That's just the kind of people they are.

Has anyone seen the new catalog? A magistrate here in Franklin County was reading it in her office and was totally rolling. She emailed me and passed it on. It's quite funny and has great items in it. I took it to a seminar (I'm a bad, bad girl) marked the darn thing up and made a huge list of things I simply can't live without.

Turned around at the seminar, and the magistrate was sitting behind me playing solitare on her palm pilot. Hope she didn't see me coloring her catalog! he he.

Sue- The milk jug bottoms are for potting up plants for the swap. Cheap, easy and plentiful in a house with five sons!

I'll be layering some Ikeba (sp?) to make new plants. It's a beautiful climber that puts on fragrant purple blossoms in the spring. It prefers a shadier location. Mine has covered one side of my one story, outdoor stairs. Anyone interseted?

I have lots of Rudibeckia Herbstone. (The 6 foot tall one.) Raspberry colored mums, Heuchera Coral Bells....The list will grow as the season progresses.

I'm so glad that it warmed up. Beverly and I have tons of daffies that popped. The "happy flower dance" has been seen in our neighbor hood!

~~Mimi

Mimi, I would love to get a start of you Akebia. I've been looking for some for a year now! If I have anything you'd like, please let me know.
Gina, I'm sending you an email about the koi. They are really easy to take care of as long as you have a big enough pond. They get pretty big.
I was wondering, when we bring our plants, does everyone pot them up in pots, or is there another way? I've been trying to collect as many pots as I can. lol. Thanks, Teresa

Teresa - alot of folks put their plants in pots, if possible. But, what we say is... plants presented well. Sometimes..a bigger plant can be dug up and put in a plastic grocery bag with some holes poked in for drainage. Do the best you can with what you have. Sometimes people use their recyclables for potting things up. (milk jugs, cottage cheese containers, yogurt cups for small plants, plastic cups - all with drainage holes cut in) Mimi has been saving milk jugs (where she's cut off the bottom to use as pot - she'll poke holes with a knife). It's kind of amazing what people put their plants in.

...Beverly

Newbie here. Might just be interested in attending: it's pretty close to where I live.

How are tomato transplants generally received? We just moved into our house so, while there are lots of flowers and hostas and whatnot that will at some point require dividing, we're not quite up to tackling that yet. We did, however, start way way too many tomato seedlings under lights, and haven't the room for them all.

They're heirlooms: Red Brandywine, Amish Paste, Hillbilly, Giant Belgium, German Head so far. We've also got some Golden Queen, White Queen and Riesentraub's which will probably be ready by then.

Anybody else bringing (or, better yet, wanting) tomatoes?

Mimi, I have a ton of shady-ish areas that would lend themselves well to a climber. Count me in on the starts as you layer, if you don't mind!

I've been going through my seedlings, figuring out which I have WAAAAY too many of, which may not really be suited to my individual conditions, or those that I just think are extra pretty.

Definitely two rosebushes are coming with me. They're both alive but are not thriving where I've got them. Angel Face and Honey Bouquet. Gorgeous, gorgeous, but they deserve a better home. ;)

I thought last year I couldn't look forward to a gardening event more than the swap, but I was wrong. Now that I had a taste at last year's swap I'm on pins and needles waiting for this one!

Come on, MAY!
Gina

Hello fellow Ohio Valley gardeners.

I am bummed because I can't attend the Swap. I moved to Ohio three years ago, began gardening last year after I became a home owner and would have loved to feed off all of your knowledge and energy... my garden surely needs it. But, I have to attend a conference that weekend. :o(

Have fun for me! And I hope to see you all at the next swap.

tke

Hi Duffymoom..yes...folks bring tomato seedlings and want them too. In particular James brings many tomatoes - he's big into tomatoes. You would be very welcome to bring your tomatoes! I hope you can make it.

Gina...I know what you mean! I am getting excited too. Sounds like you've got some neat things to bring this year! Folks love roses.

I dug up a peachy pink daylily and 6 pots of the Everyone German Iris (Purple, white and yellow) - I still have lots to dig up.

Hi tke...sorry you can't make it to the swap! I hope you can come another year. I'll be at a conference the weekend before. May is such a busy month.

Got out in the garden today...yay.

....Beverly

I keep looking at the calendar and wondering if I will be prepared for this, the plants are so small right now but I am sure everyone will like whatever we bring to the swap, because it's all about the people, food and good plants that we all want a good time and getting a chance to know each other. Had a great time last year.

I was planning on bringing some Akebia vine starts too. I would think that generally speaking there would be a number of plant duplicates brought to the swap of different things? I am hoping that there will be enough interested to get rid of all of them though lol

I just sowed 72 Zanzibar Castor Bean Seeds,In individual pots,To bring to the swap. Hopefully they will all be up nice enough by then, and everyone can see how beautiful they are.In my opinion these Castors are the prettiest of them all.I just went around yesterday and started sticking them in the ground where I wanted them,And I wanted them everywhere!!!LOL!!
Now all I have to do is wait for them to grow!!!
P.S. Depending on where you plant them,They can grow up to 12' tall.The more sun the taller they get. Margie

I'm sure I must have read it somewhere,But if I did I surely can't remember,But how many year's has the swap been going on?
Also Princess Mimi,How is your son Isaac doing? IS he suffering much? Is he healing good? Let him know he's being thought of today and being wished a speedy recovery.
Margie

Thinkdirt...the plants will grow alot in the next 5 weeks. They will be fine!! I agree...everyone seems to be interested in all the plants other folks bring. The swap will be here before we know it..can't wait!

Hi gillespiegardens...I am sure people will be interested in your Akebia vines. Vines always go pretty quickly! Not to be concerned a moment!

Hi Granny 57 -I think folks will like the Castor Bean plants..they are so pretty. But, I would mark them as poisonous.(especially the seeds) That's what I do on plants that are very poisonous (like monkshood). One Caster Bean seed can kill a child.

I think this is the fourth year for the swap! Wow..it's becoming a tradition.

I'll give you a an update on Isaac..Mimi is my backyard neighbor. Isaac has been running around with his little cast. Seems to be doing well. Mimi will probably give you more details. He helped me in my garden for an hour yesterday - we were redoing some of the plant name tags in my garden.

...Beverly

Granny! You finally have a name, Margie. Thanks for asking about Isaac. He seems to be doing well. He sees the orthopedic doctor tomorrow. I'll have to let the doc know how Isaac suffers "conveniently". The mere mention of taking out the trash can cause unbearable suffering! Also. I'd love some castor bean!

Duffymoon- I aalways count on getting some tomatoes at the swap. I love heirlooms as does everyone else. Bring them on!

Teresa and Gina- Between me and Gillespiegardens I bet that there will be lots of Akebia to go around.

Gillespiegardens- don't worry about duplicating what someone else might bring. As you can see, more than one person will want what ever is duplicated. This even applies to food. Last year someone asked, "what if we all bring brownies?" We all replied, "and the problem with that would be.....?"!!!! It really is all about the friends, food and fun.

Does anyone out there like glass totem hose gaurds? That's my latest thing. If so, I could bring one as a door prize.

I can't wait to see everyone I already know and meet everyone that is new!

~~Mimi

Well I know it's been a while since I have posted:
Tonight I have been going through what people are bringing,
and I want one of each, but I want SOME of Teresa's Koi, we may do a private trade for some of my hosta!
I would love Joann's night blooming Jasmine, Been wanting the Golden Raintree for a long time and also I would like the dappled willo shrub !
Would love princess Mimi or Gilespiegardens, Akebia climber !
AND Margie's Zanzibar Castor Bean....
I really like the different kinds of tomatoes of Duffymoon, hopefully I can get some of those too!
I planted some of the seeds from the tomatoes that the man graceously brought to the fall swap... (Hope we do this fall swap again too!)
I hope the tomatoes come up, what I'd like to do is fix a six pack of one of each of those for one trade, do you think that sounds like a good way to do it?
Sounds fair to me, but what is your opinion?
Now for what I'm going to bring, I'm still not sure,
I know I will bring some White Lilac,
Mimosa trees, that is if any are big enough,
I also have a few Staghorn Sumac, these are a very beautiful orange in the fall, and they grow crooked , looks to me like an oriental tree.
I got a new plant called Mountain Mint last year, I don't remember the latin name, will have to look this up and already I will have starts of it... VERY minty smelling, and interesting flowers, wish I had taken a picture last year.

I just wanted to assure the new garden friends that if someone mentions something that you wanted to bring, don't be afraid to bring yours too, there's always someone who wants YOUR plants! And also don't forget some of the things you make or something you bought and just don't have a use for it anymore,,, these things can also be used for the swap or you can give for the door prize, even plants!
Well I have bent your ears enough!! Hostalavista Linda

Princess MImi, I have no idea what a glass totem hose guard is,But any thing Totem intrest me,Seeings as I'm part Cherokee.It sounds delightful.I hope I'm the lucky person who wins it.BTW,How does that work anyway?Door prizes that is?I would love to bring something for a door prize,But don't know if I would have time to make anything or the material to make it with.Or if anyone would even want what I would make.I make things from dried flowers.Bouquets and wreaths and swags and whatever I can come up with.If I can make anything, I will.
Margie
P.S. I find all children have selected hearing when it comes time to do any kind of chores.LOL, That's with or without a broken ankle.

Currently, I'm planning on bringing nine varieties of heirloom (and others) tomatoes that have received rave reviews at the Tomatoe Forum. The colors range from gold, pink, green, red, and black, but all are supposed to taste great! Plus, I'm bringing boltania, Alma Potschke aster (cranberry red), White Pearl Achillea (looks like baby's breath), toad lily, buttercups, maybe some Walker's Low catnip and... who knows? Karen will bring one of her yummy high calorie wonders. I'm hoping someone will bring really fragrant dianthus, something I'm hoping to get this year!

I have potted up two jade plants, lunaria and five rudbeckia laciniatas so far.

Can't Wait!

Well sounds like everyone is on the band wagon with lots of plants, The swap will be a great sucess I am sure as I walk around my yard it's getting hard not to dig up and get ready.

The Golden Rain Trees are coming along great but they are small and only 3 of them. The night blooming jasimine is doing great will have plenty of them. The dappled willows are ready to be potted and looking good, also found some shoots Red twig Dogwood that I will be potting also they look nice. And the list goes on and on.

JoAnn

Mimi: your hose guard sounds really cool! id love to win that as a door prize!

Margie (granny57) does dried flowers and the local craft show circuit. she is quite accomplished at making wreaths and swags etc so whatever she comes up with i am certain will be just perfect for a door prize!

here are the plants i have so far decided on bringing to the swap:

ligularia othello
ligularia Dark Beauty
Ranuculus buttered popcorn
sweet woodruff
japanese anemone september charm
english ivy marie
lysimachia punctata
saponaria oxymoides
yellow flag pseudacorus
alchemilla mollis
chamomile
ajuga repens
ajuga caitlins giant
hosta ventricosa
asarum candensis
crocosmia lucifer
akebia quinatata
miscanthis gracillimus
belamcanda chinensis blackberry lilly
polygonatum variegata solomons seal
artemesia oriental limelight
bronze fennel
italian arum picta
amsonia hubrechtii
sedum variegated aureo marginata (yellow/green)
sedum variegated frosty morn (white/green)
corydalis lutea (yellow)
corydalis ochreleuca (white with green speckles on edges)
vancouveria hexandra

if anyone has any other ligularias other than the rocket (which i already have but is too small to trade) id love to know so i can try to trade for it or perhaps arrange a direct side trade

thanks!

sue
'the one thing all gardeners share in common is a belief in tomorrow'

Hi all,

I just hobbled around the garden (I fell and screwed up my ankle and foot) to see what I could bring. There are so many things I can bring, the only problem is getting the time to dig it all. Here are some of the things I can dig:
Hardy Geraniums
Hosta (alba marginata sp?)
Strawberry plants
Pink sedum
Pink spider wart
Black eyes Susan
Dead nettle
Peonies
Iris (the native one that grows along rivers in Europe. (It's the one the fleur de lay is patterned after. I did a quick search for it and couldn¡¦t find its name.)

And of course I thin some of my named daylilies
I don't want to list what I can thin because there is no way I'll manage to get then all divide this year [so, some left for next year : ).]
And, maybe some more daylily seedlings because I have more than I can plant.

By the way--- I checked my rescued irises I got last year, and they look very happy!

Have a great day!
Trish

Hi Linda Hostalavista! We are getting closer! Your Mountain Mint sounds smellerific! I like fragrant plants.

Sunbury Girl...was it you that brought some cherry tomatoes...______ Gold. (can't remember the first name)They were so good - if it's you that brought them. Sounds like you've got some great stuff.

JoAnn...I am intrigued by the nightbloomng jasmine, too. May have to check it out!

Gillispiegardens (sue)...you've got a great list! Lots of goodies.- what fun!! We are going to have a wonderful swap.

Hi Trish...hope that ankles heals up quickly. It's NO FUN to have a bum ankle when it's time to get into the garden!!!!

Here's my list I came up with today. I am sure they'll be more:

Red Husker Penstemon
lychnis snowstar
columbine
jap. anemone robustissima
plox
shasta daisey Becky
white swan aster
tall purple aster (wildflower)
Everyone Iris (flower is purple, white & yelllow)
crainsbill ger. Claridge Druce
Bloody Cranesbill 'Geranium sanguineum'
wildflower crainsbill - geranium maculatum
oatgrass
chives
various daylilies..named and unnamed

Can't wait!

Beverly

Just a shout out to whoever brought the Purple Queen tradescantia last year -- bring some more!

That was fantastic in the baskets on the porch last summer, and I never found it anywhere else all summer.

The cherry tomatoes were SunGold and they are wonderful. I am figuring I'll have some volunteers this year and is so I'll bring the extras. I think I'm bringing one of my friends from work so that makes three.

I have not been on the Gardenweb since the end of March and it sure has grown. I am really getting excited as it finally reached 72 today and I started to pot up. So far I potted up: 17 Oriental Poppies - orange, 11 Columbine - mixed colors, 12 Virginia Bluebells. Still have more items to pot.
I see so many things I want a start of, but the trunk will only hold so many.
Beverly - I found out today that my Garden Club changed the date of our sale to May 19th. Ron said, does that mean we can't go to Columbus. I said, are you kidding, no way are we missing the exchange, Friday dinner at the Skyliner, and Sat dinner at Bev's. Ron, wanted me to tell you he was looking for Murray in the crowd at Augusta today.
Hostalavista - The hosta are just poking through the ground, so will e-mail you when I can tell what to divide.
Mimi - Do we get the garden tour at the same time we tour Beverly's?
Bakemom - The casserole sounds great. We will be disappointed not to have the salad, but this way we get to try another new dish. People have asked for the salad recipe and also what else does this gal make that we can try.
Not sure what I will bring. Something that I can cart 250 miles.

Alison...I got some of that purple tradescantia too. It was great. Hope there's some more this year.

Sunbury Girl...SunGold...that's right. Hope you have some volunteers to bring - that would be fun. (ya never know, though!) Thanks for the info!

Hi Betty!!! ...good to hear from you! Murray didn't go to Augusta this year..didn't win the ticket lottery they have for that tournament. Believe you me...he wishes he was there!! Betty, your list sounds great. I am glad you'll be able to fit in Columbus with your Garden Club sale that week. SO GLAD you're still coming down! We'll have a great weekend.

Folks...Betty and I met at the Gardenweb forum in 1997 or 98 when I was living near Lansing, Michigan. We discovered we lived in the same vacinity and became instint great gardening friends. When Murray and I moved to Ohio - Betty's and My friendship continued with emails, visits when I went back to Michigan and then she and her hubby started coming down for the weekend of the swap several years ago. The moral of this story is ...the Gardenweb is wonderful place to make great friends!!

BTW..we now have some 103 folks interested in coming to the swap.

Enjoy spring...Beverly

Hi Linda (Hostalavista), The koi are up and eating like crazy this weekend. It's so good to finally see them up. And if you can believe it, they are already breeding again. lol. So I have plenty to go around. Did you get my email last week? Just wanted to check and make sure.
Anybody else that's interested, let me know. Thanks, Teresa

Hi everyone! I got an idea and Beverly & I thought that we could run it by all of you.

There are so many plants and other trade items that come every year and this year looks like it will be even bigger. I thought it might be helpful during the swapping process to have the plants and "stuff" divided into general categories. Perhaps, Roses, Iris, Day Lillies, Other Perennials, Climbers, Annuals, Vegetables and Herbs, and Nonplant Items.

Here's how it would work. I would make signs that would sit on the tables and show above the plants. As we all arrive we could put our swaps on the appropriate tables. Do you think that this would be too much to do when we each arrive or would the inconvenience of sorting our own plants be out weighed by the help in locating our "favorites" when choosing time comes?

Of course, the swapping rules will remain the same. You pick as many items as you brought as directed-Round one Pick one etc. Whether you brought plants, ornaments tools, whatever.

We do plan on designating plant and eating tables so that there will be some room left for the people. Let us know what you all think about the sign idea for the swap items.

Thanks!

~~Mimi

Hi Princess Mimi, I'm very new and don't know what to add that may help you, But I think whatever you come up with will be fine with everyone.You've been doing this alot longer then any of us (Especially Me)LOL! so I'm willing to go the extra mile if it helps in any way to make things better and easier for us all. Hope you have fun in the process!!
P.S. I still don't know what a glass totem hose guard is, And I've been looking in the other forums.it sounds very interesting.Is there a place I can go to find out what it is or what they look like?I'm very curious.LOL
Thanks for being patient with me. I sure need all I can get.!!LOL

Mimi & Beverly

Sounds like a great idea, Hope it is not to much work for you to make up those signs, think you need to add groundcovers to that list there are always alot of those available. I will say that last year, it was alot of fun to walk around checking out all the tables and discovering new plants that I had not tried before but by the time the round robin started I forgot where most of them were LOL so this idea might simplify my hunting process.

JoAnn

I think that's a marvelous idea! It would help those folks who are more intent on looking for, say, daylilies...or those who have enough perennials but are looking for some annuals to fill out their beds.

LOVE the idea. :)
Gina

Keep in mind that having to sort the plants into categories will make unloading and setting up more time consuming.

Not that I'm planning on flying in at the last minute as I usually am....

Granny Margie- You're probably aware that a hose gaurd is something that you pound intos the ground at the corners of your beds so that you don't drag the hose over the flowers when watering. I take glass vases, jars, globes etc. and stack them up then glue them together. They are mounted on a copper pipe that's pounded into the ground. You can see lots of totems on the Garden Junk forum. Mine are smaller and kind of "arty". Go figure! That degree in art just pokes it's head up in weird places.

Alison- If you do blow in at the last minute we'll help you to unload and sort. I also figured that I'd put my plants into rough categories when I loaded them up at home making it easy to seperate them upon arrival. But then I am a bit of a compulsive organizer!

JoAnn- You're right about ground covers. You'd think that I'd have thought of that since that's one of the things I'll be looking for!

Keep the comments coming folks!

~~Mimi

Mimi & Beverly,
I think that is a wonderful idea to sort out our own plants and put them on the tables according to the signs. It sure will make it easier to find what you are looking for. I hope they will have enough tables for everything, but it really sounds like fun. I think this exchange is the best I have been to. Betty

Mimi and Bev,
what a great ARTSY IDEA!!!
Putting the plants into catagories!
You could also do Misc. and Woodsy sections too...
I keep thinking of the Jack-in-the-Pulpit plants that I love. And the Trilliums, Wood Poppy, Putty Root! All that kind of stuff, I have just the spot for them in front of my house. We all need to try to preserve nature, can you believe all the homes that are being built? I live in a smaller place than up around Columbus and when I come up that way I am always flabbergasted at the growth!
OK back to the swap! I can hardly wait! I have been potting up for the last couple of days. I still don't have that many potted up, because I get side tracked with the weeds or something that needs moved then I loose my pencil, scissors, cutters, markers, cup I was drinking from, gloves, water can, you name it I loose it! hehe Seems like I make alot of work for myself, sometimes I can't even find the bucket of dirt I was carrying or I misplace the plant I just dug up... You can sure tell I'm organized, can't you?
I thank Bev and Mimi for starting this wonderful trade!
I look forward to it every year.
Alot of hard work on your part! So thank you very much.

And the girls who did the one in the fall last year.
I'm sorry I can't remember who that was, I can see your faces in my mind but can't remember the names.
Please refresh me! I know it's a lot of hard work,
for both trades, do you think you'll do it again this fall??? I hope you do.
I'll be there!!!
Hostalavista Babee

Sounds like I'd better see if we can get more tables for this year. Ususally I request 24...I'll see if we can get more picnic tables!

We thought we'd put signs on some of the tables "reserved for lunch", too. Not everyone brings a chair & it's nice to have a place to sit. Although...the ground is fine, too! (we like earth!!)

I've been digging up plants for the swap...yipppeee!

Can't wait to see you all.

We may need some volunteers to take turns at the sign in table. Perhaps, in 30 minute shifts. All you need to do is show people where to sign in, have them record number of plants & number of nonplant trades, and have them fill out a door prize slip (& point to the door prize table) Would anyone be willing to help with this?

Thanks...Beverly

I've already requested the day before the swap off from work, so -- in theory -- I'll have the car loaded and ready to go the night before.

So, I'll be glad to be sat wherever you need me, to do whatever needs doing!

Count me in to help with whatever I can, Beverly. I had SO much fun at last year's swap but I know it's a ton of work.

I'll be happy to help work the sign-in sheet for a while.
Gina

P.S. Thought you'd like to hear: the toad lily is coming up!!! The toad lily is coming up! I truly thought it was destroyed when the phone man mangled the bed, but apparently it came through unscathed. Wish I could say the same about all of the ferns. :( I don't think a one made it (except for possibly the one that was with the toad lily, but if it's alive it hasn't broken dormancy yet).

I'll be glad to volunteer for a shift tooooo! What a great way to get to know more of you all! Just let me know what time!

Sue
'The one thing all gardeners share in common is a belief in tomorrow'

Thanks!!!! - Alison, Gina & Sue! That will really help.

WOW, Alison..having the car packed the night before. Go girl!

Gina..I am so glad the toadlilies made it through the stampede of the workman last fall. Most of my ferns are still dormant. Don't give up hope, yet. If they don't make it ..I give you some more.

Sue...btw..I love your saying at the end of each posting. We have to believe in tomorrow, indeed.

Enjoy our spring...Beverly

Hey Hostalavista Babee,Are you intrested in Trillium? Or do you have some already? I'm hoping to bring some White Trillium,I'm interested in knowing more about the Putty Root. I've never heard of it. Sounds really different.I'm also hoping to bring some African Blue Basil. It's my favorite of all Basil's. Not only is it Beautiful,It smells heavenly.And it's a culinary Herb.The more sun and the hotter it is the better the Quailty of color and size.
I guess that come's from being an African Plant!!

P.S. Beverly, I'm sure you will have all the help you'll need ,Come the day of the swap. But I will pitch in where ever I am needed.
Everybody sounds anxious!!! Me included!!!

Anyone interested in lupines? I have dozens and have potted up about 7 so far. They are winter sown and just gorgeous and healthy. So far, they don't mind their roots disturbed. I have no idea what the flower is going to be, but the foliage is LOOKING GOOD!

BTW, I'm bringing biennials and houseplants too for the category sorting. The downside to categories is that I like to see what a

Hey Beverly, I am more then willing to help out anywhere you need me. I also am bringing a door prize a set of 3 solar powered lights for the garden.

JoAnn

Thanks Granny and JoAnn for your offer of help. Sounds great!

Bakemom...we aren't going to have that many categories, really. Just general categories. (I'll have to try a lupine - love them)

Thanks everyone!

Beverly

Just a thought. Does anyone have extra oriental lily bulbs (once planted they tend to make more). I've looked for Silk Road and they are so freak'n expensive that I've never taken the plunge. If anyone has extra bulbs of any kind, I think that would be a popular item. Just my two cents before going on my (woo-hoo!) vacation!!!!!

Jo Ann: solar powered lights as a door prize??? oh wow how cool! i sure hope i win those! what a great idea!

Beverly: i am glad you like my signature saying. i dont know who wrote it but i just feel that it says it all!!!
how else can you justify buying a pot of asclepsias in april or some virginia bluebells in the summer? my husband thinks i have lost my marbles when i bring home what looks like just a pot of dirt! lol

i just finished potting up 31 plants and i have loads more to go plus several plants for direct trades too! but you know what? i feel great! i keep thinking of more and more things that someone might enjoy and its a great way to thin out some of my plants! I am really getting excited and it BETTER NOT RAIN THAT DAY either!

so Margie and i were thinking about what time we have to get up that morning to get there around 10 and since i live about 1.5 hrs from her and she is closer to columbus than i am i am thinking i will have to get up at the crack of dawn along with the dern roosters!!!

Sue
'The one thing all gardeners share in common is a belief in tomorrow'

Solar lights?? - how did I miss saying thanks for that door prize!! So neat!! Thanks, JoAnn!

Have a nice vacation Sunbury Girl!

Thanks for waking up with the roosters gillespiegardens - we are glad you're willing to take the drive.

Well, I've got 21 plants ready, so far. For door prizes I have a new Audubon puzzle of American Goldfinches and purple coneflowers. Also, a set of 4 coffee cups that look like terra cotta pots.

Yes, it's rained the last two years we've done this - it didn't dampen our spirits - just our heads.

Enjoy spring...Beverly

oh my rain, who cares about that, last year it poured for a time who cares, what great fun it was wet to the bones and found great plants, just dress for it a sweatshirt with a hood will help, but think positive the sun will shine on us this year.

JoAnn

lets see... books, totem glass hose guard, purple coneflowers, bakers acres gift certificate, dried flowers, bird house, solar lights... wow did i miss any of the offered door prizes? please tell me tell me if i did! sometimes my poor little brain acts like im getting old or something! but it all sure sounds like alot of fun.
exactly how do we get registered for these awesome door prizes?

hmmmmmm i bet i have something worthwhile around here somewhere as a door prize...

Sue
"The one thing all gardeners share in common is a belief in tomorrow"

ooohh and coffee cups as a door prize too! i knew there was something else