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

Thanks everyone for pitching in and being part of another great swap! I finally met my goal of not bringing home any of my own plants and giving away more plants than I took home. (It only took three years of swapping to make that happen!) As usual we had plenty of plants, food, door prizes and fun! We had a total count of 23 attending the swap. There were people from north, south, east and west of beautiful downtown Buda. Next time I need to remember to bring some paper bags because I think some of the newbies were about to hyperventilate when they saw all of the great plants and friendly generous people they were meeting. We had a variety of gardening items besides plants. A nice couple from Columbus came and brought some worm castings to share. When we were packing up two ladies pulled up in an SUV and wanted to get rid of a lot of pots and gardening items. Of course much to their surprise and delight we had to fill the SUV up with plants. We have such a great generous group and for those who didn't make this swap you were missed and we hope you will join us next time. I can't wait to get together again in October! Thanks Again, Charlotte

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

OK, After several postings (which I can't delete and replace with this), Here is my final posting of wants and haves - which supercedes prior postings: Specific Wants: Yucca pallida (pale leaf yucca) Mexican Mint Marigold - Charloote to provide Damianita Agave colorata or paryii, or victoria-reginae Fall Aster Hardy sedums - Omar to provide Have: (and plan to bring) Variegated Turks Cap Senecio himilaya glauca Kalanchoe - variegated (bluish with cream margin) Cuphea igneus (David Varity) - the dwarf one Hamelia patens dwarf form (dwarf hummingbird bush) Trichytis formosiana 'Guilt Edge' - yellow variegated margin Prerskia bleo Tricolor Hypericum Pandanus veitchii variegata - Tropical aka Screw Pine Pandanus baptisti aureo variegata - Tropical Colocasia 'black magic' Xanthosoma 'Golden Delicious' - pale yellow tropical foliage Cuttings of Thailand hybrid crown of thorns, var. colors Eleagnus pungens maculata - yellow leaf centered variegation Other last minute plants I might grab. Prearranged trades are welcomed before or after the swap - see my entire plant list at www.houstongardening.info/plantlist.htm I will wear a bright red shirt, be wearing glasses and a Master Gardener name tag on at the swap. Looking forward to meeting everyone. Bob Beyer, NW Austin