Well I was wondering where the follow up comments for the Buda swap were! So glad I revisited this thread. I really enjoyed meeting you all and putting a face to some of the forum participants, learning about new plants and being on the receiving end of warm and generous swappers. I spent much of the afternoon after the swap finding a new home in my garden for all the plants although I will admit that I forgot what some are! And then I went online to google information about some of them and their care. Thank you so much Charlotte and swappers for making my first swap experience such a pleasant one and I hope to be much better prepared and knowledgable when I come to the next one. While I got to talk a bit with some of you, I feel there are many more who I'd like to get to know. Patty has been sharing some swap etiquette information with me and I hope you all will provide me a bit of slack if I overstepped, as I'm still a bit fuzzy about rules/etiquette and expectations. And I invite you to contact me if you have any advice or comments about our interaction as that will be a big help and an opportunity to get to know you. Already plotting in preparation for the next swap and might like to also bring some nonplant garden items to share with you. Cal

I will bring the love grass somebody wants and I will try to dig up some other ornamental grasses. I'm bringing a few banana trees and some rosemary that rooted itself. I also have some mystery plants that I hope someone can identify. It rained (and hailed) heavily this morning so we'll see what else I can dig up this evening. I also have lots of 4" pots I can bring. Charlotte, I would like some of your white obedient plant. Patty, if you see this in time, bring me a red columbine. As usual I will bring sausage and rice. It will be good to see everyone tomorrow. Carla

It was very nice: great people and plenty of plants and snacks. I got 3 different types of cannas, a bunch of salvias, 2 different types of crinums, 2 kinds of daisies, a bag of mulch and some other goodies. Some other people got what I took there: a wood bench, plastic pots, seeds, a water hose, snail bait and a dropper. I had a good time as usual. Omar

Thanks for the info Mara. Anyone know of such a service in San Antonio that is being offered by Natural Gardener? I guess the Ag. extension agency is one, but not sure how responsive they are. I took something once and never heard back. I'd rather have an on the spot ID. Still working on IDing them myself with a 10 power jewelers loop. Also I'm interested in clumping bamboos if anyone sees some 'on' sale and even 'for' sale. I haven't been able to find where chilli thrips have infested bamboos on the internet. Or maybe someone has some to share. A bamboo club used to set up at Vivabotanica. Anybody here a member and know if they will do so next year?