This swap is gonna be at my house--128th and Colorado Blvd. For you, up I25 to 120th and then east a couple miles! The location varies, but so far we've managed to have one on the north end and one on the south end each year. That helps some of the people who come from Colorado Springs and other points south, or Ft. Collins and other places up that-a-way! If you haven't already checked it out, the very first post on the swap thread has all the basic info about what happens and how we do it. Re GardenWeb!!! I'm used to the way it looks and how it works, but it's an ancient site, and there are a LOT of problems! As you'll probably discover, you can't copy/paste from Word (or from site to site)--it turns quotes, dashes and other things into gobbledygook, you can't edit or delete posts, things appear, disappear, get stuck, etc! Occasionally people can't sign in! For some of us, our "zones" have morphed into something more "artistic" than useful! (That's what happens when you copy/paste!) And my bio, which really used to be on my "bio page," disappeared, and it won't let me put anything back in---at least not without adding a whole bunch of information that I didn't need to give them when I first signed up! In spite of all those problems, GW really is the best gardening forum on the web, so we all still hang out here! One thing you might want to know, if you start a new thread and want to put a link to something, type in your text and then hit "preview," and then a box will magically appear on the bottom where you can paste a URL and name it whatever you want to. That used to be there BEFORE you hit preview! (If you want to use live links in the text, you need to use HTML code---I think it's called!) And if you're running into the green underlined in-text advertising links, you can disable them by going to the link below and clicking on "disable." That way you don't need to worry about accidentally mousing over one of them and having a BIG, obnoxious box suddenly blocking what you're trying to read! Just a couple Helpful Hints to help you find your way around our Antique site! It really IS the best gardening forum, and I've never found anything else even remotely close to RMG! Hope I haven't scared you away, Skybird P.S. One more Helpful Hint! You might want to get used to copying your text quickly before you click preview! It doesn't seem to happen very often anymore, but every now and then your post will DISAPPEAR between typing it and its actually showing up in the thread! Really bad--especially if it's a long post! If you have it copied, you can just paste it back in and try again! (On the other hand! This doesn't happen much anymore either, but every now and then a post will "duplicate itself," sometimes HOURS later! Keeps life interesting!!!) Here is a link that might be useful: Disable In-Text Advertising!

Veeja, Tisha is so cute, I just love her! I know she's in good hands with you since everyone has left their pets for you to care for, or "adopt" shall we say? My sister has the same heart for animals you do, and she always has four or five dogs at a time, some transitory and some permanent. I remember how she used to always walk up to dogs as a child when we were walking to school. Some so large and ferocious looking, I thought she'd be eaten by them, lol. Being four years her elder, my mother always entrusted my younger sister to my care. Anyway, to make a long story short, all the animals loved her and she would pet and talk to them. Now we have such fond memories of those "good times" we had in our childhood and I affectionately call her "Dr. DoLittle" everytime she takes in another stray. Have a wonderful day everyone. Sue N.

LOL Becky!!! What made me have a fear of it was because I watched the guy till up my garden area and I thought that thing was gonna shoot straight up in the air a few times. I almost went running across the garden at one point to catch him! Which would have probably hurt me more than him! HAHAHA! Good thing he didn't see me, he probably would have died laughing at me. I'll use the lawn mower, weed eater, edger and blower though... Go figure. ROFL! (At least Becky has an excuse not to mow! LOL) Bonnie! That's funny too! Neighbors, ain't they great for a good laugh. :D Christy, I'll cross my fingers that you get that tiller when they move. :) I did my flower beds by hand again this year and it was horrible! Took me 2 weeks to get them right. Don't wanna do that again EVER!

Hello everyone, Here is my updated list for the swap: Haves: Pink Turks Cap -10 Red Yurks Cap -1 Mexican Heather - 3 or 4 Purple Fountain Grass - 2 Yellow/Orange Brugmansia - 2 or 3 Yellow/Pink Brugmansia - 2 or 3 Yellow Iris (will dig if anyone wants them) Yellow/Orange Bulbine (will dig if anyone wants them) Confederate Hibiscus - Cuttings only if someone wants them Cape Honeysuckle - Coral - 3 (Special trades only) Variegated Magig Lantern Abutilon (cuttings only) (Special Trade only) Magic Lantern Abutilon (cuttings only) (Special Trade only) Double Purple Althea Hibiscus (Cuttings only) Texas Sage - 2 (rooted & potted) Special trade only or make me an offer I can try to have some of the cutting offers rooted by the time of the swap but I am rappidly running out of time. I am going to try to take cuttings & start them this coming Monday so may not be rooted by the time of the swap. Books: 1 Book by: Better Homes & Gardens: Roses, The Gardner's Collection 1 Book by: Better Homes & Gardens: Annuals 1 Book by: Lawn & Garden: Gardening to Attract Birds & Butterflies 1 Book by: Lawn & Garden: Landscape Gardening 1 Book by: Ortho : All About Annuals 1 Book by: Ortho: Color With Annuals 1 Book by: Ortho: All About Water Gardening 1 Boob by: Ortho: All About Garden Pools & Fountains 1 Book by: David Squire: Herbaceous Perennials (Pocket Gardening Guide) Wants: Elephant Ears (Any but the typical large green ones) Plain Orange Bulbine NOT the yellow/orange Lady Baltimore Hibiscus Lord Baltimore Hibiscus Heartleaf Hibiscus Ornamental Grasses - any but the purple fountain grass or lemon grass as I have these Purple Iris Pineapple sage Tempt me as I like unusual plants & variegated plants