Good to hear the water seems (at least) to be receding! I have a long time friend who moved to Charleston last year and she's getting a little nervous as the water creeps closer and closer.
Lalambchop1 said:
Char, sounds like you have a great club! I was spoiled when I first started in daylilies to be in the Sunbelt Club in central Florida. I was such a newbie that I didn't realize at first that the member programs from David Kirchhoff, Mort Morss, Frank Smith, the Salters, the Stamiles, Phil Reilly, Luddy Lambertson, the Trimmers, Dan Hansen and the Kinnebrews were unusual. 
Spoiled! The Indianapolis club has had some very good speakers the last couple of years but I have yet to make it to a meeting. With road construction the normally 3 hour drive was taking much longer but now that they are finished it should only be about 2 hours! Easy enough to go there and back in an evening!
I thought of one more thing - starting/growing from seed! Especially if members donate extra seeds to newer members this can really get people (and kids!) engaged. I have quite a few friends who like to come and gawk at my plants but they are turned off by the price of new introductions. I usually give them some seeds from parents they enjoy and that seems to grab attention. The prices can be intimidating but I usually tell people the hobby will cost only what you are willing to spend and growing plants from seeds is a great way to get unique plants provided they know how to start a seed.
