Paul, I'm thinking it's going to be about the same size as last year. I've sent out over a dozen address emails to new people, then add in people like you and Tom and others who already know the address. Then add in a handful of neighbors, and a couple of my gardening friends that aren't online. And last year, some people carpooled so that means a few more than I sent emails. So I'm thinking it will be a decent crowd again. Tom, I'll earmark the orchid pots for you. I'm guessing just 3-5 of the bowls will work. I'm not sure what I'm putting in them yet, I'm just sick of the pets breaking things so want to move to plastic. Tina, thanks for the lemon grass! See you all soon!

I've been collecting up a few each of a number of plants to bring to Sunday's swap. I haven't heard much as far as requests so for the most part, I'm bringing plants that will eventually be discarded as I clean up overgrown flower beds. Bromiliads I'm bringing 5 different types of bromiliads. Two of them appear to be varieties of Billbergia nutans (one with spots on the leaves and one without)- QueenÂs Tears, Friendship Plant, Hardy Queen's Tears, Hardy Friendship Plant. I found this bromeliad at DaveÂs Garden at: http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/2116/ . A third one is varigated and may be the one pictured on the following page: http://www.rainforestflora.com/bromcare.htm The other two I believe are fairly common, Matchstick Plant , and one with dark green leaves and a large red ball of flowers. Iris I've pulled up a number of walking iris, white with purple. I believe they're called Apostle Plant. I've also got a couple of yellow ones. Salvias I dug up two each of the following salvias. I'm not sure how they'll look tomorrow as I usually cut off most of the plant when transplanting them. I've left most of the plant so you can see what the plant looks like including the blooms. Black and Blue Salvia - Salvia guarantica Belize Sage - Salvia miniata Tropical Sage - Salvia coccinea (red and Pink varieties) Indian Curry tree Coral Bean Tree (also have seeds) Red Chinese Hat Heliconia - Red with yellow flowers Red Canna - one plant, plenty of seeds 4 O'Clock seeds (pink) yellow flowerng plant available upon request. one blue Plumbago 2 Ruttya fruticosa - Hummingbird Plant or Rabbit Ears cuttings of 2 varieties of purple firespike That's if they'll all fit in my car. I've update my wish list: Amaryllis bulbs - all we have is red ones Bromiliads Orchids Heliconias Begonias: wax and angle wing Peppers - My wife and son are on a big pepper kick so I could use some of them. All I have is a serano. Ocra - My wife is also on a pickling kick and loves Ocra. Almost any flowering plant, especially if it flowers in the winter Steve Here is a link that might be useful: Billbergia nutans

Trades are getting slimmer. I've been weeding out the plants I don't want over the past few years and haven't got enough of the plants I like to be able to divide much. Hope that changes in a year or two! I can bring: My seed stash 1 black walnut seedling Daylilies (unknown type but definitely not ditch lilies) Mums (yellow) Black eyed susans Grape hyacinth bulbs Lycoris bulbs Small flowered coreopsis seedlings Russian sage cuttings (roots easily in water during the spring) Star of Bethlehem bulbs (can be VERY invasive and is very poisonous to dogs and cats but perhaps in a pot it wouldn't be too bad) Hyacinthoides (wood hyacinth)-white I may not get to dig all of these (time is getting short), so let me know if you want something and I'll make sure I bring it. Diana Lynn

Hmmm....Just a few wants so far. poisondart-dianthus zing rose imabirdnut-dianthus-red red rose " " -orange ripple gr8heather-orange bell pepper I will have my full list up in the next day or so...is that okay Michelle. ageratum-patina purple agastache-apricot sprite astilboides tabularis aster- mary gregory armeria-ballerina red amaranthus-copperhead amaranthus-hot bisquits amaranthus-intense purple bachelors buttons-blackball basil-spicy balsam mix bluebells blackberry lily balloon flowers: astra double white double blue hakone white sentimental blue campanula-white clips campanula-americanum campanula-tokian blue camapnula persi-alba celosia-new look red celosia argentia-orange *small amount " "- bright pink " "-yellow celosia-dark pink candles-white candles-light pink candles columbine- winky blue-winky red-white angel-spring magic yellow coreopsis- autumn blush-route 66- codonopsis lancelota cosmos-ladybird dwarf yellow Daisy-snow lady-gold rush Dianthus-firewitch -poem -dbl. gaiety -gaiety raspberry parfait telstar carmine-small amount black magic neon stars sooty ideal violet picotee-small amount yellow knappi Dicentra-white knight daylily-magic carpet ride daylily-variegated charm delphinium-lavender gaurdian datura-double yellow-stramonium-giant tutula-black metal swirl eryngium-jade frost-silver ghost-blue hobbit echever echinops geum -cooky-rivale-blazing sunset-mrs bradshaw geranium-confetti-jesters jacket-splish splash-espresso*-red robin*- dark reiter*>>>>>>>>> *= small amount gaillardia- yellow queen hibiscus- lemon slice-luna pink swirl-luna red-hardy pink heliopsis- summer sun-ballerina*-praire sunset* hollyhock-double red heuchera-mocha-blackout*-frosted violet-pistache- tellima grandiflora heuchera family jasione-blue light jacobs ladder kiss me over the garden gate lupine-tutti fruitti-morello cherry-chandelier( 10 seeds creamy yellow) lobelia-great blue-siphilica white lychnis-angela blush-vesuvius-flo-jovis peggy-salmon marigold-disco flame malva fastigata-marienetta-alba money plant-white monarda punctata, dotted horsemint pumpkin tree pepper-fish penstemon-cobaea prunella-freelander blue poppy- prince of orange potentilla-monarchs velvet-molten fire petunia-laura bush-tidal wave purple*-pink wave scrophularia-red birds in a tree** rheum-edmondi rudbeckia-sputnik-Denver daisy-dbl.gold-green wizard scabiosa-red, this one was sold years ago by T&M, it is red! sidalcea-party girl stoksia-honey song blue-peachies pickklaus jelitto spilanthes sunflower, perennial lemon queen spergularia salvia-artemis-purple volcano-framboise-forest fire-salsa purple-vista red toad lily-white, pure white snapdragon-tall pink verbena-trailing pink and purple mix-white- vine-pink coral verbascum-alba-pink and blue pixie mix xeranthemum yarrow-apple blossom-salmon beauty,2010-summer wine-sunny seduction,2010 This post was edited by ishareflowers on Sun, Feb 3, 13 at 21:39