Do a google on the Garden Watchdog and type in your 'National Home Garden club' for a review. Joining is not something that I would do.

I agree with Rhizo. There's so much good free advice right here, including this discussion on the Book Review Forum about the National Home Garden Club. josh

Here is a link that might be useful: National Home Garden Club Discussion

ditto all of the above.

I did a year's membership, and got some good 'newbie' information and magazine, a couple of tester products, and some seeds, and one book. The book was nice, and I was ok with the $9 investment for that, but the subsequent books they wanted $26 for. (And incidently, I found a partial set of these on eBay for about $4).

Live & learn...it's ok, but not something I wanted to continue. I get more info here.

If you DO decide to join, then decide to opt-out, you CAN cancel the books coming to your house (and they will send you a return label if you ask for one), and only the other stuff will come.

But like I said, it was ok for 'starter' information; I'm ready to move on.