the Bay Area we're receiving several days of gentle but
persistent rain. The temperatures are not as cold as they've already
been this season and this type of moisture is certainly better than the
downpours we often get when it rains here! I am so excited to see all
of my summer dormant bulbs springing into growth!!
Regards,
Seán O.
h o r t u l u s a p t u s - 'a garden suited to its purpose'
Seán A. O'Hara sean@support.net
1034A Virginia Street, Berkeley, California 94710-1853, U.S.A.
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