Garden and Gardeners World back issues
Every month I get a Gardeners' World magazine and also a 'Garden' magazine (I'm an RHS member). I love them. But I've now got several years worth of back issues and they are taking over the house. They are still really good reference sources (after all, the yearly routine in the garden doesn't change that much) so I hate to throw them out. But really I don't want them any more.
Does anyone else have the same problem, and if so what do you do with them?
Or would anyone out there like them?
Rosie
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When I worked I used to take a few for the staff room. Now my daughter has some, then she hands them back and swaps them for some newer ones - then I take them to the local GP practice for the waiting room. The receptionist said they're very popular
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I keep all mine and the Amateur garde
ner, they just seem
too good to throw away, and I like to get a previous years mag and compere to this years.
I havent subscribed this year to GW as I cant aford to buy it and my Tesco vouchers all went on my RAC subscription.
The ones I give away are quite elderly - they stay on my bookshelves for two or three years before getting passed on.
I've given a load to the local GP already.... perhaps I could give some to some other local practices...
I keep mine for a year, then either I cut out in-depth articles on plants I have already or would like and file these in folders for easy reference, or I pass them on to friends, the local GP, dentist or our local hospital.Possibly the care homes might also be grateful for back copies for their residents.
You could try putting them on Freecycle to see if anybody will take them away!
Used to pas them on to the late mother in law, who passed them on to the late grandparents in law. Now I pass them on to my sisters father in law.
I give mine to a girl from work, or I could take them to our gardeners association
Another thing is to offer then to schools and child minders as the colourful mags are brill for making pics
I'm going to try Lizzie's care home idea since there's one up the road. To be honest I normally chuck mine in the recycling