Ms. Sheila, I dont know your name on here but I have something really interestingly edible for you to try. Im sharing with you so you can keep it alive in case i kill it lol. Its not cold tolerant.

Ive been really lax again this year so I'm not prepared lol. It's cutting back time here so i have cuttings of almost everything in my yard. I will be there for the adoptions & good fellowship. Going out now to see what I can offer.

Sorry I missed some of your plants this time around Ragna! I'll be sure to pay attention earlier next time.

Hi all. I updated my idea book to reflect my trades, please let me know if I missed anyone.

@Sara Grossie if you are interested in any of the hoyas or dischidias please let me know. I probably wont bring that whole list with me Sat.

@roselee z8b S.W. Texas did you ever decide what you wanted from me? and I won't be able to be there Saturday, is there another day I could swing by and swap?

@Alex (SA-8b)if you do I'll give roselee your hoya. Just let me know!

@ktessanne13 im interested in anything rooted with visibly veiny leaves

@ktessanne13 no dischidias

@Sara Grossie my list is above, not sure anything would considered veiny but the NOID has large leaves. I'll bring one for you to see.

Also if anyone else is interested in hoyas please check my list and let me know. Thanks!

@ktessanne13 by Veiny I mean something like finlaysonii, meredithii, etc

Our new swap site on the grounds of the Islamic Center is very nice! I drove over there today. There are a lot of picnic tables and parking is close to the tables.

As you approach 8638 Fairhaven you will see a black iron fence along the street. There are two gates. Take either one. Drive to the back of the first building and you will come to a spacious parking lot. The picnic area is on the left of the parking lot under some big trees.

Thank you Mizan and Mike for offering this lovely spot for our swap.

I know Im late but Ive updated my Ideabook if anyone wants anything.

shellshok I'd love some agapanthus, I have a haworthia and some aloes packed up.

Ragna and all fellow plant nutters, it is a pleasure to welcome all. I'm glad the icsa guardian let us use the picnic areas. Mike has a key to the mobile home school cafeteria... that's the bathroom and I hope it rains Friday instead of Saturday or in case it decided to pour that's where we are going to end up in.
I don't have plants to give away but I'll bring a pot of Texas red oak seedling about 12" tall if Sarah is interested. As usual I'm bringing pots of coffee and some muffins for all to share. See you guys and gals.

I'll be bringing cupcakes!

Shellshok I’d like to trade for Celeste cuttings.

Ktessanne13, cupcakes are welcome too. Hahaha

Did anyone want yellow water iris? I won't bring unless you request. I have to get them from my pond.

I would love any ferns and shade plants if you have any. Does anyone happen to have a Columbine?

Does anyone have a rosemary plant? I would like one that is rooted?

HU I have a tail cactus but it isn't like the long fuzzy kind. It's small but it produces bright orange flowers. I can bring you some pieces if you want.

Simgma3 I have a cardamon for you. :)

Ms. Pat, may I have a red crinum? I'll dig you up a canna. Thanks!

Ktessanne- can I trade you the agapanthus for school house lily instead?

Shellshok, I"m interested in your thai and lime basil cuttings. Also, you said you had other ornamental varieties of potato vine? I have cuttings of chipotle and guacamole. I'm also interested in cuttings of your golden, cebu blue, and polynesia ivies. I have variegated agave pups, a variegated aloe pup, a variegated cactus pad, cuttings of white morning glory bush, and a sweet autumn clematis plant if you are interested. Thanks.

Shellshok the schoolhouse lilies are just bulbs but I have plenty so sure!

@sigma3, @roselee, @sara Grossie,@loreleicomal will not attending the plant swap my father is in the hospital and sadly it will be impossible for me to attend if it’s okay with you guys I can contact you guys later for a trade with the plants we had discussed before.

@HU-967557713 oh no! All the best to you and your family

Hu967557713 so sorry to hear. Of course we can make other arrangements. Sending well wishes to your family.

@HU-967557713 sorry to hear that, all the best to you & your family.

Thanks all for a fun day despite the chill! It was great meeting you all. I'm looking forward to the next one.

Thank you all for the well wishes

HU-967557713 sorry to hear about your father. Wishing for a speedy recovery for him.

Glad to see everyone again. Thanks for all the great plants. HU, praying for your dad that all will be well. Hope to see you all again in the spring. :)

We had a wonderful swap, but I wouldn't expect anything less from a bunch of SAPS? LOL

Yes, it was a little on the cool side. All agreed it was way better than hot which San Antonio has had enough of for a while. It was windy too, but I was more 'blown away' by the variety and abundance of plants, some quite rare.

We were sorry that several of you had things come up unexpectedly and were unable to attend including our swap organizer Lorelei. We trust we'll see you next time.

Following are a few photos of lots of happy swappers. I'm afraid I missed getting photos of a couple of people ... so sorry ... :-(

Continued next post ...

More next post ...

More to come...

One of the highlights of the day was a tour of the beautiful mosque conducted by Mike ...

Still more next post ...

It's an absolutely gorgeous place inside and out.

Mizan and Mike say we are welcome to have our future swaps at the center's lovely picnic grounds. Yay!

We are so lucky to have wonderful weather to be outside planting our new acquisitions! I'll be doing just that tomorrow. How many of you have at least some of your stuff planted?

Happy Gardening!

Great pics! Cuttings potted; That's as far as I got today lol. Thx everyone

Ragna, Awesome pictures. I was having so much fun I didn't notice it was past 12 noon. Lol. We did good Ragna. We didn't want to collect anymore plants but could say no to two cute succulents and a bag of shallot seeds. Thank you to JoAnn and John. Thank you Sheila. Thank you all. We missed Lorelei, Mara, Patty, msbyrd and other regulars. God willing hope to see all next swap in the spring.

I missed y'all too. It looks like it was great swap, darn it all.

Oh my gosh, I’m so sorry I missed this swap but plan and hope to be there in April. I have been thoroughly enjoying San Francisco weather and the plants here though!

Me too...hope to see all next swap in the spring.

I had a great time and came home with a bunch of great plants. I can't wait for the spring swap. Thanks again to everyone that I received plants from. So worth the drive.

Lorelei, do bring home a redwood in a plate. Mike and I visited Muir garden many years ago it’s fabulous.
Oh what do you and everybody else think of Saturday April 11th 2020 for the spring swap?

Mizan, the date suggested sounds good to me!

HU-713, I hope things are going well for your father. In the meantime, you might want to set up your Houzz page to send and receive messages.

HU-967557713, thank you for activating your Houzz message system during this difficult time for you.

@loreleicomal I went over to Mrs.Roselee‘s house this past Monday to complete the pending trade. She gave me the plans that you had set aside for me, and I just wanted to thank you so much for the euphorbia greenwayi and the Hoya obovata, they’re so beautiful I really appreciate it :) let me know if your looking for anything in particular that I might have. Thank you so much once again :)

For all the swappers on this thread the spring thread is up and running. Swapping has begun ... Yay! List your haves and wants here: Spring 2020 San Antonio Plant Swap April 11 ...

Well, as you all know our wonderful plant swap has been put on hold. But while waiting for things to settle down so we can meet again this is a fun read from Felder Rushing's blog; Plant Swap Treasures:

Pssst! I got jewels of Opar and a string of pearls… wanna make a deal?

Among other neat things he talks about is the back story of the common name for Talinum paniculatum. Wow! I'm a Tarzan fan from the old comic book days and I never knew that!

Happy gardening! :-)

I liked that ! I STILL have that plant coming up in pots around the patio!!!