I have a lot of daffodils blooming already, along with yarrow I think.

Here's the first yellow iris of 2015.

frozen.

didn't look any further, had to come inside to thaw out.

I'm hoping to make the swap. Haven't had a chance to see what is up enough that I can dig yet with all of the rain. I'll try to do that this weekend.

Yeah, I'm bummed that I can't go to the FW Swap :(
I can bring soaps and shampoos like you get at Hotels if that would help.. Yard is sopping wet but I'll put on my water boots and sludge thru.

On the blue bottles, wine or beer sized? I won't make it to the Waxahachie swap, but can bring blue bottles to the Fort Worth swap if your friend still wants some.

It's just too wet to dig in the black clay but I did go around and note things that could be dug.
daffodils (Sylvia)
apple mint
inland seaoats
Japanese Honeysuckle (travelled from my neighbors yard. ugh)
Brazilian rockrose
Tiny Mt Laurel plants
garlic
society garlic
fall obedient
purple snapdragon vine
gulf coast penstemon
Maximilian sunflower
Clove currant
white passion vine
mexican hydrangea still dormant but stalks are sticking up
Green rose unrooted cutting
red skullcap unrooted cuttings
Rosa Palustris -rose hips (Sylvia)
Cherokee rose- rose hips (Sylvia)
Sunshine prairie rose - rose hips (Sylvia)

soaps, shampoos etc (Sylvia)

I am going to try to make it. I would love to have blue spruce sedum, Sylvia. Looks like I will have to go to Dollar Tree and see what I can find to bring to the swap. Although, I may be able to pot up some old fashioned sedum. I don't know what it is, but it has lavender blooms in the fall that the bees love.

lol. I can bring rose hips for those native roses. I've had better luck with growing from seeds then from cuttings of roses. The green rose never has rose hips though so I could bring cuttings for that one

Sylvia got you down for all of the above. I just put the rose hips in a pot and keep moist.
I'm wanting to make a living wreath kinda like http://www.bhg.com/gardening/container/plans-ideas/make-a-succulent-wreath/, Would the sedums like you have work for this? If so I would like some.

Sorry Sylvia, I should have been more specific. You said that Beverly had a start on blue beer bottles. I have been collecting blue bottles from a neighbor and my personal recreation for a long time for a garden edging project and can share a few 12 packs of the Bud light Platinum blue beer bottles. The labels are a bear to remove so these will still have the labels on them.

My head hurts so bad and is so foggy from allergies, that post of mine did not make sense, sorry.

Looks like I am going to miss it again. I hope someone takes pictures.

Am I right in understanding that for this plant swap event, cuttings are OK? I have been to some plant sale events where a specific rule was, no cuttings, only rooted plants (even if you rooted them from cuttings, but they should established in their pot with roots already). But those were "sale" events rather than "swap" events, which I kind of take it as a trading event and no actual money might be used. In other words, if I want something from someone, I should be having something to trade with, not just money.

Though in fact, one of the things I have thought about is, I like sharing plants....but I didn't think I'd get more in return. In short, I would like to thin out my plants and materials, not necessarily bring back about the same amount that I took.

Is it ok to "give away" at the swaps?

I just re-arranged the flowerpots;

whew!

what a bunch of plants!

Here's my new list:

soapwort

obedient plant

lemon mint (puhleeze somebody take some of this wonderful-smelling plant!)

pineapple mint

garlic chives

groundcover sedum Blue Spruce

four o'clocks

vinca minor (vining plant that likes bright shade, evergreen if you water it during August & mulch it during the winter)

lamb's ears

yarrow

will dig up dwarf cannas, yellow or yellow with an orange throat, & red oak seedlings if someone wants them.

It's exciting to see your list, but I have a functionality question. Do you get these to the location by your own car or do you plan to rent something? I'm curious about that myself because as I think about the plants and items I could potentially bring, I think my car would be loaded and maybe not even possible to take as many things as I wanted to.

Sylvia, I'll take some of your pineapple and lemon mint. I'm not sure of what all I will have, but I will have something to trade with you besides the iris that I promised you already. Thanks.

will bring the 2 kinds of mint!

I have at least 20 small containers of the lemon mint, so I'm hoping a lot of people, at both swaps, want some of it!

I am planning on coming...my first swap. So I am taking in all the advice. Will have a picture of my empty flower bed to share so you all can give me ideas and hopefully plants. I will hit the stores to bring something for trade. I'm looking forward to putting faces with the names.

@texasgin, if you have a Dollar Tree or 99-cent store nearby, they have a fun variety of useful gardening supplies. Also, having been to Lowes recently where the clearance plants are making their way, it's been fun to browse there, too, and pick up items for the yard (or additionally, for a swap). And every maple, pecan, and redbud seedling (some of them 6" tall) that I pull up from my yard, I keep thinking -- hmmm, maybe someone would want that!

I just saw on weather report that there is an 80% chance of thunderstorms Saturday. Do you have a contingency plan for this meet?

Since I can't come, I haven't been digging anything for it, but I have been digging out Asian jasmine and nandinas. I've got the nandinas potted and can take run them by during lunch if anyone wants them. I have a wheelbarrow full of Asian jasmine blocks and can bag those if anyone is brave enough to put them in your yard. lol I also have a few 1 gallon and 5 gallon pots. I also have another rue plant this year.

Yes, Sylvia, my helper will be coming with me. I figure I only have another year or so before he doesn't want to come with me anymore :( He does love roses. LOL. I'm sure he will be happy to take it off your hands. Thanks for thinking of him.

Marti8a, I would love to take the rue plant off your hands if it hasn't been spoken for. Are you looking for anything in particular in trade? Thanks.

I'm also curious about the rain policy. Rain or shine?

If it rains, we'll head for the gazebo!

Marti, if you can make it to the Fort Worth swap in the following weekend, you can bring some of your plants to that, too!

Other than window blinds, which I don't spare ones or have access to, is there a good or recommended way to label the potted plants?

I had forgotten about the rain possibility. In fact, I saw the weather prediction for this weekend and was glad for it for my yard, but as for the plant swap, oh noes!

darlene, I'll see if I can dig it up tomorrow. I have to go to be in Dallas at noon, and hope my appointment doesn't drag on too long. A noon appointment really messes up my day.

I use my label maker and put a sticker on the pot.

went to help a friend clean out her iris bed this morning, & I now have a *bunch* of them! sorry for the bad photo, it was the best I could get. The bloom looks a lot like albicans, & it's just finishing its but it had a lavender stain or tinge, & it has stardust!

bloom season,

As much as I hate to say this, I will not be able to attend the swap tomorrow after all. Just got back from going to the doctor for my sinus problems and allergy problems. He told me to stay inside and not go outside unless absolutely necessary. These pollens in the air are playing havoc with my body and head. Had to take a mouthful of Advair this morning just to be able to breathe. '

Y'all have fun.

Dang!

These allergies are about to kill us all.

Take care of yourself, & we hope to see you either at the FW Swap next week-end or at least at the Waxahachie Autumn Swap!

Well, there were a lot of people, both old friends & new ones, & it was a lot of fun. Jo Ann may have turned me into a total rose nut by telling me how easy it is to start roses from seed! Thanks to all who made the swap enjoyable & successful, & I hope to see you all in the autumn!

I attended my first plant swap, and will be attending more. I met Sylvia, Darlene, Augie and Marti. All very knowledgable of plants. Thanks to Darlene I brought home more than I thought I needed. Planted them yesterday and used them all. Imagine that. Thank you all.

Sorry I missed it! I had dug up a few things, but had to work. I have someone who's interested in the plants, though, so they won't go to waste.

Glad everyone had a good time, and I hope to make the fall swap!

It was my first time to attend and I had a great time. Saw old and new friends as well. Joanne and Sylvia, you must share your rose secrets with me. LOL. Looking forward to the Fort Worth swap this coming Saturday.