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HAVE: Spring Green Elephant Plant Swap Redmond Sat Mar 1

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Redmond, Washington

Saturday March 1, 2008

10:00 AM to 2:00 PM

Saturday November 1, 2008

10:00 AM to 2:00 PM

Article about the Green Elephant Plant Swap

Rain or shine gardeners from around Puget Sound gather to exchange and share plants, seeds, ideas and enthusiasm with others. No Sales. Just trades or freebies, please.

The Green Elephant is a twice-a-year plant exchange; first Saturday in March, first Saturday in November. It is hosted in North Redmond, Washington, at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Cross; The site offers parking, covered areas, indoor facilities, kitchen, lots of lawn, and playground. ItÂs five minutes from I-405 and I-520.

Directions and Maps to the Church of the Holy Cross

Contact: Jim Eichner

Cell Phone 425-223-7249

street address is:

11526 - 162nd Ave NE

Redmond, WA 98052

Tailgating EncouragedÂ The format for the trade is like a tailgate party. You just pull into the parking lot and open up your trunk to display your treasures. Traders exchange expert gardening information as well as plant materials. In two hours all the deals are sealed.

Free StuffÂ Many gardeners generously share plants

from the abundance of their gardens--An excellent way to begin your garden.Â

There is always a pile of plants free for the taking at the swap.

In pots or bare root.Â The Green Elephant is convenient for trading bare root plants. Simply dig and divide perennials bare root to trade. They are dormant and can be transplanted with no shock.

Take a walk in our beautiful

memorial garden Visit the grass labyrinth; the crocus should be in full bloom.

What if I have nothing to bring to the trade?

The swap is a great place to start your garden. Many traders love to help new gardeners get started. Come and ask questions, get advice, schmooze a little and youÂll walk away with some goodies. Bring some homemade cookies; gardeners are a pushover for food.

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You are invited to the Green Elephant Plant Swap. Saturday, June 7 10AM to Noon Church of the Holy Cross 11526 162nd Ave NE Redmond, WA 98052 Rain or shine, Puget Sound gardeners gather to exchange and share plants, seeds, cuttings and gardenalia with all. Here is a link that might be useful: Green Elephant Plant Swap Details & Directions
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Dear Friends of the Green Elephant Plant Swap. I have mapped out four Green Elephant events for the coming year. Fall GE Saturday Nov 7, 2009 Winter Seed Sowing Saturday Jan 16, 2010 Spring GE Mar 6, 2010 Victory Garden Vegi Swap May 1, 2010 I made up a tri-fold color flyer that you can print out and use to invite friends to the swap. No amount of advertising is as effective as the kind invitation of one gardener to another. Thanks, Jim Eichner Here is a link that might be useful: 2009-2010 Green Elephants
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We, too, will be bringing lots of freebies. You folks started our garden 2 years ago and we are both so grateful. I like putting out freebies & then wandering to see what anyone else might have put out. We'll have: lilacs (some waist high, some bigger, some smaller) burnet some herbs oenothera rose campion columbine maybe foxgloves I'm not sure what else-lots of stuff growing here! I also will bring some seeds, if we're doing that-are we? Laura
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HAVE: Green Elephant Plant Swap Sat, Jan 5, 10am-Noon Redmond
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Thank you, Jim ... for hosting us, providing compost, pots, & showing us an easy way to root cuttings. I'm glad I had the seeds you wanted & look forward to a seedling in June. Thanks to those who came with an assortment of cuttings especially the evergreens! It was well worth the time to attend once again even if I didn't plant a single seed. Those cuttings commanded my full attention. Great tip from Jim to put on the north side of the house to give more rooting time in late spring. This Green Elephant group is the best thing that happened to our gardens! Corrine (& James)
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