Although there may be treats such as the homemade goodies prepared by members of the Gardeners of the Crooked Billet at its recent meeting and some amount of gabbing, the meetings typically feature a member or outside expert discussing a topic of interest. You think you know a lot about gardening, and then you listen to these people who are experts, and you never fail to learn something. Also president of the Herb Gatherers of East Norriton, near Norristown, and the Swedesford Garden Club in Upper Gwynedd, Irwin-Klotz shared her knowledge of various herbs, including colorful tales of their history and uses. It used to be that you had to be sponsored and voted on to get into these clubs. But those days are long gone.
People are only happy to have members because each member is a link to more information.
Members also look forward to opportunities to show off their gardening skills at plant sales, plant exchanges and other events such as the Bucks Beautiful Garden Fair and the Philadelphia Flower Show, where they are frequent exhibitors. LaVere invited a few women to her home to help her gather some plants from her impressive collection. While they pulled up Virginia bluebells, day lilies, dame s rockets and woodland plants such as wild sedum and partridgeberry, they enjoyed a respite from their daily responsibilities. And gardening is also very peaceful. It also can be very rewarding.