Marcie contacted me several weeks ago and asked if I was going to have a swap this year (I'm the one who usually has one in September) and I told her that she could host it this year and I might be able to attend. Any word on how the plans are coming? In the past we had dozens and dozens of plants...sometimes indoors and sometimes outdoors. I have been planting an area at work so that's where most of my divisions have been going this year, but I might be able to come up with a few more. Lori

Hi, just realized that although there is a link from the Wisconsin garden group to the Midwest one, there is no link back, so here is the link to the WI forum. Marcia Here is a link that might be useful: Wisconsin Gardenweb forum

I have a few Daylilies (yellow Mary Todd, Little Wine cup, something Pink, and a sour cherry color); some Peonies; Autumn Joy and Indian Chief Sedum - that I would love to swap for Hostas if anyone is interested in that. I prefer hostas that bloom white.

Let's go with a 2 p.m. start then, and say all the plant swapping will be done by 4 p.m., so that people don't dawdle too much in arriving. However, you are all welcome to hang around as long as you want and eat and chat and so on. I am looking to swap FOR interesting looking hostas, so that is great to hear. I started a shade garden last year. By May 19th one should be able to just look at them and know enough re: color, variegation, leaf size, whatever. I am planning to get some photos printed of some of my things in flower since I have another purpose for that as well, but I think just a writen description like "Tall blue/purple iris, likes sun" is adequate. We don't need scientific or variety names, although they would help, so certainly list that if you know it! I too have plants to share that I don't know the real name of. I should mention again for the person looking for landscaping rocks that I have long heaps of them. So anybody who wants colorful rocks (described in an early posting in this thread) bring some containers to carry them home in. I have a LOT of them, enough for many people. I will serve pickled peppers and caulflower which we just canned that are excellent, also something else more main dishy, don't know what yet. I can make some ice, so whatever beverages people want to bring can go on ice. I have lots of soda, but no diet soda (Just say no to drugs, LOL) so bring diet beverages if that is what you want. Water is my diet beverage of choice, and I have a big water container for those of you who aren't so high class that you need bottled water. We have well water and I love it, also Milwaukee city water in 2 liter bottles for my city-boy husband. This is WI so beer is okay, too. :-) I have lots of glasses, silverware, napkins, that sort of thing. START INVITING PEOPLE! Marcia