Herbology Club Information Session and Application

[mhookermyers.livejournal.com]

Welcome to the Herbology Club!

Hi, I am your club leader, mhookermyers.

Please find a seat and we will get started with the information session about the Herbology Club.

First off, let's go over the...
Rules:

1. As always, please observe the common rules in hh_clubs here.


2. You must be a member of hogwartsishome! If you're not a member of the main community, you cannot participate here. It goes without saying that you should also be a member of hh_clubs, too.


3. Please make sure your house is in your comment somewhere (subject line, signature tag, or at the end of your comment), so you can get credit for what you do here!


4. Do not make separate posts for comments, concerns, or suggestions about the club. There is a special post for them, so, make them here. I am very open to suggestions. I love to get suggestions. So, please, please don't be shy!


5. Respect all members, moderators, and club leaders. If you have a problem, come to either myself or a moderator.

Anyone who is interested in joining the club, please fill out an application and turn it in before you leave.

One quick note about the...
Application:
This application is so that we can get to know each other better. Since the old Herbology Club never had an application (or at least one I could not find), I expect all members, new and old, to complete this application. (I have mine posted below). No one will be rejected from membership unless you have not been sorted, or you are not currently a member of hogwartsishome.

(Just copy and paste the application from below answering all
of the questions. Please leave all the HTML tags in place.)

<b>Name and username:</b> <b>House:</b> <b>What is your favorite plant?:</b> <b>Is your interest in herbology for enjoyment, for practical reasons</b> (i.e., cooking)<b>, or both?:</b> <b>What is your main interest in joining this club</b> (meet others with same interest, learning, fun, etc)<b>, explain?:</b>


As a club we are allowed to have as many activities/contests as you, the members, would like to have, but only one of them a month can be for points. I would also like to have at least one discussion activity a month and if it turns out that all of you would like to have more of them, I will be more than happy to set it up. I would like to see everyone participate in the activity for points because it will help with the upkeep of the membership list. I will try to keep the activities we do for points to something everyone can do, such as a scavenger hunt, research project, or something that doesn't require a specific application to accomplish (i.e., Photoshop).

For now, I will be posting new activities on Sunday night and ending them either on Thursday or Friday night, depending on the activity.

If you decide you no longer want to be a member of this club, please let me know as a comment below, and I will take you off the membership roster.

Please remember that this is a place to get together with others and have fun!! All dirt and manure of the emotional kind should be left at the door. The only dirt and manure that should be in this room is the kind that we use to grow beautiful plants.

Lastly, if you have any issues or concerns you feel I need to know about but don't want to comment here on Live Journal, please feel free to email me at mhookerm@gmail.com.

I hope this was informative for you and have peaked your interest enough to join our club!!

Comments

Karina Black - Herbology Application

[karinablack.livejournal.com]

Name and username:Karina Black karinablack

House: Ravenclaw

What is your favorite plant?: Rose bushes

Is your interest in herbology for enjoyment,
for practical reasons (i.e., cooking), or both?:
Both

What is your main interest in joining this
club (meet others with same interest, learning,
fun, etc), explain?:
Earn points for Ravenclaw To learn more about our herbological friends and their various practical uses. :)

Re: Karina Black - Herbology Application

[mhookermyers.livejournal.com]

man, you're fast

[mhookermyers.livejournal.com]

Name and username: Mary / mhookermyers

House: Gryffindor

What is your favorite plant?: Willow Tree

Is your interest in herbology for enjoyment,
for practical reasons (i.e., cooking), or both?: Both. I enjoy gardening. I find playing in the dirt a very zen-like activity. I also became involved with the medicinal properties of plants when my husband had both bronchitis and pneumonia at the same time. I got about 4 books on herbology and plant lore and proceded brewing up this really foul-smelling, horrible-tasting concoction that cleared both up in about a week.

What is your main interest in joining this
club (meet others with same interest, learning,
fun, etc), explain?: To me, everything is fun so I would really like to learn from the other club members their knowledge, experiences, and uses they have found for various plants.

[karinablack.livejournal.com]

ugh UGH! Much better answers than mine ;)
I should've waited 'til you posted yours :(
*sulk*

[askani.livejournal.com]

Name and username: christy // askani

House: hufflepuff

What is your favorite plant?: um, i like snapdragons.

Is your interest in herbology for enjoyment, for practical reasons (i.e., cooking), or both?: a little of both.

What is your main interest in joining this club (meet others with same interest, learning, fun, etc), explain?: well i was a member before and enjoyed the herbfinds. it was fun trying to guess what each plant was as well as learning more about it.

[mhookermyers.livejournal.com]

Welcome!!

I am really happy you want to stay on with the club.

[esrielle.livejournal.com]

Name and username:Mary Beth or MB/Esrielle

House:Ravenclaw

What is your favorite plant?:lavendar

Is your interest in herbology for enjoyment,
for practical reasons (i.e., cooking), or both?:
Both, I have a certificate in both herbology and aromatherapy. Amazing stuff.
What is your main interest in joining this
club (meet others with same interest, learning,
fun, etc), explain?:Hmm...to annoy the club leader^_^. Actually to have some fun and hopefully meet new people and learn something new in the process.

[mhookermyers.livejournal.com]

Hi Mary Beth.

I am glad you joined. Now I have someone I can pick on.

(Quick aside - sorry I missed the meeting today, I got pulled into another meeting at 9 that I thought was going to be over in an hour)

[hope-guides-me.livejournal.com]

Name and username: Crystal (hope99_31516)

House: Gryffindor

What is your favorite plant?: Elephant Ears. My grandmother had them planted in her yard. When I was little, they amazed me.

Is your interest in herbology for enjoyment,
for practical reasons (i.e., cooking), or both?: Mostly enjoyment.

What is your main interest in joining this
club (meet others with same interest, learning,
fun, etc), explain?: I've always enjoyed this club before. The herb finds were great. Oh yeah, it doesn't hurt to earn house points. ::wink::

[mhookermyers.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for the links!

I spent way to much time last night trying to find the original application post. The thing the consumed the most time was just getting distracted while I was searching.

Welcome back to the club!

[skadi101.livejournal.com]

Name and username: Skadi // skadi101

House: Hufflepuff

What is your favorite plant?: Frangipani

Is your interest in herbology for enjoyment,
for practical reasons (i.e., cooking), or both?: Both. I've always been fascinated with this subject. I love gardening, but I also enjoy making concoctions and using different herbs in my meals.

What is your main interest in joining this
club (meet others with same interest, learning,
fun, etc), explain?: Mainly to meet others and have a bit of fun :)

[mhookermyers.livejournal.com]

Frangipani, huh? (running for my books)

Aha, aka the Lei flower. Very beautiful flower.

Welcome, I am glad you joined!!

[lux-roark.livejournal.com]

Name and username: Melinda-lux_roark

House: Hufflepuff

What is your favorite plant?: Parsley

Is your interest in herbology for enjoyment,
for practical reasons (i.e., cooking), or both?: I use herbs and plants for medicinal reasons.

What is your main interest in joining this
club (meet others with same interest, learning,
fun, etc), explain?: To have some fun and learn more about herbs and plants.

[mhookermyers.livejournal.com]

Welcome to the club!

How long have you been using plants and herbs for medicinal reasons? And what got you interested in using them for that?

[coaltrain-613.livejournal.com]

Name and username: Neeley

House: Hufflepuff

What is your favorite plant?: I really enjoy trees of all nature but my favorite one is the WILLIOW

Is your interest in herbology for enjoyment,
for practical reasons (i.e., cooking), or both?: Actually I enjoy both cooking with plants and just knowing about them...you can say its the earth child in me type of aspect.

What is your main interest in joining this
club (meet others with same interest, learning,
fun, etc), explain?:
To learn and gain understandment of plants more also the points are quite fun and meeting other people is always grand!

[mhookermyers.livejournal.com]

Willow tree is my favorite, too. Have you ever seen a corkscrew willow? I have one I planted about 2 1/2 years ago and it has already tripled in size. And oh, is it beautiful!

Welcome to the club! I am glad you joined.

Bear with my answers, I just had a night shift...

[zentraedi-shep.livejournal.com]

Name and username: Walter/zentraedi_shep

House: Hufflepuff

What is your favorite plant?: Bamboo, because you can do so many things with it... You can use it as fire wood, for furniture, as weapon, you can make paper out of the leafs, you can use them to build a roof, you can transport water in the stem and much much more...

Is your interest in herbology for enjoyment,
for practical reasons (i.e., cooking), or both?: I'd say both. I really like to cook, and knowledge of the right herbs is essential for that, but I also like just looking at plants or walking through a forest. I also had a tropical vivarium some years ago, with rainforest plants and with poison dart frogs and geckos in it...

What is your main interest in joining this
club (meet others with same interest, learning,
fun, etc), explain?: Well, first of all, I was a member before, but I'd like to exchange knowledge with the other club members and learn more about plants that I don't know...

Re: Bear with my answers, I just had a night shift...

[mhookermyers.livejournal.com]

Welcome back to the club!!

I am really glad you want to continue being a member.

I have been trying to find a hearty variety of bamboo that can grow up in my neck of the woods (zone 5) to hide a few areas of my yard.

[maegwin-of-hern.livejournal.com]

Name and username: Nicola / maegwin_of_hern

House: Hufflepuff

What is your favorite plant?: magical or non-magical? Non-magical, it's probably a cactus. Because I'm a horrible person and tend to forget to water my plants properly, and a cactus is less likely to suffer from such carelessness than other plants :( As for magical: I don't think I even have a favorite plant there, but if I have to name one, I'd say mandrake.

Is your interest in herbology for enjoyment, for practical reasons (i.e., cooking), or both?: For the joy of learning more about herbs and plants. It also comes in handy learning that certain plants are good against this or that indisposition (e.g. cramps during the period).

What is your main interest in joining this club (meet others with same interest, learning, fun, etc), explain?: I've already been a member of the old Herbology Club, where I joined because I found esso's weekly herbfinds very interesting. In them, she gave a picture of a plant and a short description of its uses, then people had to find the name. That way I learned quite a lot about the benefits from herbs and plants, which is, basically, my main interest.

[mhookermyers.livejournal.com]

Welcome back to the club!!

I wanted to be part of the club back when I joined HIH in late October because of the herbfinds and never had a chance. I think it is really great that the previous members have mentioned that particular activity in their applications because I would really like to contiue it.

[rocknrollpixie.livejournal.com]

Name and username: Pixie / rocknrollpixie

House: Hufflepuff

What is your favorite plant?: St. John's Wort

Is your interest in herbology for enjoyment,
for practical reasons (i.e., cooking), or both?: A bit of both but I mostly find the medical applications of plants very interesting

What is your main interest in joining this
club (meet others with same interest, learning,
fun, etc), explain?: Learning and fun. I found it all really interesting last time :)

Pixie // Hufflepuff

[mhookermyers.livejournal.com]

Welcome back!

I am glad you are going to stay a member.

[rhowan-jane.livejournal.com]

Name and username:Rhowan and rhowan_jane

House: Ravenclaw

What is your favorite plant?: Trees!

Is your interest in herbology for enjoyment,
for practical reasons (i.e., cooking), or both?: Both.

What is your main interest in joining this
club (meet others with same interest, learning,
fun, etc), explain?: I want to learn! Considering how much I like plants I don't know very much about them.

[mhookermyers.livejournal.com]

Welcome to the club!!

I am happy you want to join.

BTW: Thank you for helping Mary Beth (esrielle) out with HIH. I have felt really bad that I brought her here and then haven't had much time to work with her.

[sandygurl-31.livejournal.com]

Name and username:Sandy/ sandygurl_31

House:Hufflepuff:-D

What is your favorite plant?:hhmmm i would have to say sun flowers, they are so big and bright and jolly looking and not to mention the yummy seeds you get from them too!

Is your interest in herbology for enjoyment,
for practical reasons (i.e., cooking), or both?:Well both! My mom planted some tomatoes and peppers some time ago but she had no idea what she was doing to i took up the task of taking care of them and i feel so proud when we use them in our food! And i LOVE to cook!

What is your main interest in joining this
club (meet others with same interest, learning,
fun, etc), explain?:Learning and fun, I know only alittle and i would love to know more i love gardening and doing contests and such is just fun!

[mhookermyers.livejournal.com]

Welcome to the club!

I am hoping that when the weather warms up we will have had enough discussions that members will have more info on growing plants better so their gardens will mean so much more.

[stakey.livejournal.com]

Name and username: Stacie, stakey

House: Hufflepuff

What is your favorite plant?: I have a ming fern which I absolutely adore (=

Is your interest in herbology for enjoyment,
for practical reasons (i.e., cooking), or both?: Enjoyment, I love gardening and house plants

What is your main interest in joining this
club (meet others with same interest, learning,
fun, etc), explain?: Meeting others with a genuine interest in plants would be nice. (= And of course, I love contests.

[mhookermyers.livejournal.com]

Welcome to the club!

I am glad you joined.

[my-badgers-27.livejournal.com]

Name and username:Melissa, my_badgers_27

House:hufflepuff

What is your favorite plant?:hmmm well I like flowers. Roses are really really nice.

Is your interest in herbology for enjoyment,
for practical reasons (i.e., cooking), or both?:Both

What is your main interest in joining this
club (meet others with same interest, learning,
fun, etc), explain?:To get points for my house, and um to have fun!

[mhookermyers.livejournal.com]

Welcome to the club!

I really happy you joined. (I like your icon *grin*)

[cantatrix05.livejournal.com]

Name and username: Jenny/cantatrix05

House: Slytherin

What is your favorite plant?: lavender, chamomile

Is your interest in herbology for enjoyment,
for practical reasons (i.e., cooking), or both?: I enjoy using unusual herbs in cooking but most of the things I study about herbology are for therapeutic purposes.

What is your main interest in joining this
club (meet others with same interest, learning,
fun, etc), explain?: Learn more about the uses of herbs, both actual and mythical. The points don't hurt either.

[mhookermyers.livejournal.com]

Welcome to the club!

I hope we have a chance to talk about what unusual herbs you use in cooking.

[butterbuns.livejournal.com]

Name and username: Saskia/butterbuns

House:Slytherin

What is your favorite plant?: Roses

Is your interest in herbology for enjoyment,
for practical reasons (i.e., cooking), or both?: Enjoyment

What is your main interest in joining this
club (meet others with same interest, learning,
fun, etc), explain?: Well, it was fun before. Plus, yay, house points.

[mhookermyers.livejournal.com]

Welcome back to the club!

Please let me know if there is anything I can do to make it more fun.

[imafairbeater.livejournal.com]

Name and username: Anna// imafairbeater

House: Hufflepuff

What is your favorite plant?: flowers in general.

Is your interest in herbology for enjoyment,
for practical reasons (i.e., cooking), or both?: mainly enjoyment. I like to garden...just haven't had much of an opportunity lately.

What is your main interest in joining this
club (meet others with same interest, learning,
fun, etc), explain?: I like learning more about plants. Also there's the whole meeting people thing...and of course, the house points. but they don't matter as much as the other two :)

[mhookermyers.livejournal.com]

Welcome to the club!

I am going to make sure that we have the opportunity to get to know each other better.

Me Too!

[sarahsaloser.livejournal.com]

Name and username:Sarah. SarahsALoser

House:Gryffindor

What is your favorite plant?:Aloe

Is your interest in herbology for enjoyment,
for practical reasons (i.e., cooking), or both?:Lets say both. I am a hypochondriac (sp?) So anything that could possibly make me healthy or cure the diseases I probably don't have is great in my book!

What is your main interest in joining this
club (meet others with same interest, learning,
fun, etc), explain?:Lots of reason, learning, making friends, sharing my opion!

Re: Me Too!

[mhookermyers.livejournal.com]

Welcome to the club!

I am going to present plenty of opportunities to share tips and chances to make new friends.

I'd like to join! (:

[ladykuroda.livejournal.com]

Name and username: ladykuroda ladykuroda

House: Ravenclaw

What is your favorite plant?: Anything that I can't kill. ^^; Specifically, it's probably the 6 year old Christmas Cactus that's in my appartment that's probablty dying right now. (It desperatly needs new soil and a new pot.) Also, I love bulb-type flowers, especially tulips and hyacinths. (sp?)

Is your interest in herbology for enjoyment,
for practical reasons (i.e., cooking), or both?: Well, I definatly don't have a green thumb, so I'd like to learn how to better take care of my plants both indoors and outdoors. Also, I'd love to get tips on planting bulbs in their own pots outside (I live in an apartment, and that would be easiest for me) and all that other stuff about forcing and then planting them in the spring. Also, herbs used in cooking is something I'd especially like to learn more about, since I feel kinda' low on that knowledge level. A simple herb or spice can do a lot for foods! Also, I'd love to learn which herbs or plants make good teas. (I love tea!)

What is your main interest in joining this
club (meet others with same interest, learning,
fun, etc), explain?: Basically, I'd like to learn more about the upkeep of plants and such (see above). However, I always love to meet and chat with others who share the same interests! House points are always a plus. (; Eventually, I'd love to have my own house with a nice garden with herbs and flowering plants and trees. (I hate to throw out the Arbor Day offers for the 10 free floweing trees! T_T)

Re: I'd like to join! (:

[mhookermyers.livejournal.com]

Welcome to the club!

When we got the house we're in now, it had a large collection of bulb-type plants; daffodils, tulips, and crocuses (or is that croci?). Funny thing is I know I am suppose to do something with them in the fall, what, I don't know, but every year they come back just as beautiful as the year before. So, I must be doing something right.

[jissa.livejournal.com]

Name and username: Jissa

House: Ravenclaw

What is your favorite plant?: Hmmmm, this is a tough question . . . I think it might be mint. It is amazingly hardy, and smells so lovely!

Is your interest in herbology for enjoyment,
for practical reasons (i.e., cooking), or both?: Pretty much enjoyment. I do like thinking about herbs for cooking, but I really enjoy seeing and smelling them . . .

What is your main interest in joining this
club (meet others with same interest, learning,
fun, etc), explain?: Pretty much for fun. I enjoy doing silly things over the internet and procrastination. And I always enjoy learning new things!

[mhookermyers.livejournal.com]

Welcome to the club!

I love a good mint tea when I have a stomach ache.

[seaborne.livejournal.com]

Name and username: Éloise, seaborne

House: Slytherin

What is your favorite plant?: Mouse-ear (Cerastium nigrescens)

Is your interest in herbology for enjoyment,
for practical reasons (i.e., cooking), or both?: Both.

What is your main interest in joining this
club (meet others with same interest, learning,
fun, etc), explain?: Meet other people, learn more and, of course, to earn points for Slytherin!

[seaborne.livejournal.com]

how can I misspell my own username!

[whyrenifer.livejournal.com]

Name and username: Ashley/_tortue

House: Hufflepuff

What is your favorite plant?: I really like Ferns and the Aloe Vera plant.

Is your interest in herbology for enjoyment,
for practical reasons, or both?: Both.

What is your main interest in joining this
club, explain?: Well, I really want to earn points for Hufflepuff, but I also really like plants. So hopefully I can meet new people and make friends. Plus, it seems fun.

[mhookermyers.livejournal.com]

Welcome to the club!!

You joined just in time for the first contest.

[memeann012084.livejournal.com]

Name and username: Maryann memeann012084

House: Hufflepuff

What is your favorite plant?: Gerber Daisies

Is your interest in herbology for enjoyment,
for practical reasons (i.e., cooking), or both?: Actually it stems from my love of getting dirty. I even majored in Floriculture in school, which had me working in the campus Green house for 3 years. I loved it.

What is your main interest in joining this
club (meet others with same interest, learning,
fun, etc), explain?: I think my interest would be a bit of everything. I'd like to learn some new things, while meeting people and having a good time. I dont think anyone would do it, if they didn't think they'd enjoy it.

[mhookermyers.livejournal.com]

Welcome to the club!

It's funny you should mention dirty, it is the only thing that I don't mind, and even like getting dirty doing.

[sarahdocbb.livejournal.com]

Name and username: Sarah/sarahdocbb

House: Gryffindor

What is your favorite plant?: Ivy

Is your interest in herbology for enjoyment,
for practical reasons (i.e., cooking), or both?: All of the above, but mostly enjoyment.

What is your main interest in joining this
club (meet others with same interest, learning,
fun, etc), explain?: I am a member of the old club, so I would like to continue on with this one.

~Sarah~
~Gryffindor~

[mhookermyers.livejournal.com]

Welcome back to the club!

I am really very happy you are staying on in the club.