I would love to join. What a great robin idea. Please send me the info, I have lots of fresh seeds I just harvested. ~Heather

This one sounds like fun! Count me in.

~Mary Ellen~

Count me in please, I am sending you an e-mail. Thanks

I want to join too. I"m sending you an email.
Thanks
Ara

I would also like to join and am sending you an email.

-Stephanie

Please add me in also.

Hi everyone...looks like we have a lot of interest here! If we get 4 more people to sign up, I'll make two groups of ten. Please read the rules before signing up (i.e. you must be able to commit to getting the Robin out within 48 hours after its receipt, etc.). It's important for everyone to keep this box moving! Enough said...4 more and we'll start having some fun and close this Robin! - Lisa

Hi, Lisa I think that this sounds really fun and would love to be in on this! I am emailing you my info,
Thanks

Carly

Please add my name to the list. You got email.

Yes! Yes! Sounds like fun! Count me in!
Mary

I would also like to join! PLease send details. Thanks,MElinda

Great! we have the additional 4 players now, so I will close this Robin. I will post the order of mailing after I get this all sorted out. If anyone has any concerns, questions or requests, please let me know before I mail on the 6th. Thanks everyone for participating...I think this will be fun for all. - Lisa

Would love to be included. Sent you mail. thanks for putting this together!

OK everyone...just an update here. This Robin is preparing to fly and I will be posting the mailing order soon for both of the boxes. But first I need an email response from 4 members:
PassiFlora2004
MimiB
Bogartbaby
DJM906

After I hear from these girls, you all will hear from me! : )

Lisa

I do have a request. If at all possible can you put me near the end of the lista? The arena I work at in NC is hosting some of the evacuees from Katrina and I will be putting in some heavy hours for the next few weeks. I am the catering manager and we will be serving breakfast, lunch and dinner everyday until the Red Cross can find permanent housing for folks plus providing snacks and beverages all day long. I do want to participate but a few weeks or at least a few days down the road will work better for me. Many thanks!

~mary ellen~

Mary Ellen...this is no problem! I'll put you towards the end..and you have my phone number and email address in the event something happens. Please watch this site as the box gets nearer to you! Good luck!

I am still waiting to hear from 4 members - could be that 2 are hurricane victims (LA & TN)...two may be out of town. Just to keep you all posted! Thanks - Lisa

The missing number on the telephone is 1 at the end. Add east if you like in front of address. We do not use it and it is not on our street sign. Years ago when uncorporated they used east, sometimes we still get mail with it that way. Getting excited. I did email you earlier but thought maybe this is faster! Doris

Hi everyoneI hope you all had a safe and happy holiday weekend. Ive put the mailing order together for two groups the BLUE GROUP and the GREEN GROUP. I have emailed you all with the full names and addresses, please check my typing for any mistakes and let me know if the mailing order is OK with you.

B L U E G R O U P

MELLEN
HUMMINGBIRDDAISY
DJM906
SHIMLA
SCOUTTIEGIRL
SKOHLER
MYOHHMY
EFROSTY1
PASTVAST
MARISHA2
LISAM627

G R E E N G R O U P

SGUANZON
GARDENHITS
JCPYBURN
ARAILLIA
ILOVEFARAC
MARGEC
NANCE
BOGARTBABY
SNSHNDYDRM
LISAM627

As soon as I hear back from everyone, I will get this box in the mail and Im shooting for Tuesday or Wednesday. Let the fun begin!- Lisa

ROBINS HAVE FLOWN!

They are now on their way to their first stop:

GREEN GROUP: Sguanzon - Delivery Confirmation No. - 0303 0130 0002 6682 0590.
Just a note regarding the Green Group GardenHits had an emergency situation and needed to drop out so there is a revised Mailing Order List in the box. Well miss you GardenHits!!!
BLUE GROUP: Mellen - Delivery Confirmation No. 0303 0130 0002 6682 0798.

The Good Part: Seeds Galore!!!!! Ive been seeing them in my sleepthey were all over my spare bedroom flooruntil I got them sorted for you all.and I am so happy to have these boxes mailed! Each box sports 200 packs of seeds - if I counted correctly : ) and an envelope with goodies from me for each participant!

The Bad Part: We are all mature adults here and I believe we all understand the rules here. I feel bad that I must say what I need to say next. There has been a lot of boxes turn up missing on the Round Robin Exchange site of late. I dont know what to contribute this tobut, if anyone in this Robin has a crisis or personal problem arise quickly in their life and they need to pull out, I have graciously extended my telephone number AND email address to each and every one of you in the event you need to contact me. Please remember there are a lot of people depending on each one of you to do what is necessary to keep this box moving. If someone, God forbids, has the ultimate intention of keeping one of these boxes to themselves and not forwarding on as the rules express, I would consider this theft and I will not hesitate to contact the Postmaster to report potential mail fraud. We all have committed too much time of our lives, growing, collecting, drying, sorting, and storing our seeds for someone to be that totally selfish. I really believe we have a great group here and I dont believe there is anyone in our Robin who would do such a selfish and uncaring thing, but I had to make a statement for the good of all.

The "Not So" Ugly Part: In recognition of our Robins title, Ive enclosed a pack of my "FAVORITE" seeds for each and every one of you. It is a seed I received in a trade last spring Scabiosa Atropurpurea Chile Sauce. The reason it is my favorite is because the color demands attention, it actually accents the other flowers around it and it was amazingly easy to germinate and grow! So therenow lets here from all of you after you have received the box, post your delivery confirmation number and what "FAV" youve included in the Robin and why!

Most of alllets just have fun with this! There has been interest expressed by a few of you that once the boxes are returned to meto send the blue group box to the green group and the green group box to the blue group. If you are interested in staying in for the second exchange, you only need to let me know.

For now, thanks everyone and please dont hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concernsIm one of the most understanding people youve come across and I'm always open to suggestions/ideas! - Lisa

Hi Lisa
I am interested in staying for the second exchange, please count me in. Thanks

Deanie

Lisa, I'm very excited about being in your robin, and I will be on the look out for the box tomorrow or Friday. I would like to be in the follow-up robin, too. Many thanks for all of your work in this one. Mellen

Lisa,
I want to be on the list for the follow-up exchange too. Thank you for all the time and effort you've put into this robin.

Ara

Hi Lisa
I'm looking forward to the robin and would like to be included on the list for the follow-up robin. Thanks for everything Lisa : )

Mary

Hi I want to be in the follow up Robin also. Thanks, Marge

I would also like to be in the follow up Robin - can't wait to get the box!

me too..erica

Yes, I want to be in the followup also!

Me too, Me too!

I got the GREEN box! I'd just like to say what a wonderfully well thought out robin this is and thank Lisa for starting it off so well.

Also, thank you Lisa for being so thoughtful as to include seeds just for me from my "want" list.

I took just a couple pkts but put in about 30 more. Might want to think about going to a flat rate box as it grows.

It was hard to pick a "favorite" but mine is Dierama AKA "Angels Fishing Rod" -- it's not a desert plant more like a woodland one - does well in Northern Arizona. It's graceful small white flowers against the dark branch is so pretty.

I'm on my way to the P.O. now and will post conf # when I return

Thanks again!

Hello Lisa and fellow round robiners, the blue box arrived here after lunch. The box was too big to put in our mailbox so it was delivered to our door by the mailman--and we have a large mailbox. I have not opened it yet, but I just wanted you to know that it was here. More about it later! Mellen

Sguanzon...thanks so much for the nice comments regarding the GREEN box! I'm glad you enjoyed the box! Thanks for keeping her moving so quickly...this Robin will be what we all make of it and the sooner we get both boxes home, we can switch the boxes and start again!

Mellen...glad you got the BLUE box! Hope you find something you like!

Thanks to both for keeping us updated...everyone is watching anxiously I'm sure! : )

At anytime someone wants to change the size of the box and/or go to the flat rate box, that's up to them. I used the boxes that were available to me...I started out with a regular Priority Mail box and just couldn't squeeze everything in. So please feel free to repack or use any box that's most suitable for you. Like Sguanzon suggested, the flat rate $7.70 box would probably be the most economical! Mellen...can't wait to here if you found something you like : ) - Lisa

Sorry couldn't post the number yesterday - got busy with a birthday party.

Went to jcpyburn conf# 0303 0130 0002 6682 1009

Hopefully delivered Mon-Tues!

Oh yippee!!! I can't wait! I forgot that gardenhits had to drop out so I thought that I still had another person before me! I will post as soon as I receive it! Thanks

Carly

Lisa, What an incredibly organized box. Thanks for such a wonderful variety of seeds, too. Special thanks for the gift of seeds and the extra gift in the envelope, too. GREAT idea!!! I did find about 10 different types of seeds that I liked. I didn't take a whole packet of any of them. I took a little over 1/8 tsp. of each and put them into labeled bags. I do have a number of favorite seeds, but the one that I will be adding is 4 o'clock seeds that I just harvested this evening. It is white with fuschia splothes in it. It is quite tall--probably 40" at least, but the flowers smell like perfume. You can be within 10 feet of the plants in the later afternoon and evening, and it smells absolutely heavenly.

I will be seeing Tina(hummingbirddaisy) tomorrow so I will be giving her the box as she is next on the list. Short flight for this robin--15 miles. lol Again, many thanks for a wonderful robin, Lisa. I look forward to receiving the other robin. Mellen

Thanks girls!!! You're doing terrific! Looking forward to hearing from JCYPYBURN and HUMMINGBIRDDAISY. Hope you two find lots of seeds you like! - Lisa

Hello everyone,

I am here to report that a great big FAT robin landed on my doorstep today! What an awesome box Lisa!! I have managed to rummage through quickly and I will be going back through it and googling some plants this evening and getting it ready to go out probably tomorrow unless something drastic happens! I will post my favorite seed and how many I put in and took out later this evening!

Carly

Ok everybody I have had a chance to go through the robin and I took out a total of 9 packs and put in 23 plus the ones for Lisa. I couldn't narrow it down to one fabulous favorite so I chose two, one perennial and one annual! :)

My perennial choice is pink seathrift(armeria) I love this plant for the foliage and the flowers, It never wilts even in full West texas sun and blooms from spring to frost. The flowers stay a long time too!

My annual choice is Dahlberg daisy. These are tiny yellow daisy like flowers that have very airy ferny foliage that smells wonderful. They are constantly covered in flowers and stay very compact and are very bright and cheery. They also never wilt and bloom from spring to frost.

These are definitely the two plants that I would never be without!!

The box will be leaving here tomorrow with a confirmation number of 0303 0130 0002 6682 0996 and will be heading to Ara in Texas.

Thanks for the opportunity to participate in your robin and I would love to be in the followup robin as well! Thanks, Lisa for the seeds that you sent me as well!!

Carly

Hi Lisa. Mary Ellen visited this afternoon and brought your WONDERFUL seed box. You have done a TERRIFIC job Lisa. Very nice!
I have not taken anything out yet, but plan to yet tonight. I will post tomorrow what I took and added. Thank you for the gret seeds!!! and the extra gift. How thoughtful and sweet. Bless your heart!

Be well. Blessings, Tina

Thanks JCYPYBURN and MELLEN for moving the boxes so quickly!
Everyone is anxious to receive it...we all appreciate it!
ARAILLA...be on the lookout for the GREEN box, she's flying your way! HUMMINGBIRDDAISY...we're all waiting to hear if you found any goodies in the BLUE box and all about your favorite seed! Glad you girls liked the box. - Lisa

Ok, I found quite a few seeds that I liked. I mostly just took a few seeds out of each packet that I liked, which was out of 12 packets. I have added 7 packets of seeds to the box.
For my favorite seed, I have added Morning Glory "Shiva". I added these because they are so beautiful with their soft white bloom with soft pinkaccents on the bend of the blooms. This was one of my mothers favorite annuals. I hope you enjoy.
The box is going out tomorrow morning. Will post conf. # then, and who it is going to.

Thank you for such a wonderful RR Lisa.

Blessings, Tina

I received the green box today. WOW! what a bunch of seeds to choose from!
Lisa, you have done a wonderful job of putting this robin together. Thank you dear for including some of the seeds I from my wants list.

I went through the box and took a small amount of seeds from some of the packs and left the rest in the packs to pass along to others. I added twelve packs to the box.

My favorite is red zinnias.
When I was a little girl my mom prepared a flower bed for me and gave me a hand full of seeds to plant in it. She helped me plant those seeds and taught me how to keep the weeds pulled out and coached me on when to water them. I will never forget the day my flowers finally bloomed. It was amazing to me that I had acomplished that bed full of beautiful red blooms from a hand full of seeds and a little TLC. Those flowers were red zinnias. Now every time I see red zinnias it brings back those memories of Mom's zinnias.

Lisa, thank you for including me in this wonderful robin.

The box will be back in route tomorrow on its way to Melinda in Arkansas.
Confirmation # 0303 0130 0002 6682 0989

Ara

Wow ARAILLIA...what a nice post! I love zinnias too and a red zinnia is a nice addition to any garden. Glad you enjoyed the Robin and thanks so much for the quick turn around with the GREEN box!! Be on the lookout - ILOVEFARAC (GREEN box) and DJM906 (BLUE box). HUMMINGBIRDDAISY will be posting the Delivery Confirmation Number for us soon for the BLUE Box. - Lisa

Ok, when all said and done, I added 9 packets of flowers seeds, and sent it on it's way to Doris in Ill.
Conf. # 0303 0130 0002 6682 0903

Thanks for a great RR and I look forward to the green box!
Blessings, Tina

Thanks, Tina! I'll make sure you are on the list for the second box. - Lisa

Hi, it arrived yesterday and I didn't find it til this morning. New mailman delivered the mail first and evidently came by later with the box! He could have at least rung the doorbell!!!
Anyhow I am in the midst going through the box and I plan on mailing it this afternoon. I will post confirmation number when it goes out. It's looking good! :)

The nerve of that mailman! LOL Glad you found the box...a similar incident happened to me last month in a Robin. The box was supposedly "delivered" to me by our new mail lady; however, it was storming and she didn't want to get out of her truck. In a search full of panic for this box (I had images in my mind of mad gardenweb Robinners after me), I finally ended up at the Post Office...where I was presented with the "missing" box! : ) Hey Doris...have fun going through the seeds! We're all waiting to hear about your favorite! - Lisa

It's on its way to Marie in Schenectady. I found a few things I didn't have. Put in a few more.
The comfirmation number is: 0303 0130 0002 6682 0811
Thanks for the extra goodies!

Yeah! Thanks for being a quick-shipper, Doris! It's always such a looong wait when you're next LOL!

Go Blue Team!!!

Hey Melinda in Arkansas...just wondered if you have received your box yet and found some seeds that you like?
We'd like to hear all about your favorite seed! Thanks - Lisa

Hi everyonefor your convenience and to make the tracking of this Robin simpler for everyone, Ive now separated the posts for this Robin into two Groups:

Fabulous Favorite Green Group:
SGUANZON - RECEIVED
JCPYBURN - RECEIVED
ARAILLIA - RECEIVED
ILOVEFARAC
MARGEC
NANCE
BOGARTBABY
SNSHNDYDRM
LISAM627

and the Fabulous Favorites Blue Group:
MELLEN - RECEIVED
HUMMINGBIRDDAISY - RECEIVED
DJM906 - RECEIVED
SHIMLA
SCOUTTIEGIRL
SKOHLER
MYOHHMY
EFROSTY1
PASTVAST
MARISHA2
LISAM627

Please post in accordance to your group - when you receive the Robin AND when you mail the Robin. Dont forgetlet us know what "favorite" seed youve added to the box! Dont be afraid to post your thoughts/feedbackeveryone likes reading them!

Also, if you havent emailed me or posted about being placed in the second mailing, please dont forget to do so if you are interested!!! What would you think if I combined the two boxes upon their return and mailed a single box for the second mailing? My thoughts on this are that what the girls at the top of the lists missed seeing what seeds were added to the box by the girls on the list below them. Just a thoughtthanks for doing a great job so far!

PLEASE DON'T POST HERE AGAIN - THIS THREAD IS COMPLETED.

Thanks! - Lisa