Hiya! Sorry, it's been a busy few weeks around here & I haven't been checking messages! Yes, I will get everything together and post the swap in the next few days! I'm glad that you like it ;) Cheers, Nicky

It's is time for the annual spring swap so come one - come all! If you don't have plants you can bring along garden tools, garden ornaments or books to trade. Just come, meet other gardeners, bring your food to share and just have fun. 2009 SPRING PLANT SWAP ~:~ this swap is for perennials only ~:~ (it is not for annuals, herbs or house plants) Date: 30 May, 2009 Time: 10:00AM Place: Wayland City Park Park Street & W. Cherry Street Wayland MI 49348 Bring your extra plants and join in the fun! Swap Materials: perennial plants, shrubs, well-rooted cuttings and divisions (potted up) and bulbs. We swap plants that are well established, of good size (size you would be happy to buy at the store on sale), and in pots that are approx 6 inches across x 6.5 inches tall - or larger). Bring along photos of your plants if you can. Please mark if they are invasive or not ... mini blinds cut up and written on with #2 pencil make great tags. Mark all plant materials with the plant name and care required. Put your email address on back of tag. Check out plant photos and tags from a previous swap: http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y210/MagicKiwi1/2007%20SPRING%20PLANT%20SWAP/ Gift Exchange: If you wish to participate in the Gift Exchange drawing, please bring along one, unwrapped, new, garden-related item, valued at $5 to $10 (enough advance notice for you to be able to find bargains!). Present your item at Registration to receive your gift drawing ticket. Only those who donate an item will be eligible to participate in the exchange. Please only bring one gift each. PLAN FOR THE DAY: 10:00AM  Register, set out plants and meet other swappers. 11:00AM  Swapping begins followed by Gift Exchange. NOON  Pot Luck Lunch This is a Round Robin Swap. Rounds #1-2-3 - everyone selects one plant. Rounds #4-5-6 - everyone selects 2 plants. Rounds #7-8-9 - everyone selects 3 plants and so on and on...! Everyone should take home as many plants as they bring. Remember, only those who bring plants participate in the swapping. Tips for the Day: bring a folding chair to sit in and relax. Bring along a dish to pass for the pot luck  we have some of the best cooks around and the food is always delicious! The City Park has a children's play area and rest rooms for your convenience. If you bring children with you, please bring someone to watch them at all times so that they are safe and you can relax and visit with the other swappers and make your choices. You will need to have some way to transport your plants from your vehicle to the swap area and vice versa, so bring along your wheel barrow, wagon, sled etc. MARK YOU CALENDAR NOW!!! Hope to see you there! Email me if you have any questions. :)

Hi Everyone, I am so glad I've found this forum. I am in WNY Z6 and I would love to participate in plant exchange! My apologies for being late to post. Garden_frog, could you please add me to the invite list for Annual WNY plant swap next year (adrijanar@yahoo.com)? I have for sharing: ( Garden and house plants) : Garden: Shasta Daisies,( Lots) Lilly of the Valley ( Lots) Day Lilly ( red and yellow) Hostas - These will be dug up and divided next spring ready for the annual plant exchange Greek oregano Milk weed (Asclepias Incarnata) - seeds and plants Lavander - few small plants Echinacea purpurea - coneflower Ajuga Reptans Vinca Minor ( Dwarf Periwinkle) Hens and chicks two varieties. House Plants: different types of African VIolets ( White multi petal, red, purple, Bob Serbin, Mini pink with purple specks, Please ask for pics as they're all in bloom is you want me to root some for you. ) Spider plant - verigated Pothos ( verigated, green) Jade ( small and large leaf variety) Wants: Bergenia (Lily - the picture of your bergenia is beautiful, Do you have any more to spare? I am willing to wait!) Bee balm Japanese Painted fern Ostrich Fern, ( any fern will do) Annual WNY plant swap Sedum spectablie ( any sedum is welcome) Centaurea Cyanus (Corn flower) Salvias ( any) Liatris Spicata - praire gayfeathers ( white, purple, pink - I'll take any) Dephinium - Blue, purple, white Heuchera Hostas ( looking for any variable color ones, light green, multicolored, white, anything out of the ordinary and blue ones.) Bleeding heart Oxalis ( purple, red, versicolor, any will do!) Thank you! Adrijana

I alphabetized your tomato's list and fixed some spelling. I can do your whole list if you like but you can add in your numbers..it makes looking for and trading easier :) You have some varieties I never heard of like Apielson. I'd love to hear more on your garden and see pictures. Please read my list and hopefully we can trade. I also am starting a community garden with over 100 varieties...for starter seed I can gladly save and return at harvest....we are..... well, here's the list followed by the First Fruits blurb. Apielson Orange Aunt RubyÂs German Green Aunt RubyÂs German Grape Australian Heart Beefsteak Big Rainbow Black From Tulsa Black Pear Black Zebra Cherokee Chocolate Elberta Peach Garden Peach Golden Jubilee Green Giant Green Zebra Hazle Mae Hess Japanese Black Triffle Kellogg's Breakfast Manyel Mashinka Pink Matt's Wild Cherry Mr. Stripey Nyagous Old Ivory Egg Ox Heart Persimmon Pineapple Pink Brandywine Principe Bourghese Red Zebra Silvery Fir Tree Striped Roman Super Snow White Thai Pink Egg Tigerovy White Queen Yellow Brandywine Yellow Pear Zapotec First Fruits Harvest Garden 4644 M-33 Hwy. Onaway, MI 49765 While there are many needs in other countries and hungry everywhere, the goals of First Fruits are to: *Feed the local community with organically grown, open pollinated, local vegetables. To be distributed through the FOOD Pantry currently established on site. *Provide a place for those who wish to grow their own produce and provide seed, etc. *Open pollinated seeds will be saved and used/given away. No hybrids will be used. This establishes a fresh Seed Bank as well. Current and future goals are: raised-bed gardens, grains, water supply, storage and greenhouse. We are asking for a tax deductible donation to start "seed" money for such a project. Should such a project fail, monies would be donated to the local food pantry and people would still be fed. Projected Budget- $500 establishes the garden plot including seed. $3600 establishes a greenhouse and storage area. Overall projected budget of operation to start is $4100. After the initial investment maintenance follows and the budget reduces. Thank you for helping Project Manager, Earl Bassett