Roper, If I wasn't clear above, let me say it this way. I couldn't possibly care any less if someone wants to send things to whatever-her-name-is-today, as long as they know what they are doing. Their seeds (or even plants) are their seeds or plants, and they can do anything with them that they want. Besides that, I'm sure the post office could use the extra business these days! All that concerns me is people, not knowing that they are being swindled, and being taken advantage of. What's really amazing about all this is that many of us would gladly send seeds (or even plants, in many cases) for free (with only a small charge for postage) if only the Oregon lady would have askd. When I fell into her trap a few years ago, I sent her things that were worth many times what I was supposed to get in trade. That was fine with me because I thought I was finding a good home for some extra stuff and I was happy with the small, ordinary stuff I was supposed to get. What I didn't like is spending all the time to pack the stuff up, take it to the PO, and then get fleeced. I actually spend a lot of time trying to give plants and seeds away for free to good homes. I coordinate a plant swap locally, largely so that I can give an overpacked pickup truck load of plants away for free, twice a year. But, just as I am willing to spend time to give things away, I am also willing to spend at least a little effort making sure that things aren't stolen from me or from others. If we work together, here in this forum, we can reduce dishonesty from its present level (probably very low) to even lower levels. If we don't work together, a few bad apples can spoil the whole bunch and make things less enjoyable for everyone. I've seen quite a few members stop trading on GW when they got scammed, and that's just a shame IMO.

OPPPS SUE SORRY I CALLED YOU SUSIE...hehe, soo many things going on around me at the moment, but I guess you COULD be a Susie if you wanted too :D LOL MARIANN, MARIANN, MARIANN....LIST, LIST, LIST, LIST....LOL OK waiting and watching to SNAG my LIST....LOL SOOOOO MANY GOOD ONES NOW I AM CONFUSED! I tell you IT DOESN'T TAKE MUCH! :) Fran

I thought I'd post the list again. I know I missed someone either sending or receiving. Please double check your name and let me know if I made a mistake. Fran/ncgardengirl-received Frances/fcoffill-sent & received Mariann/galium-sent & received Alana/poisondartfrog-sent & received Tammy/greenthumbgrow-sent & received Karen/Kalena67-sent & received Linda/ibartoo-sent & received Shelly/sred98-sent Michelle/micyrey-sent & received Jeanne/sandlapper_rose-received riley17/Holly-sent Annie/canyonwind-sent & received Margo/smitties-sent & received Sue/sguanzon-sent & received So, has anyone started their new seeds yet??? I did-I started Rudbeckia 'Goldilocks' that I received from Margo plus a few other seeds. Hope everyone had a good weekend, Mariann

OK, Here's what I plan to take to the plant swap in addition to the pre-trades: CUTTINGS OF SOME OF MY OGR's AFRICAN IRIS FLAME ACANTHUS (seedlings) BULBINE - orange GIANT CALLA BULBS WHITE BEARDED IRIS SEA OATS BLACK ELEPHANT EAR TAIWAN GINGER YELLOW COREOPSIS (seedlings) TEQUILA SALVIA (seedlings) ELLEN BOSANQUET CRINUM ALSTROEMERIA - red w/ green throat - ROOTED DIVISION VERBENA BONARIENSIS (seedlings) ARKANSAS PHLOX - ROOTED DIVISION WALKING IRIS (WHITE/PURPLE) CRIMSON KING tall bearded iris PAPER WHITES A FEW TRAYS, CONTAINERS AND SEEDS I WANT: HERBS ABUTILON (flowering maple) CHINESE FOXGLOVE (REHMANIA ELATA) CATMINT (nepeta) NAMED DAYLILIES NAMED TB IRIS CHENILLE PLANT The plants I will be taking will be freshly dug divisions, volunteer seedlings and/or cuttings. I do not have any potted plants this year. Hope I remembered everything!