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How would you grade WGI's first year? Our membership has expanded from 0 to 930 water gardeners in 51 countries. Our web site has grown from a few pages to, with our partner site Victoria-Adventure, thousands of pages receiving more than a million hits a month.
Founding Members of WGI, those who joined between January 10 and February 10, 2006, suggested and voted on projects of importance for us to work on. See complete vote results. Below is a summary of the voting, priority assigned by members, and the action we've taken.
Members were invited to grade our performance (please use A through E) for the year and send their response by February 1, 2007. February 10 Update: Only one person sent us a report card and gave us A's. Since it was Editor-in-Chief Charles Thomas, whom we expect to be a little biased, we will give ourselves an I, incomplete, and keep working for you!
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Certification of waterlilies for correctness of variety | Truly Named wgi© | ||
| Listings of new aquatic plants | Brought to you as we learn of them, mainly through Checklist | |||
| Database of aquatic plants based on suitable climate | No progress - requires significant input from membership | |||
| Email notification of new issues |
Monthly email update to members Current | Archive |
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| Online newsletter |
New & News (updated regularly) |
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| Promotion of botanic and public gardens | Gardens with Aquatics Displays (lists 245 gardens in 70 countries with links) + features on web sites | |||
| Database of truly aquatic plants (12 months in water) | No progress - requires significant input from membership | |||
| Online journal |
Four extensive issues of WGI ONLINE Journal and Index by Subject |
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| Calendar of events worldwide | Calendar | |||
| Printed register of waterlilies | WGI Checklist of Nymphaea Names now available | |||
| Email newsletter |
Monthly email update to members Current | Archive |
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| Long term trials of waterlilies | No progress | |||
| Promotion of local and regional affiliated clubs and societies | Clubs and Societies (lists 113 in seven countries with links) | |||
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Projects undertaken that were not part of the voting but suggested by members |
Special section For
Beginners Extensive list of Water Garden Books Sections for Pond Fish and for Conservation & Wetlands Protection |
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Water garden tours, regional |
Endorsed in Calendar
and reported in feature articles |
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| Meetings, regional |
Endorsed in Calendar
and reported in feature articles |
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| Competition for new waterlilies | No action taken | |||
| Water garden tours, national |
Endorsed in Calendar
and reported in feature articles |
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| Water garden tours, international |
Endorsed in Calendar
and reported in feature articles |
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Water Gardening International Hall of Fame | No action taken | ||
| Meetings, national |
Endorsed in Calendar
and reported in feature articles |
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| Meetings, international |
Endorsed in Calendar
and reported in feature articles |
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| Printed journal | No action taken | |||
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Overall grade for WGI's first year |
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Suggestions for improving current projects and for new ones:
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