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National Home Gardening Club Membership Privileges
By Suzzie T Franklin
Are you looking for a community where you can share your love
of gardening? Sure, there are many free groups to join, such as
Facebook, Myspace and other social networking sites, but you won’t
gain access to an expert gardener or be able to try out new garden
supplies as they come out.
You won’t receive a magazine subscription in the mail or participate
in active forums with hundred -- if not thousands -- of responses.
You can find all this at the National Home Gardening Club website
at www.gardeningclub.com.
Membership Privileges Of The National Home Gardening Club
Regular members of the National Home Gardening Club receive the
Gardening How To Magazine, the ability to test new (free) gardening
products, full access to the club website, a chance to win club
giveaways, gardening tips from other members, professional answers
to your gardening questions, free gifts, newsletters, books and
videos.
Life members of the gardening club receive all the same things
as regular members, but with lifetime access. They’ll also get
a Life Member ID card, key-ring, gardening mat, gloves and gifts
valued at $165.
Members Only Garden Contests
Premier Life Members receive all the benefits of regular life
members, plus get a $45 gift certificate to www.createmycookbook.com,
discounts from retailers, a free hotline with answers from a gardening
expert, discounts on club seminars and garden events, free online
vegetable/herb garden planning service for one year and travel
discounts.
Some members love the National Home Gardening Club for its members-only
garden contests. For instance, their Photo Contest asked members
to send in three of their best garden photo shots (plant portraits,
borders, beds, garden structures and scenes).
Winners could receive a pair of Swift 825 Eaglet Binoculars from
Swift Sport Optics (valued at $530), The AeroGarden (valued at
$209), a $100 gift card from Lee Valley Tools, or Terra Cycle
fertilizers, wild bird seed, deer repellent and flower pots (valued
at $75).
Best Pruning Photos
The "Pruned to Perfection" contest asked members to
send in their best pruning photos and stories. Three winners won
a $289 Fiskers prize package that included a Power Gear Bypass
Pruner, Power Gear Hedge Shears, Telescoping Pruning Stick, Power
Gear Bypass Lopper, Gardening Multi Tool, Power-Pivot Grass Shears,
Garden Knife, 10 Gallon Kangaroo and a 3-piece Scratch Tool set.
However, most life members of the National Home Gardening Club
will tell you they joined for the friendships. "Honestly,
it is the people that make the site," one member writes.
Some avid gardeners talk about sharing their gardening experiences
with people they met on the site over ten years ago.
Members From All Over The Country
There are many active members from around the country on the
club’s website, especially in places like Florida, Kentucky, Michigan,
New York, Oklahoma and Texas, which have from 137 to 646 topics
each. The "Seed Swap" section in the forum is pretty
hopping too, with over 2,009 topics.
Whether you’re looking for orange cosmos, cotton, red yucca,
tropical hibiscus, cacti, sweet pea, peter peppers, pink columbine
or roses, you will find them here for free! Just send some of
your extra seeds in return! This club has its rewards if you are
interested in these activities.
About the Author:
Suzzie T Franklin has written a number of articles on gardening
and landscaping including
The Japanese Garden,
Bonsai Trees,
Bonsai Plants,
Outdoor Bonsai Trees,
Indoor Bonsai Trees,
White Flowers,
Fruit Trees,
Lady Slipper Flower,
Plastic Flower Pot,
Zen Garden,
Wire Topiary Frames,
Window Bird Feeders,
Planting Guide,
Flower Seeds,
Gardening Vegetable.
Keep a lookout for more of her articles on this website.
Little Known Gardening Facts....
Are there any gardening tips on the types of fertilizer that
should be used?
There is lots of gardening tips regarding
what type of fertilizer you should use but you first have to know
the composition of your soil. If you take the time to have your
soil tested before you begin your garden you will know which nutrients
it needs.
Gardens vary from spot to spot so you have
to know exactly what composition of fertilizer to buy in order
to meet that particular area and plants’ needs. You can buy a
soil testing kit online and then have it sent in to be analyzed.
The lab will then usually make a recommendation
as to what type of fertilizer will work best for your particular
needs. You can also make your own fertilizer and compost by visiting
an organic gardening website.
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