A group swap is when multiple people sign-up to swap what they have. They take place under the Round Robin Exchange forum. Normally once the swap goes live the participants make a list of items they would be willing to swap and for then you pick the ones you want from the others list you can choose one of someone elses. The plants / seeds/ etc. are then mailed to the designee who swaps all the plants etc into the correct mailer and sends them back out. Thats just the quick version. They are a lot of fun. You should check out the forum and view a couple that are going on right now. I LOVE the seed swaps (they are my fav.) I get alot of awesome seeds that way. Normally whoever is doing the swapping will look at your want list and try to match up your top wants. Its pretty fun. This is the first water one I have done. Hope that helps. Tammy

Okay, I just went out and tagged the pre traded items... I have: Debra- persicaria- frosted violet - creme brulee sinbadsmom- hens and chicks-rosea-melton fire Annie- violet dusk- melton fire Marsha- what would you like for the balloon flowers? deidre- what can I bring you when I come to pick up? This is my revised list: 1 heuchera frosted violet left 1 Tiarella candy striper 1 columbine 1 ligularia baby 1 artemesia limelight 1 heuchera mocha iris superstition-cherubs smile and full tide rhizome 1 sedum xenox start 1 hose aubergine start added today: 1 sherwood purple ground cover phlox (marsha, you liked this at my house) 2 very low growing hosta 2 patriot hosta 1 solid green but not the traditional one, blue tones 1 bunchberry 1 black mondo grass just a start anemone queen charlotte geum miss wilmont lookin stressed out...... Lisa

going to be loading my car as well soon, just in case we get some rain - I would like everything to be in there, I have other things I did not mention before - plants that is, that I am bringing too- sure there will be people there who are just starting- and I started doing clippings and now have way too many of some things out here.

If I could add one suggestion. For the traders that come after you get there, they are trying to unload and set up, please give them a chance to set up and get their mind together before you attack. You could hep them by helping them unload and then give them a few minutes to enjoy before the trading begins and not everyone hit them at once. Just a suggestion I hope helps. Mike