Let's now ask for flowers ??

Not to many years ago our club grounds were stunning. Not Butchart Gardens mind you, but the gardens were in fact beautiful enough to bring in wedding business. The person tending them was not only meticulous in the daily maintenance but was both knowledgeable and creative as well. Like so many people who have greater skills than their new boss her employment was promptly terminated a few years by our then new green keeper with an off the cuff "Anybody can grow flowers".

Two years later we're pushing him to at least weed the existing beds or hire an outside service which was greeted with "You want a golf course or a flower garden". Well the gardens slowly deteriorated along with our wedding business and surprise the green keeper finally pissed some one off enough and was fired.

The new green keeper happen to run into our former horticulturalist and low behold she is once again working for us. Of course no one could have foreseen this turn of events so there was no money in the budget for new plantings. When the greens committee went to the board and asked for some flower funding it was declined overwhelmingly. So here we are back to square one. "We want x but we are not going to pay for it. And if you don't give it to us your ass will be on the street so fast you won't know what hit. And oh by the way Mr. Green Keeper you are under contract until December"

Well the new chair remembering the recent success of member clean up day posted a plea to the members for flower donations. Hmmmm....maybe.....

Comments

[marka tescili]

Although it happens at clubs across the country, I am still continually surprised by members' lack of participation and interest towards the upkeep of their courses

[David Braham]

Good luck with your endeavor! Although it happens at clubs across the country, I am still continually surprised by members' lack of participation and interest towards the upkeep of their courses. In order to keep current club members happy and continually attract new ones, I believe it is vital for course appearances and conditions to be maintained.