The Bulb Garden

Mary Gorton via pbs pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net
Sat, 20 Dec 2025 14:53:14 PST
 I would be very happy with online publication, anything that makes it easier for those contributing.  I like the exchanges.
Mary GortonWilmington, Delaware

    On Saturday, December 20, 2025 at 02:47:36 PM EST, Jane McGary via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote:   

 Members will have noticed that the Society's print newsletter, /The Bulb 
Garden /(B/G), /has been in hiatus for the past year. Difficulty in 
obtaining contributions, and the editor's other commitments, are the 
causes. In addition, the newsletter had become PBS's greatest expense as 
printing and postal costs rose continually. The PBS officers and board 
of directors have discussed the possibility of putting the BG entirely 
online. At present, back issues are archived on the PBS website. 
Preparing copy suitable for online posting would be easier than 
formatting a print edition, and opening up the schedule to continuous 
additions, rather than deadlines, might encourage more authors to 
produce copy.

We'd like to know what other members think about this. One or two on the 
board felt that we would lose members if they no longer received a 
printed newsletter. Others think that the exchanges are the main 
incentive to paid membership, and that the BG is not a central benefit. 
The PBS has been structured from its origin as an online organization, 
working through the website and its famous wiki, this email list, and 
now the forum. Would moving our "occasional papers" entirely online be 
acceptable?

Please let us know by posting replies here. You can also write to the 
officers privately through the contact addresses on the website.

Thank you!

Jane McGary, Membership Coordinator, Portland, Oregon, USA

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