Hi All. Sorry I've been away for awhile. -Family passings & such. Winter has effectively devastated my garden, so, being the optimist that I am, I went to the NW Flower/Garden show twice this past week to get my motivation up. I work March 7th, so wont be able to attend the Green Elephant. HOWEVER, I do have a few things that I would like to put out as offerings to people for trades, if interested, and we can swap on a day other than 3/7. Wanteds: I'm still going for tropicaleze theme, with focus on glaucous leaf & black leaf items, or chartreuse. or verigated., flowers that pop in my yard are white, or green. Bananas (would take pups) Brugsmansias (Lost all my biggies), Calla lilies, Cannas, Colocasias, iris, daylilies, black or gold raspberry canes, huckleberries, ferns. Unfortunately, all of my verigated iris has been lost. I gave alot of it out a couple of years ago. If it has done well for anyone who would like to complete the circle with it and schlepp some back to me, I'd appreciate it. I have to trade: bamboos: gold, or thin purple culm that I forgot what it's variety is. Phlox; White (David) Daylilies (varied) passion flower (purple crown, (white constance elliot) siberian iris, (schwann), (?white butterflies?) Maybe able to divide some hostas this year. red rose, (?Parkland series?) still potted& growing well, & maybe some other random stuff.

You are invited to the Spring Green Elephant Plant Swap, celebrating our 12th year! Saturday, March 1 10 am to Noon Church of the Holy Cross Rain or shine, Puget Sound gardeners gather to exchange and share plants, seeds, cuttings, ideas and gardenalia with all. No sales, trades and freebies. Details via the link. Invite a friend, it's a free public event. Cheers, Jim Eichner 425-223-7249 Here is a link that might be useful: Green Elephant Plant Swap

Thank you Jim! Another nice trade. It was so nice of you to start all the veggies! I will put a nice dent in my veggie garden with all the starts. Thanks ato the gentleman who gave me the chickory. I have been looking for some for soooo long! I brought in redneck garlic, for anyone who forgot.

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