Our PBS newsletter, 'The Bulb Garden', is almost in the mail! The
PBS board has decided to send this Spring issue to all folks who dropped
memberships during 2006 and 2007, as well as to all current members.
This is only happening for the current issue. Mailing to international
members is scheduled for today; to U.S. members for Friday. If you
don't receive your newsletter by late next week, email me privately.
Please send topic suggestions and let me know which articles you like,
don't like, want to see more of...
Starting in July, we will mail the newsletter only to current
members. If you wish to receive future issues, please check the web
site for membership details or email Pat Colville, our membership
chairperson: Pat.Colville@JHResearchUSA.com
Publication has not been as regular as we wanted, because there have
been no volunteers with time to edit and distribute quarterly issues.
Recently I returned as editor and Arnold Tractenberg volunteered to
handle distribution. My thanks to Cathy Craig who did a great job
during my absence. I don't know how she published any issues while
running a demanding business and handling presidential duties. Cathy
still consults on the editorial staff. I am happy to be back 'on my old
job' and my goal is to publish quarterly, as we did when PBS first
started. Meeting that goal depends on receiving articles written by
folks who know about growing bulbs in gardens.
If you would write an article (see possible topics below) or
volunteer, *please get in touch with me*. At some time in the future,
I will be writing to many of you to request articles. Please consider
saying 'yes' because members will enjoy reading about *your* garden or
collection. Any related topic is of interest to all of us. Articles
of any length are welcome. A few digital photos will add appeal.
Are there benefits to you for writing? You bet! First, there is
the enjoyment of writing about a topic you love. Secondly, an article
provides free advertising for those of you who sell your plants. Our
readers love to order specialty geophytes. Finally, the board is
experimenting with the payment of a small stipend for some articles.
Marguerite
Topics of interest (suggested 200-800 words for most topics):
Specific genus: culture, distribution, examples that you grow
A visit to a special garden (public or private)
A planted group/design of bulbs and their companion
plants Use of special tools, frames, greenhouse setups
Anecdotes about special gardeners (famous or not)
Gardening ideas for your locale
Geophytes in your rock garden, raised beds, troughs, etc.
Anecdote about a special plant
Anecdote about a bird/insect/animal visitor to your
garden A spectacular container experiment