WANTED: Are You Attending the Nov. 5 Green Elephant Swap?

12 years ago

A few people have commented on Jim's thread regarding whether they plan to attend. If you think you'll be there, please post on his thread so we can view your "Have" and "Want" lists to prearrange some trades.

Here is a link that might be useful: Green Elephant (Nov.05) Attendance

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bejoy2
12 years ago
My mother and I are going to be there, rain or shine.
treepalm
12 years ago
I'll be there.
So far I'll be bringing:
variegated daylily Kwanso
yellow bearded iris
purple bearded iris
double geranium
phlox-pink with dark pink eye
siberian iris-purple
valerian officinalis

I'm looking for:
Shade plants,
toad lily
tall bleeding heart

Teresa
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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.
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oliveoyl3
12 years ago
James & I will be coming in our white Suburban.

HAVE (+ more) No need for pre-trades -- just come find us.
raspberries
strawberries
mints
Jerusalem artichoke tubers
sweet potato vines (rooted slips to overwinter inside)
tall bearded iris (asst of 20 varieties NOID)
native fringecup (Tellima grandiflora)
native lady fern (deciduous)
forget me not (biennial, self sows)
yellow blooming fernleaf (Corydalis lutea)
obedient plant (Physostegia virginiana)
dameÃ¯Â¿Â½s rocket (Hesperis matronalis)
perennial cornflower (Centaurea Montana)
serbian bellflower, blue
golden creeping jenny (Lysimachia nummularia Ã¯Â¿Â½AureaÃ¯Â¿Â½)
low, creeping sedum
dahlia tubers
Carex Ã¯Â¿Â½Ice DanceÃ¯Â¿Â½
Primula juliae 'Wanda' (violet red w/ yellow eye)

WANT
-early spring/late fall bloomers, evergreen, & colored foliage: yellow, light green, variegated, or purple
-woodland shade plants: epimedium, pachysandra, red/purple wood spurge, lungwort
-hardy vines
-plants with unique shaped blooms
-daylilies: reblooming, spider, or pink
-Shrubs: dwarf, oakleaf or lacecap hydrangea, Leucothoe, Nandina, summersweet, Japanese holly
-Deer resistant: Euphorbia, hardy iceplant (Delosperma)
-Dwarf conifers: yew or hemlock

Contact me if you have something on my want list because I might have what you're looking for here in our gardens that I can dig for you.

Corrine
madhu
12 years ago
I will be there too along with a friend after the excitement from the Olympia plant swap, I don't want to miss this one. I have the blackish purple ajuga, lambs ear, some pink flowering strawberry plants(a ground cover), a chinese lantern plant that had some nice orange lanterns show up in fall.

Teresa - Would you like some hostas for shade plants? I would like some irises please.

Corrine - I have huchera if you like, some purple color and the other is orange in color. I don't know how to divide it any suggestions.

Madhu
oliveoyl3
12 years ago
Madhu - emailed you directly.

Corrine
treepalm
12 years ago
Madhu, I have you down for the iris. What kind of hosta do you have?
Teresa
chrisrobt
12 years ago
I do plan to attend but don't have anything yet to contribute; we haven't dug our dahlias yet so I won't have them until March. I do have some dilly beans for Jim

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