I am so sorry that I'm going to be out of town and miss this. I've been hoping there was going to be one and I've been potting up divisions and plants I just don't want anymore. Dang it! I can't complain too much, DH is taking me to Butchart Gardens for our anniversary. :)

OUR BIG ANNUAL FALL PLANT SWAP IS COMING UP AND THIS SHOULD BE OUR BIGGEST PLANT SWAP EVER IT'S HOSTED BY THE GARDEN GATE CLUB AND WE'VE INVITED 2 OTHER GARDEN CLUBS TO JOIN US. WE'LL HAVE DOOR PRIZES, FOOD AND PLAY THE ROUND ROBIN GAME. FOR INFORMATION EMAIL ME Caturpen@prodigy.net I've posted more information on the Texas Forum. Look under the Exchange Forum. HERE'S THE PLANS FOR THE DAY PLANT SWAP/POTLUCK SAT. OCTOBER 8, 2005 HOSTED BY THE GARDEN GATE CLUB THIS YEAR THE GARDEN GATE CLUB HAS INVITED TWO OTHER GARDEN CLUBS TO JOIN US FOR THE SWAP. THIS SHOULD BE A REALLY BIG SWAP AND THE NEW ROUND ROBIN GAME WILL MAKE IT MORE FUN THAN EVER. DATE: OCTOBER 8, 2005 (TELL YOUR FRIENDS) TIME : 9:30 - 3:00 PLACE: 1011 Yvonne Dr. Joshua, Texas 76058. Just south of Ft. Worth In case you get lost, you can call 817 447-3438 TRADING MATERIALS : PLANTS, WELL-ROOTED CUTTING IN POTTED UP, BULBS, SHRUBS, GARDEN ORNAMENTS OR JUNK ART, GARDEN MAG. BUNDLED, & BOOKS. PLEASE MARK CONTAINERÂS WITH KIND OF FLOWER PLUS SUN OR SHADE. USE OLD CONTAINERS & PLASTIC FORK WITH PERMANENT MARKER POTLUCK: I DONÂT KNOW WHICH IS BEST THE FOOD OR PLANT SWAP. PLEASE BRING A DISH TO SHARE+UTENSILS (MARK YOUR NAME) AND ANY BEVERAGE. I WILL PROVIDE PLATES, CUPS & NAPKINS. 9:30 - 12:00 PEOPLE ARRIVE, SIGN IN WITH NAME & NUMBER OF PLANTS,GET A NAME TAG, SIGN-UP FOR DOOR PRIZE, PUT YOUR TRADE PLANTS IN THEIR AREAS. VISIT WITH OTHER FRIENDLY GARDENERS & VIEW ALL THE WONDERFUL TRADES. 12:00 ENJOY OUR WONDERFUL POTLUCK. AFTER LUNCH DOOR PRIZES DONATED BY THE GARDEN GATE CLUB. 1:00 ROUND ROBIN: WHAT WE ARE ALL WAITING FOR!! EVERYONE SELECT ONE PLANT. ROUND ROBIN 2 EVERYONE TAKE ONE PLANT. ROUND ROBIN 3 EVERYONE SELECT TWO PLANTS. ROUND ROBIN 4 EVERYONE SELECT 3 PLANTS. ROUND ROBIN 5 SELECT 4 AND SO ON. EVERYONE SHOULD BE ABLE TO TAKE HOME AS MANY PLANTS AS THEY BRING & SOME OF US BRING EXTRAS FOR FOLLOW GARDENERS. TIPS OF THE DAY: PLEASE BRING WAGONS TO SHARE, FOLDING CHAIRS, TABLE FOR PLANTS, ECT.. R.S.V.P. and FOR DIRECTIONS EMAIL ME AT Caturpen@prodigy.net I CANÂT WAIT TILL OCT. BECAUSE I RECEIVED SO MANY NICE PLANTS AT THE MAY SWAP. REGARDS, Carol Ann P. S. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: TO HELP SET-UP AT 9:00 & HELP CLEAN-UP AT 2:30. ALSO NEED SOME PEOPLE THAT WOULD SIT AT THE REGISTRATION TABLE FOR A WHILE.

Hi all! Are you ready to do it again? There will be a plant swap Saturdy Oct. 18, Oak Mountain Park, 10:00 a.m. For those who need directions, I am not very good at that but maybe this link will help http://members.aol.com/Gears111/Oak.html. When you turn into the park and go through the entrance gate, you will take your first right onto Terrace Drive. You will go all the way to the last parking lot shown on the following map reading the map from right to left. http://www.bham.net/oakmtn/daymap.gif. I will have balloons tied to the back of my Pathfinder. You won't be able to miss me. For those that did not make it to the swap in the spring, we had a great time. We had about 12 or 13 different traders show up. We had planned on having lunch but were unable to due to a huge monsoon that came our way. Some of the things I got that day were: Speckled cast iron plant Voodoo lily Mosaic pots Handmade plant tags Red Brugmansia Pink Equador Brugmansia 3 gallon Mophead Hydragea A large burgundy hibiscus 10 different named daylilies Several different named hosta Zebra Grass Heuchera Tropicana Canna Alocasa Macrorrhiza Several succulents Bleeding Heart ....and much, much more.... Please, please know that even if you think you don't have anything to trade, you do. You might have something that you think is common as dirt, but someone else may be looking for that exact thing. Also, right now is a great time to buy bargain plants on clearance. Plus you can trade anything that you have an excess of. It is not just limited to plants. Bring your gardening magazines, books, garden art, garden "junk", etc... We can do like we did last time and post what we have to trade on our trade lists and make trades in advance plus bring extras to trade on the spot. If you wish to post a list for the plant swap, please do so on the Alabama Exhange forum. I would like to keep most of the correspondence there so that it is not too spread out and confusing. All of this information is also posted there. My personal list is listed on my exchange page in the seed area. After all of our swapping, when we are good and tired and ready to sit down, we will have a nice picnic lunch. This will be a "bring your on your lunch" affair. At the lunch, we will have drawings for doorprizes for those who have stayed at lunch. We will also have a gift exchange for those who want to participate. This can be anything that you want to bring such as old or new magazines, books, crafts, garden decor, garden "junk" etc... Everyone that wishes to participate in this will draw for a "prize". This will be in addition to the big "grand prize" that I will provide. Please let me know who would be interested in eating lunch afterwards and who would be interested in the gift exchange. If I have left out anything or anything is confusing please let me know. Deb

I'll be there with bells on! Here's my cutting list. Email me if you want me to cut some and bring them. I don't check this forum ... ever, since I'm not in the Ozarks. Pinwheel princess verbena Blue princess verbena Pinapple sage Lipstick pink salvia (name?) Homestead purple verbena Indigo spires salvia Confetti lantana white and light pink salvia (name?) Chinese lantern Scented geranium (greenhouse) Sambac jasmine (greenhouse) Night scented jasmine (greenhouse) Bat faced cuphea (greenhouse) Victoria blue salvia Black & blue salvia Lemon verbena (greenhouse) Duranta erecta - sweet memories (greenhouse) Brazilian nightshade (greenhouse) Apricot verbena (name?) I've got lots of extra baby roses rooted, let me know if you want them. Again, email me. Mutabis - 1 Sally Holmes - 3 Folksinger - 6 Renae - 9 Ballerina - 3 A beautiful mini pink - 2 Madame Lombard - 3 Camellia Rose - 3 Blumenschmidt - 6 A big fat red smelly that thrives on neglect that I took cuttings of - 3 Also, non roses, Winter Honeysuckle - 5 Star Jasmine - 30 Recognize any of the roses, Kaye or Hilda? Take a look at my homepage and see if there is anything you want cuttings of. I've only got roses listed there. I love interesting plants, especially fragrant ones, so if y'all have anything that you don't mind cutting, let me know. I've got a few rare ones that I'll cut if anyone wants them, it'll be a suprise to see whether they root easily or not: Wintersweet, banana shrubs, sweet olives, and mahonias (leatherleaf and burmese). Since you guys are from the land of rocks, maybe some people would want to bring some rocks to trade for plants? Weird request, I know, but I'm trying to build a earth and stone retaining wall, and there are no stones here. Carrie