Yes, thanks to Ron and Young's nursery once again for another fun day. I only came home with two plants, a new record but I go more for the social activity anyway so it was a win-win. Jo is right, we need to get a new marketing approach to these so called swaps and encourage more people to attend who just need plants even if they have absolutely nothing to give away.

Sue

I agree, there were so many plants, we need more new gardeners! Who was there at the end, I'm curious how that worked out and how many plants were left.

I feel horrible, somehow I got home without the tricolor sedum George brought me. Who knows how. Did anyone happen to grab it (and not fall completely in love with it)? It was in a smaller pot, it has tiny leaves? Maybe I could come get it if it's not too far away.

Thanks again to Ron and Young's!

Tina

Yes indeed! A HUGE thanks to Ron and Young's for graciously hosting us yet again, and another thanks to Ron for all his work in setting up and taking down - not to mention grill duty!

Sue, your restraint amazes me! I swore I would not take home too much, due to my current pot ghetto, of which everyone seems to be aware, lol! But as usual, I came home with more than expected. I guess it was a good thing that Abi and I came together. Just think of what I would have brought home if I had the trunk and back seat to myself!

Tina, I may have seen your sedum. I remember looking at a small tricolor plant that I thought may have been lysimachia Alexander. Unfortunately, I did not pick it up. Sorry.

Jo, I like your idea of the "CT Plant Give-away"!! Sounds good!

It was so great to see everyone again! Thanks to everyone for the plants and the fun, and again, Ron, thank you so very much!

:)
Dee

Bill & Dena, Deb and I seemed to be the last ones. I loaded up the car with leftovers. If they overwinter successfully in the cold frame, they'll end up in the Vanderbilt plant sale next spring. There was still stuff left, but nothing like there had been. Now I just have to plant it all.

Thanks, Ron!

Thanks Ron, for another successful event! I was out last night with a flashlight getting everything planted in holding beds until the spring. I cannot resist roses! I was wondering if there was some way we could hook up some of the excess plants with Habitat for Humanity or community gardens. /Abi

Thank you all for welcoming newbies again! Sarah and I are going to try and get on site more often so we'll get to know you all better for next year! Debra--your son (I think) has a new friend in Sarah's little Julia; they seemed to have a great time. Ron, thanks again for sponsoring the swap, and the Oxen trip was definitely one of the highlights! If you can, please email me your contact info for my friend the gardener. I forgot to ask if you'd come across your cards! Thanks! A

Ron & everyone else - Thanks for a wonderful time! It was great seeing everyone again.

I agree with the above recommendations to either change the name of the swap or to donate the plants that did not find a home. The plants always seem to outnumber the guests. I remember my first 'swap' about 2 years ago - I felt like I was in heaven. It was such a wonderful experience to meet fellow gardeners and to have so many great plants to chose from. Maybe we need a bit more publicity for our next meeting - perhaps we could run one of those super-annoying banners across the screen when the time comes!

Ron - as always, thanks for the food, the raffle and for being a great host!

Liliane

Add me to the list of people shouting, "Thanks Ron!"
What a great day it was. I'm just sorry I had to run off so quickly and miss the burgers.

I'm glad the left over plants will go to a good cause, Kay. Would it be worth it to make a list of some of the items that don't seem to go? I know I've stopped bringing Siberian Iris and lysimachia... Did anyone take the Ajuga Catlin's Giant or was that another leftover?

Our Ct plant swap has become very special thanks to Ron and Young's. We were all talking about the old swaps where we didn't stay very long but now we have to thank Ron for creating a 'party'.

I agree we have to get more newbies who have to fill their gardens. We all started with daisies, rudbeckia, ajuga, etc. My friend came and she was amazed at how much she was able to get for the front of her house.

Deb, you're right. I checked my plants - I thougtht they had all died -but if you got iceland poppy, it's really corydalis sempervirens. It has blue/green foliage, bicolor pink/yellow flowers, is a little taller than cor. lutea but doesn't flower quite as long.

Hedy

I would like to thank everyone for the good time I had at the swap. I brought home several nice plants and already planted them. This was my first time at the swap and it was wonderful.

Maya.

Thank you Ron and Young's once again! It is so beautiful there! The weather couldnÂt have been nicer. It was nice to see such a good turnout too.

I brought home as much as my car could hold. One thing that I noticed at the end was that a goodly amount of the plants left were unlabeled/unidentifiable stuff - like the daylilies that could have been really interesting or plain orange or it was plants that are perceived as "aggressive". Even I have enough of them!

Spike used to move the swap notices to the exchange side fairly quickly. I noticed that the MA swap had several threads stay on the other side where they could be more readily seen by infrequent posters/readers. Maybe we should keep our thread over there in the Spring to try and recruit new gardeners more easily.

Deb

Hi I finally was able to log in as a member (hotmail problem). As a first timer, I want to thank you all. I had a great time. Next time I will know to bring some edible goodies! I got some great plants to put into my new and ever evolving garden. I hope to have some more interesting things to bring next time. (I am guilty of bringing some of the invasives - it's all I have!!) Julia and Steven really hit it off, and when Julia asked him if he was coming next time, he said, "I will if you will!" How cute.

I'm glad to hear everyone had a good time,the weather was perfect,thank you all for coming it was a pleasure (as always) to host the swap again. I agree with the above mentioned suggestions of trying to get more new gardeners to our swaps,we just had way to many plants and to much food (like these are bad bad problems :-),and simply not enough people to stuff thier cars full of goodies! Hey I need some help! I need to figure out who Julia P. is becuase she won the raffle for the $50.00 gift cert. but she wasn't there when Brodie pulled the name out of the pot. she left a phone # but when I tried calling it (twice) I was told I had a wrong number. Could this possibly be Sarah's little Julia?
if anyone has any insight I would appreciate it so I can get her the cert.
Thanks,and happy gardening,
ron

oh darn it! I just missed it. I'm new to the garden web forums and I feel like a kid in a candy store. When is your next one?

thanks!

Estelle

Estelle, the spring swap is usually held in early May. Keep an eye on this board in March or April for details.

Sue