I am interested in Edsiajb's Tillandsia as well; let me know what you are interested in. And Kenneth, I would like any of the following: red Angelwing begonia, jades, gasterias, aloes (anything for a strawberry pot), as well as any alternathera / coleus you have left over (if it's from the sale I will compensate/donate for it, please). You are welcome to anything on my exchange page, but I am saving you the best manettia cordifolia I have (very hardy for me and a "crackhouse" for hummingbirds and butterflies!). I'll be updating my trades and placing all info on my Exchange Page if I can find it. I'm still trying to figure out this new GW site, while trying to familiarize myself with the new "Southern Living Garden Book". Those two things are irritating enough - tomorrow I have a root canal, so "stay tuned". ;-D (Below is a shot of one of my many clumps of pulmonaria, ordered from "up nawth" because B'ham nurseries deem it not hardy here. It's 5+ years old, and been through one of the hottest/driest summers on record.)

Charlotte Spring Plant Swap 2015 SUNDAY, April 19, 2pm, rain or shine! Marion Diehl Park 2219 Tyvola Road, Charlotte, NC 28210 There is only one shelter. The park is connected to Queens University Sports Complex, and you can turn into the park at the Queen's entrance, or the Marion Diehl entrance. For first time swappers - we don't care if you have weeds or high dollar orchids. If you have plants to give away and want them to go to good homes, this is the place to be. We trade anything and everything. If you don't have much, don't worry - we don't have rules about that either. Hopefully everyone will go home with more than they brought! Other gardening stuff is also welcome- pots, books, bulbs, cuttings, magazines, potting soil, tools, statues, etc. Please label your plants. Something simple like "yellow daylilies" or "cactus houseplant" or "shade ground cover". This will make it easier to know where to plant the new plants we take home. How it works: You show up early and place your plants in with all the other plants. You find a spot away from the shelter where you can stash the plants you grab during the swap. I will welcome everyone to the swap and ring a bell. You get to grab ONE plant and take it to your stash zone. We do this two or three times before we change it to TWO plants per ring and then THREE plants and finally we have a free-for-all where the leftovers can be claimed by anyone. The Plant Swap is free. If you feel inclined, you can leave a small donation toward the renting of the shelter. Questions: elaine.dickson@gmail.com

He he, They ( My family) don't call me "Miracle woman" for nothing! I am really praying for everyone who wants to be part of the fun party, we call the raleigh swaps, to be able to show up. ok I am now doing the rain dance.. hope the rains happen ( rain bearing gentle "Erica" ). we need them till the end of summer. May it be later please..or let us have a decent fall season. !! No frosty temps till like or mid December. A well behaved southern winter but nothing too long like the last one, just enough chilling hours for the some of the plants that need it. eh? Did I miss anything?

Karen W., yes, we still have Opuntia Dark Knight for you, but it is a new one. One important lesson was learned about them in 2020. While they root easily and start growing, the original pad that touches the ground is not yet ready to be exposed unprotected to the outdoors moisture (rain) - and it is likely to rot if it is. It needs to age (cork) its surface first to become as resistant as the mother plant. So while it is advantageous for the cutting to be exposed to full sun outdoors, it should not be allowed to get wet for a prolonged time until its base is woodified and brown.