Sue wrote:
I can't believe the general response to this seemingly innocent posting.
There are many different ways of learning.....maybe a poster on a frequently
seen wall (or maybe the door of the loo) is not such a crazy idea.
When my son was learning plant ID's for his RHS course he put labels up all
over the house and it worked really well.

You should see my house and my verandah! It's full of lists. I carry
hundreds of little folded piece of papers with endless list of family
plants, latin names next to common names, diagrams of plant cells,
combination of bedding plants, different grass seeds for bowling greens
and winter sport fields ... it's total madness, but somehow it's the
only way to learn.

I had a think to help Pierrot, and thought about the HDRA's posters but
they are childish as he said. All I have is what I made myself, list
upon list on A3, drawings and the latest is Sacha's hanging basket
suggestions which are really fabulous because quite different to what I
see or have to learn )

Following up to Sacha :

I think the problem most people seem to be addressing is that posters aren't
exactly easy to carry about, unroll and hold up in windy conditions on
gardening sites or in botanic gardens etc. Books would answer his need
better ...

Which of course wasn't even hinted at by the OP.
--
Tim C.

On 31/1/06 7:46, in article , "Tim
C." wrote:

Following up to Sacha :

I think the problem most people seem to be addressing is that posters aren't
exactly easy to carry about, unroll and hold up in windy conditions on
gardening sites or in botanic gardens etc. Books would answer his need
better ...

Which of course wasn't even hinted at by the OP.
--
Tim C.

What wasn't hinted at? Using books? If you mean the going to gardens, he's
teaching himself horticulture and is going to start a proper course, so he
will, inevitably, be going into gardens etc. I don't think there is
anything to stop him photocopying useful pictures and articles to stick up
in his own home for his own use, thus covering all requirements, I'd think.
--

Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
)

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from Tim C. contains these words:

Following up to Sacha :

I think the problem most people seem to be addressing is that posters
aren't
exactly easy to carry about, unroll and hold up in windy conditions on
gardening sites or in botanic gardens etc. Books would answer his need
better ...

Which of course wasn't even hinted at by the OP.

Why should it? Many OP's questions contain no hint of the best
answer, just because they are so new or inexperienced in that field and
are unused to looking things up.

Janet