I have purple passion vines. I also will have golden moneywort and gardening magazines.

Hello Carol Ann,

I would love to come, my dad is doing much better so I think I can make it if the invitation is still open.
I can bring turks cap seedlings , salvias seedlings, some rooster / chicken decor items. I'm still hunting around for what other plants I have to bring.

Barb

Barb, we'd love to have you.
I'm glad to hear that your Dad is doing better.

Here's my list!!! Don't get too excited now! Moses in a cradle(purple shade loving plant with tiny pink flowers),Indian Blanket if it'll pot right. Nasturtium if it cooperates too, bind weed for Jolana,String of Hearts,snake plant/mother in law's tongue, Drummond's phylox if it doesn't get angry and wilt, and some Begger's lice for Heifer Carolann.PJ

Pj, I'll show you what we do with Bindweed in TX, lol

What the heck is begger's lice?

That plant's gonna bug me!

Is String of Hearts the same thing as Coral Vine?

Pj, if you are talking about what I call Rosary vine, I'll take it, lol
Carol, it's that sticky plants that some people call velcro plant. Unless String of Hearts is something else...I'm getting the better deal, lol

Begger's lice breeds prolifically here. It's a European PITA that disguises itself as Queen Anne's lace...until the (bleep!)flowers bolt. Then these tiny,impossible burrs stick to EVERYTHING!!! I've lost a pair of shoes and pants cleaning them out after they set seed last year before I could get them in time!!!
Yep! Rosary Vine is the same as String of Hearts.It's a house plant that looks like hearts on a string.Very cute.Jolana what DO Texans do with Bind weed or should I ask? LOL.
I forgot to add last time.... Barb I'd be great if you showed! :^) PJ

Aww, Thank you so much. Carol does do up a good swap party and it's been to long since I've seen you guy's if nothing else it will be great seeing you all and meeting TorB and Jolana.

Oh, I didn't even see Barb's post, YEA, that's great
Barb, got any heifer things for Carol? LOL and some NATIVES that you don't want for PJ? LOL

I don't know what Carol is looking for? I have turks cap is that native? I have tropical pink salvia I know PJ likes salvias. She loved me blue one.

I think I might have a rock rose coming up from seed haven't dug it up yet.
I am thinking of bring a small banana tree. All my natives are in their first full year so I don't have much but I did pick some columbine seeds Texas native ones.

My poor Mexican petunias look sad right now and I didn't have one come up from seed .... that's the way it goes for me I hear everyone say watch out for a plant cause it's invasive and I get nothing from it LOL.

Barb, is it the low or tall, I have both if you want me to bring some for you. I have then coming up everywhere.
What kind of banana?
Pj, wants chickweed, lol

Jolana, it is the low stuff but I'd love some tall too pretty please with sugar on top LOL. I don't know what type of banana tree it is I got it in a swap last year and kept it in a pot so it didn't get very big.

I'll bring you one, but I prefer whipped cream on top and not cool whip, lol

Thanks Barb, it's always nice to see you at the swap.
Barb I would like some Salvias. Purty pleeze!!!!
Does anyone want any Creeping Jenny/Golden Moneywort?
It's a great ground cover that makes your plants pop out. It also is good in pots for an accent plant.

I also have some double purple Datura if anyone wants any.

Barb is Holding hand up for Carols double purple Datura and Creeping Jenny/Golden Moneywort.

You got it Carol, I have black/blue salvia and tropical pink salvias you can have both.
If you'd like some Henry Duelberg salvia I'll have to dig one up for ya. PJ loved this one it get's very big but blooms it's little heart out for ya.

I'm starting to get excited now.
Barb, I also have the white Datura. Do you want any?

You do know that this will be special trades and we can still have the round robin game.

Boy, I go out of town 1 day and y'all bring the really cool stuff out. I'm officially protesting, lol

Oh No...Jolana's back!!!

Quick....everybody hide the good plants!

LOL, She caught you Carol.
I just got some white ones from Weldon, they are babies.
Your's look great are they that big already?
Y'all would not believe what I got today, I found five vintage metal tulip lawn chairs they have all been repainted and ready for the summer fun. I got these for a song and a dance thats a bad song and dance at that LOL I can't dance anymore and could never sing Croak croak Rip It hehehehehe

Dang, you Northerners get all of the deals, lol
Those sound great!!!
Remember the little roadside motels they used to have everywhere, that looked like little cabins? A lot of them used to have those chairs.
Cool deal Barb, but we are going to have to see the dance and hear the song, lol

My Datura finally woke up! Took it long enough. Sure as heck didn't bloom the bum! PJ

Barb, you're so lucky. I'm crazy about the vintage metal chairs but the tulips are my favorites.

I don't want you guys to think my plant swap plants are nearly as big as in the picture. I just wanted you to see what they look like blooming.
The pictures were taken last summer. They do grow fast though.

Sylvia, you should come to the plant swap. I know how much you love them.

Carol, I could not believe it when I saw those chairs. I know how much they would have cost if I got them at a dealers or someone that knew their worth. Their painted red white and blue so I guess I'll have to stick to the color scheme. I'm ready for 4th of July I guess LOL...Might even have to have a 4th of July party just cause it would be fun swimming, eating, hanging out. Got the patio all fixed up today

Nice chairs Barb. You're all set for that 4th of July party now.

You could always paint the bottoms red if you get tired of the theme and have all red chairs.

Barb, what is the tropical pink Salvia?

As you of all people know, Carol, I am cautious about swaps since the incident where my crinums were...taken.

Barb, that tropical pink Salvia sounds pretty.

I planted some dark pink today. It was called red but looked dark pink to me.

What is the Salvia y'all are calling Tropical, please tell me, lol

Tropical sage link
Jolana, I can't get into the garden gate club site for some reason it doesn't work for me. Carol tells me your digging up plants and my curious mind wants to know wha-cha diggin up?

Here is a link that might be useful: tropical sage

That looks like coral nymph, is it? Photobucket is messed up so I'll send you a pic of a baby one in my bed. If it's different, can I have one?
Here's what I'm bringing and i'll probaly throw in a few more, plus the weeds for PJ

plumbago blue
flame Acanthus
Salvias lady in red, coral nymph, white
Some blue but can't remember the names right now, except Mealy
baby butterfly vine
primrose jasmine
unknown cannas red and yellow maybe some orange
love lies bleeding (green)some that reseeded could be red
polka dot plants, if anyone shows interest

Barb, you can try and get into the Garden Gate Club again. I opened the gates. lol
That means I sent you a special invitation.
We're all on there talking about the plant swap. It's nice to be on the club site to talk amoungst friends.

Jolana,

I have thought of trying the red love lies bleeding.

Please read this up date, I really do hope that I'm able to come but as you all know I'm taking care of my dad and he's not doing good right now so it's going to be a maybe I can and maybe I can't make it deal. I will only know that morning after taking him breakfast and go from there.
I know I'll miss out back thats the way it goes right now.
I've got about 10 to 15 plants I think potted up for the trade and know I will not use them in my yard if I don't get rid of them.
Barb

Barb, I'm sorry, we'll keep him and you in our prayers.
I am taking your Mexican petunia anyway, was there something else, you know how my memory is, lol

I'm sorry Barb. It's hard taking care of parents. I hope you can make it. PJ

Barb, I hope your Dad gets to feeling better.

I'll pray for you and your Dad.

Taking care of elderly parents is stressful.
Carol

Thank you all for your prayers and well wishes. Jolana I can't think of anything else I wanted but my brain is tried so I'd be surprised if I can remember a darn thing at all...LOL

Did you want the green love lies bleeding? I haven't found any red in the garden. I also found some baby Swiss Chard *Bright Lights* they are beautiful and you can eat them, lol

Sure I'll give them a try. Thank you

I have several card tables and a wagon so if you don't have one then you can use one of mine.

Jolana, I love blue plumbago. Put it near my running reach. lol

No cheating you two!!! PJ

Who us?

Carol, is there going to be a rain date if it rains?

Dang weather if it wasn't for needing this rain I'd chase it away but don't want the fires to come back, plus our plants love rain water = )

If my electrician actually shows up to finish his wiring and doesn't need me I will be there.
I'll bring a bunch of soaker hose & fittings (I think Pj might want), I have these yellow based sprinklers with different heads on them & I think I still have some of the 15' hose that runs between them if anyone can use them, I'll bring them.
I'm bringing a stack of rose & garden books. I don't have a lot of plants because we just built this house last spring.
I'm bringing a few little purple perennial moss verbena, a couple hollyhock mallow Mystic Merlin I think they're purple, one little purple Rose of Sharon, basil, oregano, a few tall purple Katies, and ???
Don't know what kind of food I'll bring yet. Maybe some kind of pasta salad?
I'd like any salvia & one of Carols Brugs.

I just checked with doppler radar and it said this:

Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high around 75. Northeast wind around 10 mph.

I'll watch it tonight and if it looks like it will rain most of the day then we'll have it next weekend.

We are having the plant swap.
The weatherman says the rain will stop around noon in our area so it should be ok.

If it does rain then we can get in the cabana till it stops but who knows, it may not even rain after tonight.
They have been known to miss it.

Carol, I'll keep an eye open at this end and hope it's not going to be storming on the way or DS and DH won't let me go
So if anyone is doing the nekkid turtle dance, please...STOP IT, lol

Jolana, if it's raining or storming on the way here then you really don't need to try and come. Austin area is a long way to drive especially when it's raining.
As bad as I want to see you, I don't want you to get out in that type of weather.

Good News!! The rain has moved out of the area and the weatherman said it probably won't return till late this evening.

I'm sorry I missed seeing everyone. Hope you all had a great time. I just didn't know how dad was going to be when I went over this morning so I decided to skip this time : (
Dad did say he wanted to go to the doctor to have his hip checked out so that made me feel better.
I did however get to see my grandkids that I only get to see once a month now so that was good, I think........JK.... LOL grandson wanted to go to walmart to buy some frogs cause there had been one in the pool and DH and DSIL took it down to the creek while I was left at home tending to a crying grandson that wanted to keep the frog LOL. Such a life but would not trade it for anything in the world. Granddaughter is growing up will be pre-teen and it's showing.
Grandson also had to buy mom something for mothers day and he picked out a wind chime, He's only 7 and my little sweetheart a very thought little guy.