I'm not sure why, but your first post didn't allow the link to your trade list, thankfully your second post did. I would love to have some birdhouse gourd seeds. I have some great California Giant Mix Zinnias (I see you have Zinnia's on your want list). If your interested drop me an email with your address and I will send them out.

Hello! Greylady-gardener - The Walker's low is potted up for you - boy is it ever fragrant! Thanks for the trade - phlox puts on quite a show in my garden so I'm trying to get lots of different colours of it. Gardeng8 - I tried to dig up a chunk of the NY Ironweed tonight with no luck, it appears to have a taproot. I've potted up the stems that got hacked off in the process on the off chance that they'll root. Please choose something else from my list or keep one of the pink anemones for someone else. Sorry about this - it looked so lush and full that I figured it would split easily. Nyssaman - No luck with the NY Ironweed, per above. I'll keep my eyes peeled in hopes of finding some volunteers, but that end of the yard is mulched with bark chips so not many volunteers of any kind. What a glorious day weather wise! I got my east flowerbed raised up, and potted up the rest of my swap plants. Now I just need a few more days like this...

We have a "garden swap" every year in early summer (june). You may want to check back then when we swap plants. There is a separate seed swap forum you may want to check out.

Lol, I call him Niagara Rob. Either name, it will finally be great to meet! I wrote the following for Mark and everyone over on another forum, but I know some people don't go there. Hopefully this answers a few questions and if makes a few questions arise, great. It is always good to work the kinks out in advance. The cottage is very easy to get to because it is the same exit and direction as Beaver Island State Park. The cottage has lots of space. People can park on the front yard as long as it stays fairly dry like it has been. There is a lot of street parking too. The back yard is huge. You can easily fit a few hundred people. There is a covered porch that accomodates quite a few people. The garage is also clean and normally is filled with tables for parties. There is also a wooden swingset and toys for kids. Beyond the backyard is woods with hiking paths which is still part of the property. There is a fire pit. The cottage is like a small ranch with full kitchen and a couple of bathrooms. There are lots of excess tables and chairs, a couple grills, most all supplies needed for a party. I was envisioning a party advertised here, on GW, and invite local friends we know, but not outside of that being that it is private property. So it would be a party for growers to celebrate their harvest with other gardeners, not people looking for an event to attend. I believe this is how CHOPTAG began. People would bring a dish to eat or other supplies like pop if they chose not to make food, and tomatoes they grew for a tasting. We could vote on them, maybe even by categories. Of course, I will be stealing any ideas I can from the CHOPTAG tasting.(I am going to their party.) Remy