- GARDEN CLUB -

Welcome to the Virtual Flower Show's Garden Club public forum! Here you can post messages and engage in discussion with other visitors to the Virtual Flower Show website.

Who uses this forum?

The forum is designed for all members of the public who wish to discuss horticulture issues.

Anyone may read the messages posted on the forum. To post a reply or to respond to an existing post, you must register with the website.

What topics are discussed?

Our forum has discussion boards covering areas such as Flower Shows, Potting Shed, Landscaping, Sundries.

Within each of these sections you will find many discussion threads covering a broad range of subjects. And if you can't find a thread you wish to contribute to, feel free to start a new one yourself!

How to register with the website

The Virtual Flower Show Garden Club may be read by anyone. However, if you want to add a message to the forum, you will need to register. If you are already registered you will need to login to add a new notice.

To register as a user, select the 'Register' link, which is available on all pages on the Virtual Flower Show website. This takes you to the Registration for website form.

You will need to complete the registration form, which requires a verifiable email address. You will also need to choose a password and a display name, which will be used to identify your posted messages.

Once you have submitted the registration form, you will receive a confirmation email from the Virtual Flower Show.

Adding a new message

You can either start a new topic for other users to reply to, or reply to an existing topic yourself. There is no limit to the number of messages you can add. You could even post new messages to your own topic to respond to what other people have said.

Starting a new topic

First, find the discussion forum you want. There are many to choose from, and each has a description to let you know what sort of topics are suitable for each.

Within each forum, you will see a list of existing topics. A topic can have many messages from different users within it.

Click on the 'Create a new topic' link. This will bring up a page where you can add the details of your topic:
  • Topic name: Make this as short and self-explanatory as possible, for example 'Where is the best place to grow ferns?'
  • Topic description: This will become the first, introductory message on your topic. Explain in detail whatever you wish to discuss.

Then click the Submit button. Your new topic will go live on the discussion forum for all to see and respond to.

Replying to an existing topic

In each discussion forum you will find a list of existing topics. Click on the topic name to see the original message and all replies.

To post a reply yourself, fill in the fields in the 'Create New Post'. Simply type your message into the text box.

Then click the Submit button.

Finding my message

If you've successfully added a message, you can find it again by clicking on 'Topics you participated in'. You must be logged in to do this.

Editing my message

You can edit your message once posted. Remember that you will need to be logged in to do this. on the right of any post you have made click on the 'Edit' button. Once youhave made your changes click submit.

Deleting my message

If you are logged in, you can delete your own message.
Click on the link that says 'delete'. Remember that you must be logged in to delete your message.

Logged in or logged out - how do I know?

You can only log in to the website if you are registered with the website.
If you are logged in, there will be a message under the top navigation saying "HI" and then your name. There will also be a link saying 'SIGN OUT'.

If you're logged out, there won't be a "Hi" message, and the links at the right will say 'Sign in' and 'Register'. If you're not logged in and you want to login, you should click on the 'Sign in' link at the right hand side of the page.

- SLIDESHOW -

How do I use the Slideshow?

Homepage Slideshow

 

The Homepage Slideshow selects approximately 30 Virtual Flower Show exhibitors and presents them at random.

 

Each image in the slideshow has been selected by an exhibitor, an introduction to that exhibitor is given below the image. To visit this Exhibitors Stand simply click on the button that reads VISIT OUR STAND and you will be taken to their part of the Virtual Flower Show.

 

The images are displayed for a few seconds at a time until it will automatically fade to the next image. You can move your mouse over the left or right side of the image to enable the 'Next' and 'Previous' link buttons to move forward or backwards in the display sequence.

 

To reload the images at random click the 're-shuffle' button.

 

How do I use the Mini Slideshow?

Mini Slideshow

 

This is presented on the top left of the inner pages of the virtualflowershow.co.uk. This displays the same images that are presented on the homepage slideshow. Clicking on an image will take you to that exhibitors part of the Virtual Flower Show.

 

The images are selected at random when the page loads and will change every few seconds. You can move the image on to the next image or previous image by pressing the left and right arrows. Alternatively you can select the 'Browse at Random' link to view images at random.