I have quite a few perennials that I would like to give away to someone who would come get them. I just don't have time to pot them up and label them. I don't want anything in trade, I just hate to compost them but they've got to go making a new seating area. Many are not fancy though.... I have: Brunnera, plain green species Oriental fountain grass Hellebore seedlings, H. foetidus "stinking hellebore" Feverfew Rose campion Lamb's ears Sedum 'Autumn Joy' Squill asst white and blue Muscari, grape hyacinth, common blue one Lily of the Valley Viola odorata 'Lianne' a sweet violet cultivar Aquilegia, columbines, dark blue single flowers Unknown large growing yellow hardy waterlily

I had a question on email about what kind and size of plants to bring (but was unable to get a return email through.) Basically, any size and type of plants are welcome, as long as they are healthy plants you would want in your garden. Last year we had small and large plants, common and exotic plants. Plants from experienced gardeners, plants from relative newbies. Annuals, perennials, tomatoes, peppers, herbs, ivy, daylilies, houseplants. Most people put them in used nursery pots -- any size -- but a few were in plastic bags. Labelling the plants is helpful. Don't worry if you've never been to a swap before -- we're real informal, and you'll meet some great people.

Yes, it did, we raised $700 for the Barnett Child Care Center.

I suspect previous poster was talking about Davis Nursery, just north of Magnolia Landscape Supply. They have pretty good prices, a few years ago I bought some 3gal Bald Cypress for $7 each. I'm not even sure how they made any money off of those, so maybe they just wanted them out of the way. Unfortunately there isn't a very big selection of places to buy native trees around here, unless you want a Live oak of course. I have bought many trees over the years from Mailordernatives over in Lee, FL... their plants are well suited to our environment. Most are 1gal size, but they get established quickly. I have also went to the state parks like Blakeley over in Spanish Fort and collected seed (now is an excellent time) to grow myself. I have a beautiful Hornbeam tree from a seed I collected at Blakeley.