Hey GGG I am going to try and make it. Please put me on your list. Do you think you may be able to start another one of those yellow bleeding heart vines for me? Mine didn't make it and I would love to try again. I'll try and make a list soon of what have to trade.

I don't know. It has not resurrected itself yet, and may have succumbed to the drought. We'll see how it goes!

GGG

I'll put this on my calendar; I would love to see you and the gang. I have not been growing anything to trade lately, unfortunately (I did grow some lettuce and peas for the family); I'll bring lots of magazines and a snack. I don't need to take anything with me, it will just be a pleasure to attend if that's okay.
ta, Rose

OK. Add me to your list. I can't wait.

I will definitely try to be there. Thanks for hosting.

I'll definately be there. And I hope to have more to trade than just maples this year! I'd love to hear how everyone's maples from last year have done.......

khanhly, if you like night blooming ceris are you interested in some other epiphytic cactus? I have a few more than I need and I'd be happy to pass them along to someone who can keep them better than I can. I may also have a plumeria if the white one I planted last year has lived the winter...

girlgroupgirl

I'd love to come. I'll have to see what I've got in terms of plant material to bring.

I'm going to try to come. I hope I can, 'cause it sounds fun!

Cool! I would love other epiphytic cactus and/or plumies.

I looked at your trade want list and don't see anything I have that you might want.... except jasmine. However, I do not know the species name as it was passed down from the family, but it has multiple layered petals and the fragrance is incredible - reminds me of asian tea. Also, I don't know if you are intereste in fruit plant, I have Bearss Seedless Lime. I don't care anything about the lime, but I love the fragrance of the flowers. I can give cuttings from those plants.

Also, I have red spider lily. I read that they are supposed to be dug up in September but there are leaves on them now and once the leaves fall out, I won't know where they are (until they bloom in September/October) to dig 'cause I plant them all over my yard!

Count me in for April 19th. I hope all the remodeling went well this past year. Are we doing food?

Plants for trade:

Purple Hyacinth Bean Vine
Hydrangea... Nikko Blue
Mexican Petunia..Ruellia
Mexican Hat Plant..Ratibida or Prairie Cone Flower
Sedum Sedum Sedum..Stonecrop Hardy here in Atlanta
Serissa Foetida... Varigated Pink Snow Variety
Moon Flowers.. Vines and seeds
Jewels of Opar (thanks to GGG I have a million now)
One Angel Trumpet (Unknown Color, probably white)
Maybe more by trade time

Wanted:
Sedum, Autumn Joy (as usuall)
Anything Different

khanhly, I thank-you for your offer of lime, but I don't want anything else in the house. Thanks. I'm glad you can take the epi's off of my hands, no need to trade...

You can bring food, but I don't have pans to heat up meat. So if you bring meat/fish or anything that was breathing before you decided to eat it, please make sure you have your own heat and serve dish. Thanks!!

The renos went well but we'll be trading next door again because I have humungous piles of dirt in the yard here...they dug out a lot of basement!!
GGG

Please bear with us about the plant trade. We took a direct hit to our property with the tornado. Anyone who was at the plant trade last spring will not recognize our yard except for the house. At the pink house, everything living and green was pretty much completely demolished.
We had massive flooding in the down pour and hail because of lack of vegetation. So trading here may not be safe if we get a lot more rain...And of course trees that are standing are still dropping limbs and stuff. We don't have a handle on the few trees left standing, what is safe and what is not.

So please be patient with our decision to have or cancel the trade at our house. So sorry,

GGG

I feel pretty safe in saying that everyone here understands after what's happened. No pressure; you do what you need to do and if we need to have it somewhere else I'm sure we'll have a great time as always.

Danielle

So sorry to hear about your home. Let us know when you're ready and we will help you restock your plants.

Hi, would love to come to the plant swap. Just e-mail me with directions.
flower_lover_ga
Linda

Sounds like a pretty tragic mess. :(

I'm in Marietta (probably less of a central location than Atlanta), but I'd be happy to host, if needed. As long as everyone would be willing to excuse my meager beginnings of a garden. :)

Stacy

On the morning after the tornadoes hit Atlanta, I drove over to East Atlanta with some neighbors for GGG's church plant sale, which had been cancelled. From there we went to her house to make sure she was ok. I've never seen such a frightening scene of devastation and destruction. In the midst of the chaos stood GGG's beautiful purple house, virtually untouched, but the implications were heartstopping.

I would like to suggest that instead of our regular spring plant trade on April 19th, we volunteer to meet at GGG's house for a cleanup day of her backyard. Anyone who wants to bring plants to trade with each other could still do that, but I think it would be really great if we got together to pitch in and help with whatever is ready to be done in GGG's yard at that time. I would imagine that might be cutting up felled trees and branches, moving soil and rocks around, rebuilding garden beds, planting new trees and shrubs, for example. Those who are unable to do heavy work could offer moral support and carry glasses of sweet iced tea to the workers.

I have not mentioned this to Glynis. But if she's agreable and thinks it would be helpful, what would everyone else think?

OK, I don't think a work day is in the plans! There isn't anything to work on. I need BIG MACHINES over here with some dumptruck fulls of fill dirt, major terracing and retaining walls, backfilling, grading... it's a LOT of big work (including even more trees to come out). Frankly it is just not save for a bunch of people and honestly, my yards except for the veggie patch and the purple house front garden are nothing but pure mud, and feet of it. You just sink way down in the mud!

I'd also like to say I would like NOT to host the plant trade this year, since now I have a lot of work to do getting a plan together and getting the work and materials together!

Thanks, we'll see where we stand in the fall.

GGG

Glynnis,
So sorry to hear that your house and yard were impacted by the tornado. If there is anything you would like help with please let me know.

Take care. --Lucy

I would volunteer to host however, my yard is also in a shambles and I am currently remodeling my home. With a dumpster in the driveway and the backyard all torn up with new stone pathways going in and plants being moved around my yard can become all mud very easily. I also really don't wish to show my home with the lovely blue tarp on the roof.

TurkeyTaker mentioned she would like to host if Marietta is ok with folks and I second her nomination as host.

Just lemme know. :)

seconded

Glynis, I'm sorry we can't be of more help to you. I've got a little backhoe & tractor experience but I doubt those boys working on your property would let me play with their big expensive toys unsupervised lol.

After all the big work is complete I think westender's suggestion is still a good one. Maybe we could help you get your planting beds back in shape when you're ready for them.

Turkeytaker, your place sounds good to me too. Thanks for offering...we'll gladly be there. Would it still be planned for April 19th or do we need to change the date?

Danielle

I'd happily play with the big toys, too! :) I know I'd do more damage than good, sadly.

I thought I'd make a note on this thread to say that I'll been emailing out instructions and stuff to anyone who's interested in attending at my place. Don't know how many people are still interested on this thread, since I'm a bit out of the way.