friends with similar interests?

I wonder, does anyone know if there are gardening clubs or something where people actually meet/socialise etc.
Im 28 and so far have never met anyone with similar interests my age, most of my friends just think im uts cos I should be out getting drunk not growing veg etc?. Has anyone else found this?

 

Being a bit older has its advantages, Crowley! I don't have that problem! :D
But I do sympathise! Most places you'll find a gardening club - if you google about gardening clubs with the name of your town or district you might come up with something....

 

Might this be of any help crowley?
http://www.allotments-uk.com/forum/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=83
Zeph King seems keen too.

 

Thanks for that, I mean I have plenty of friends but when it comes to gardening I seem to be all alone

 

Just thought Z-King might be able to point you in the right direction as that forum is up your way.

 

Another possibility would be what I did - went to the local agricultural college and did and evening class. (RHS general cert, as was, now the level 2) I learned a lot, and met other people who were really keen - and you don't actually HAVE to sit the exam.... :rolleyes:

 

Hi, yeah actually I have been thinking about doing the cert in hort only when i looked into it I realised ive already covered most of it through biology courses with open uni and previous gardening experience, been looking at the level 3 but not cheap and im still studying with open uni too, but one of them is on my to do list at some point. Thanks though!
How did you find the course by the way, did you do the next level too?
Hmm know what you mean about exams!

 

Didn't do it as I hadn't bthered to do the exam either!! :D I didn't need the qualification, as I'm self-employed, and I get far too many customers as it is - I just wanted to learn more, and to meet other people who were serious about gardening. You need to have the first level before they let you do the next, whatever they call it. The cost is a bit steep, but not if you split it into weeks.... pity you have to pay it all at once though. There are concessions available usually at the local college...

 

I don't think you will find that many your own age interested in gardening, its a thing a lot of people get into later in life.
I noticed that when I was your age. I got an allottment but to get one you had to be a member of the gardening club that ran them.Then somehow I ended up on the committee. The allotmenteers voted in force so that they had proper representation on the committee. All the rest of the committee were much older but that did not bother me, neither did it bother me that most of the other allotement holders were older. Age brings wisdon based on experience and I learnt a lot from talking to and watching those older members. I will talk about gardening with anyone, age , sex, race is just irrelevent when you have a shared interest. I socialised with people my own age mostly in non gardening situations. As it happened my best friend became a keen gardener and grower of vegetables. However he did not acquire the skills or knowledge that i did and I think that is because he did not have the same comradely spirit on his allotment site.

 

Where about's in Yorkshire do you live. I am older than you but would like to find a group with like mined people. Bye Grandchild3

 

Hi, thanks for all your replies and advise.
Im in the east yorkshire area. I think its something I only recently considered becoming more involved with, but have gardened all my life really, since quite small. I guess if I joined an allotment I would meet some people but at the mo I have enough on with keeping my garden in control, though I think I will outgrow it eventually and want more space.
Just out of curiosity is there anyone on the site in their 20's 30's or lives in yorkshire?

 

crowley it depends how far you are prepared to travel I am on east lancs west yorks border and we have a wicked newly formed club here which meets every month for talks and slideshows about horticulture, ans we drink beer and eat supper it really good club and the oldest member is 60 and the youngest is 20 also if you joined the national vegetable society they have a east yorks branch which will be near to you they also will meet each month as a district association

 

thanks, yeah that sounds good,yeah you guys are a little far.
Actually I will look up the veg club you said about, also I joined garden organic and thought I might find something through them but the web siteis pretty big im sure ive not found half the links etc yet

 

Lots and lots of younger people are into gardening i am not much older than you and i run a large private allotment society we have well over 200 members and 60% of our members are under 40 years old things have changed in the last ten years I can guarantee that you will find lots of friends in your age group who do gardening, get off to Harrogate show this september you can join your local nvs branch there and you will see thousands of young people with families etc..Our new club has been formed just three months and regularily get 50 people to each meeting and even though the meets are in east lancs we get lots of tykes coming over the border from Skipton Craven etc..