Will anyone have brugmansia?

Most of my brugmansia's died back over the winter even thou they were brought inside in pots. I thought I had lost a few but eventually they all came back up. Some are still pretty small.

Maybe they will be big enough for some cuttings by the swap.

Are you looking for anything in particular?

Not me personally, a friend mentioned to me that she used to have pregnancy us and lost them in a move. Brugmansia LOL

pregnancy us ??

Yes, I left it in because I thought it was funny; My phone doesn't understand me any better than my old boyfriends did.

Just found some pigeonberry coming up in 3 pots of soil that I had prepared for... something LOL. Also, two pairs of old-fashioned blue denim overalls at an estate jumped into my pile of purchases, so I will be bringing them. Also have quite a few 1- and either 2- or 3-gallon pots, & a number of bog plants, not sure exactly what they are, will take photos if someone is interested.

Hope I can make it this time. I'll have seeds for certain. Maybe some rooted cutings. I dunno, maybe just show up with food. I'm gonna be out of town the whole month of September. Hubby does the best he can, but, well, you know.

It's been many years since I've been able to come to a swap! I hope my garden will recover enough to have some to trade! Ugh this summer was killer.

Seamommy, just put everything on timers lol! It will be good to see you! Jules, I think we're all eyeballing our gardens with a skeptical eye. BUT... today I saw new flowers on crepe myrtle, red Spider Lily, Schoolhouse Lily, and obedient plant. I'm beginning to suspect my garden is more resilient than I am!

I’ve got mums, sedum, orange daylillies and a few other things plus seeds. Will check when I get home.

Yay! You bringing the sprigs, too? They're fun!

Trying to root some flame acanthus, and put a couple of comfrey plants into pots. Shan, I just put the world's tiniest Redbud seedling in a pot for you, cross fingers!

Flame acanthus cuttings

Some kind of oniony thing, maybe garlic chives. Bee not included!

Pink 4oclock

Mother of millions. Sun-loving succulent, Take It inside during cold weather. Reproduces like guppies!

Red Yucca. Full sun, good drainage, drought tolerant. I can bring 2 of them.

Turk's Cap, historic red

Bog plants. Have more...

I'm coming home to Texas on 2 October so I'm certain to make the swap this year. I have brugs, all NOID so I can bring cuttings. Don't know if I'll have time to get them rooted though. I also have some plumarias that need a bit of trimming back this year. Both of these are easy to root in soil or water.

Yay! It will be so good to see you! I would like some of the brug cuttings for the lady I met at the Waffle House LOL. What can I bring you?

Want kids books and school supplies! I don't need any more plants, or pots...Don't know how that happened but it did LOL. A friend and I have sort of adopted an elementary school in Dallas. They need school supplies, especially one subject, wide ruled spiral notebooks, and books for their Library. Birdie Alexander is grades pre-k through 5th, so there's a wide range of books that would be appropriate. We have been getting them from thrift stores and estate sales. The librarian used to keep the shelves filled, but she has retired or moved on, and there's no funding to buy books.

This has been a crazy yr, but I'm planning on making the swap. I have aloes potted from my neighbor and my butterfly ginger has gone crazy so I can bring some of that. Not sure what else yet.

Super!

I'm getting excited! It will be so great to see everybody.

Anyone interested in flame acanthus cuttings? These things were way too big and floppy, and they were shading some smaller sun-loving plants, so I gave them a haircut. Result is about a million good size branches that can be cut into smaller cuttings. Flame acanthus is easy to root, it likes full sun and dry conditions, and it's brilliant deep orange flowers attract pollinators.

I can bring some brugmansia cuttings. They're NOIDs and won't be rooted by then. They have just finished blooming this week. But I'll cut them on Saturday morning so they'll be fresh. I also have some seeds.

I might have a couple morning glory bush cuttings.

I have pink and white in these. Like brugs, they root easily from cuttings.

Seamommy, I would love to have pink morning glory bush cuttings. I already have white. I have a few rooted things to bring: dutchman's pipe, Carolina phlox, a shrimp plant, Mexican flame vine and a few others that I don't recall right now I'm not at home to look. If anyone wants Peters purple monarda I can dig some.

Are we gonna need a boat? lol. I need to get stuff ready

Cheryl, what can I bring you in exchange for some cuttings?

If you don't ask for anything, I will bring you 150 Mexican petunias and 75 pink four o'clocks LOL. Joann can you use some more compost or some mulch?

I have got Cabin Fever from all this rain. If we need boats, I'm just going to get a boat and travel to Fort Worth on Saturday. It will be so good to see everyone.

Sylvia, always need more compost/mulch. thanks

Sylvia, do you root your acanthus cuttings in water? About how long does it take for them to show roots? I have a yellow acanthus and want to root cuttings in case it doesn't come back next spring.

Mine is the orange flame acanthus, which is probably the species type, therefore probably the easiest to root. I snip them off about 8 inches long,

Strip the lower leaves off the bottom half, barely scrape off the thin outside layer of tissue... And lick the stem. Yes I did really say that. There's an enzyme in our mouths that acts as a very mild rooting hormone. Then I stick them in a pot of homemade compost, keep them moist, keep them shaded for about 2 or 3 days,then move them into mild sunshine. And they root within about a week. The roots are tiny, but they will appear all along that bottom part of the stem.

Phone is giving me fits, so I'm having to break my messages into small bits. Working in Garden today. Dug up a crepe myrtle that's getting too much shade, pink flowers, I will bring if someone wants it. Also and bringing some irises that were marked in one place as spuria and in another place as Louisiana. Whatever they are, they will grow. Have mother of millions, Cast Iron Plant, false aloe, Lamb's Ear, trumpet vine,

Pink four o'clocks, several pots of flame acanthus, comfrey, Jewel of opar that I accidentally broke and stuck into a pot just this minute, little bit of lemon mint, some red Yucca, just tiny babies that I started from seed. If anyone wants, I can bring some pecan and Oak seedlings. They are very heavy and take up room so ask if you want. At least one pot of pigeon Berry. oddly enough, I have some horse herb. I planted something, forget what, and horse herb came up.

Have something that I think is white mulberry, and a bunch of seeds, some pots, to seed starting trays with pots, a pair of in-line skates, and ttwo Willow wreath for crafts.

I have world's tiniest Redbud seedling for Shannon, also a little bit bigger one that I'm not sure if it's alive or not. Also some compost and some mulch for Joanne. If I have missed anyone, please let me know. Speak now or forever hold your horses LOL.

Forecast for Saturday in Fort Worth is 59 to 64 degrees, scattered showers, 40% chance of rain. The Pavilion is covered, so we might get damp running from the car to the Pavilion, but I don't think we'll need a boat!

Truck is loaded, Sorry but I didn't get anything marked. Linda is the MX flame vine spoken for? I've been trying to grow that from seeds with no luck

Heading out right now, so glad to see a clear blue sky LOL! If anyone needs me you can call, do not text, because I can't drive and read at the same time. 214-980-5496

What a great swamp! Thanks to all for the wonderful plants and the great time. It was wonderful to see everyone.

Ditto!

and ditto from me too. Joanne, I already got some of the cuttings in dirt and some in a jar of water. Trying both methods to see which works. Thanks for all the new plants.