Thank you Fishymamas

Trina

I am a newbie too and am so excited about this forum! I only have a few things to share at this point but would love anything that would thrive in zone 6. I have some money plant seed (honesty) and will have several varieties of sunflowers a little later.

An "oldie" wannabe

HNB count me in as an newbie!! LOL no but really, so sorry to hear bout your sister in law, we will pray for you! that's so sad! heck i didn't know about this!! i woulda joined earlier! tabor could be a newbie, LOL he's using my seeds, and helping me and learning, he can't join til he's 13 i think, at least at thegardenhelper he cant til then, he's only eleven, i have a bunch of seeds i'll never use.(already have it in my yard and don't want it!) and nobody seems to want them so its no fun to trade with! LOL :'))

Medont - You can still join! The oldies are just sending their seeds directly to me, so you can send what ever you'd like to pass on to a newbie!

Taz74- Please email me your mailing address.

Taz--Im looking for white money plant. are yours white

Ok bagged and tagged the lot of them I'll be mailing out the bunch when I send out my mirth package.

HNB-mailed my seeds off to you today.
Mariann

I received stamps today from:
chopperthedog
kandituft
headeranderson
kasurit
mtapa
sar710
kristlindren
distantkin
aggscott

Also, I received some great seeds!
Here's what we've got so far:
From Naplesgarden:
36 packs in all, including
amaranthus
cardinal vine
salvia
sweet pea
feverfew
marigold
zinnia
dutchmans pipe
cleome
green flower tobacco
mexican bird of paradise
white cotton
morning glory
gold alyssum
moon flower

From Nuthatch:
25 packs, including
moonflower
cuphea miniata
salvia
pansy
penstemon hartwegii
lions tail
stella d'oro day lily
petunia
morning glory
cosmos
mina lobata
godetia
butterfly garden mix
cypress vine
chinese lantern
cleome
birdhouse gourds
sweet pea
columbine

From chyrstallake
75 packs, including
moonflower
poppy mix
cucumber
butternut squash
heirloom flower mix
bachelor buttons
zinnia mix
pincushion flower
purple crown vetch
purple cone flower
purple smoke bush
birdhouse gourds
mammouth sunflower
astilbe

What a WONDERFUL mix of flowers!!! Thanks to everyone, newbies and oldies!!!
I will continue to post when I have received stamps/seeds..so that everyone will stay updated! :O)

HNB....

I am putting my seeds in the mail tomorrow.

Laurie

I just wanted to thank the oldies-you are helping me feed my new found addiction!! I can not wait to get the seeds in the ground!! (pssstttt.....now can anyone tell me how to make Spring get here tomorrow? :o) LOL) Thanks so much again! It is so appreciated!

These seeds are from the white dried flower and quite honestly, I'm assuming the bloom was white and not the purple. The dried coins are definitely white and transparent and the dried arrangements these came from are gorgeous

Hello HNB:
I mailed my seeds today. Thanks for handling all the mailing. diene

HNB my seeds & I are flying out tomorrow. Don't have too much fun till I return!

have fun dirt!!! we are mailing tomarrow.i think you will like them, maybe. LOL

I seem to have missed getting the mail address to send the stamps to. Could someone please resend it. Thanks

Taz please email me when you can.
Melanie

Melanie and Taz,
Just as an FYI the "money" on a Lunaria is the seed pod, not the flower, which it does not resemble at all.
I have the white flowered Lunaria with white variegated foliage and the seed pod is exactly the same as my purple ones. Sorry-I don't think I have any seeds left, but I may have some plants this fall.
Alana

Hi Everyone...

I received stamps from Jcadet today. (thanks John!!) :O)

So far, these have sent stamps:

pixiesluvplants
italysmom
chopperthedog
kandituft
headeranderson
kasurit
mtapa
sar710
kristlindren
distantkin
aggscott
jcadet

These have sent seeds:

naplesgarden
nuthatch
chrystallake

Thanks to everyone!!

Hazelnutbunny- You should be getting my stamps soon. They were sent out yesterday.

Thank you again everyone for being so kind and sharing with us new ones.

I got the address and the stamps went out today. Thanks.

HNB....

My seeds went out to you today.

First of all, I want to Welcome the Newbies! I hope that you have found this group to be friendly and helpful!

Having said that.... I want to make ABSOLUTELY clear that this swap is for GARDEN WEB MEMBERS ONLY.
I have had several emails from people that are NOT members giving me their address, and wanting my address because someone in the swap told them they could get free seeds from me.

I am not trying to be mean..but the point of this swap is to help out the NEW MEMBERS of GW and give them something to get going with. I know how difficult it can be to get started, and I simply wanted to help with that.

So please, I'm asking that you don't abuse this swap. Please do NOT give out information to non members.

Let's keep this fun, and WITHIN Garden Web...so that maybe we can do this in the future.

Thank you!!!
Melissa

Hi Melissa and all,

Thank you all for doing what you are doing for us newbies. I hope next time I will be an "oldie" and can help newbies out the way ya'll are doing for us now. I really appreciate all the love and hard work ya'll are putting into this.

Thanks
Trina (pixie)

mine went out today, and then we get assigned a partner right??

Medont- The rules changed a bit! There won't be partners, I will be sending the seeds out directly to the newbies once I receive everyone's stamps and seeds.

EVERYONE: Please have stamps and seeds mailed out by the 20th. I would like to try to have seeds sent out to the newbies by Aug. 1st.

Thanks!!

Today I received seeds from Poisondartfrog & jackier123.

Included were:
hollyhock
iris
zinnia
different herbs
different veggies
malva
sweet william
bishops flower
celosia
marigold
hibiscus
datura
lantana
shoofly
daisies
butterfly bush
foxglove

Well over 200 packs together!!
WAY to many to name individually!!
Very AWESOME mix of seeds, ladies!
Thanks so much!!!

Our Newbies are gonna love 'em!! :O)

I've been out of the picture for a few days.Can someone send the address I need to send my stamps to.Thanks so much,Letha

Letha - I sent you an email. Please let me know if you didn't get it.

And we have about 300 seed packs now, which makes it equal to about 15 per newbie, at this point. We have a great mix, lots of flowers with some veggies and herbs. I think everyone will be pleased with the selection they will receive! :O)

I have received yet another email, from someone who is NOT a gw member, wanting me to send them FREE SEEDS. They received my mailing address & email address from someone in the group, and were told that I would send them whatever seeds they wanted. (they requested a very specific type of seed, also)

PLEASE DO NOT give my info out to ANYONE! I am very frustrated by this, because I honestly just wanted to help everyone out.
I know that my email is public. This is done purposely, because GW's messaging system does not work reliably, and I need to be able to communicate with those involved with the swap.
But my personal MAILING address is not...and I would really like to keep it that way.

Please PLEASE be considerate.

I know that 99% of the people involved with this swap are GREAT PEOPLE, super friendly..and I"m happy to have the chance to meet & talk to everyone. I am absolutely THRILLED to be able to do this swap. I love being part of GW, and that's why this is bothering me so much.

Thank you!! :O)
Melissa

Melissa, Got your e-mail.Thanks again for doing this.I'm very grateful to you and everyone involved. I'm so excited and glad you contacted me!!! Letha

Mellissa I have not told anyone other than the 2 newbies I told you about. So they had better not be using my name.

Melanie- They are not using you as a "reference". Trust me, I'd let ya know about it! :O)

I'm wanting to think that this was an honest mistake, and that someone thought they could help out a friend/neighbor..whatever... by getting them some free seeds.
I probably just didn't make the rules clear enough.

Melissa,

Did you get the email I sent you yesterday?

Lisa

Lisa - I don't think I have gotten an email from you. Please resend it! :O)

OK.. I resent it.
Thanks
lisa

Hi HNB, my seeds went out this morning. Thanks for hosting this for the newbies!

I would love to join as a newbie. Thanks so much.

Lisa

Hi All!

I received stamps today from
Justin
missys23
yellowseashel

I also received seeds today from
galium
medontdo
laurie
kalena (?)

There are so many seeds, that I cannot even begin to list them!
A great mix of veggies, succulents, flowers...perennials & annuals...Just so many great ones!!
I think we are only waiting on a handful of oldies to send, and about 5 newbies.

PLEASE HAVE EVERYTHING SENT OUT BY FRIDAY the 20th! :O) If you can not make that mailing date, please email me and let me know.

THANKS to all!! :O)

Correction: I received seeds from DIENE today, not Kalena.

HNB
You are doing a great job.

ya!! especially for one person!! i know i could not do that!! you are an awesome woman!!! :")) as my son say's " you are the bomb" LOL and of course he announciates every syllable!! LOL you ought to pat yourself on the back!!!

Hello, i am a newbie too.. i am an asian and just recently grew a passion in gardening. i would love to receive some perennial flowering seeds that thrives in full sun & shade esp daylily, coneflower & few heirloom vegetables.
Thank you!

Bel

Hi! I sent out my stamps today. Thanks again for everything!

Sarah
smh78

Oh I am so excited about this swap, I can not wait to see what I get..Oh and HazelNutBunny, your doing a great job! Thank you for all that you have done and continue to do:))

When you have another swap in the future the newbie's this time could be the oldies next time. I know I would be more than willing to share what I have(when I get a little collection going:)

thanks again! It is appreicated!!

Aggie

Hi Everyone!! Hope everyone is having a great Friday!
I received seeds today from Dirt_under_my_nails.
Thanks, April! Awesome mix of seeds!

I also received stamps today from:
Letha1971
proudgm_03
cottageflowers

Thanks Ladies!!! :O)

Okay, we are going to close out this thread and start a new one.

Today is the deadline for the swap, so there will be NO MORE SIGN UPS!

Sorry that I've been out of touch! I was waiting for someone to e-mail me that they were my newbie! Melissa, what's your mailing address so I can get my seeds sent out to you? Thanks!

hi veryone , i am a newbie , just joined today !! and i have been reading some really intresting stuff, i think i will like it here , but unfortunatly i have very few seeds ,i would love to recieve some and share , i have a handful of sunflowers & some lavender seeds maybe 3 packets of 25-50 seeds to swap , if that helps , i put all my hard work into a garden this year, just waiting for some goodies to come up !!!!
and i love tips and helpful hints for i love to garden & i am a crafter ....bearbeard@comcast.net

Hey! I recently joined GW and am totally new to gardening.. Is this thread still active?

Hi! I am a newbie to the forum, and am SO excited to have an information website such as this!! I have been gardening for 15 years or so- but it's all been trial and error. I would love some seeds- any low care perennials or really good tomato seeds. Next year- I would love to do my entire veggie garden from seeds.
My favorite plants are shady perennials, veggies, and we also dabble with some tropicals that we dig up every year and replant every spring- such as bananas, etc. Looking forward to getting to know alot of you. Best of gardening season to you'all. email address- beachcoby@yahoo.com Thanks SO much for this thread!!