NARGS Membership - Why or Why Not?

[cohan]

Thanks for the extra details, Lori, I had looked at it all before, but only once, so I wasn't that clear on it..

[Tim Ingram]

I mentioned under introductions that I joined the NARGS especially for the seed exchange (and notably because overseas donors get first bite at the biscuit!). Also the NARGS, and SRGC, are much more Garden orientated and dare I say democratic than the AGS in Britain, despite the latter's wonderful traditions. I enjoy the diversity of articles in the Quarterly which at times can become quite poetic, I think a fine literary tradition which takes you into the landscapes and the plants we find so fascinating. American gardeners are also, I feel, still pioneers in such a vast and varied land, something we can't have in the same way in the UK. This leads to a greater open-mindedness and sharing of ideas, all in all very worthy attributes. Perhaps we need to develop a Chapter in the UK!