Looking forward to making it, will be really early or late as it conflicts with the NPA sale. I'll be bringing: Dalhia Tubers light pink and a dark foliage dark pink Peony tubers (lost names) Sweet Peas - Spanish Dancer or Scent Infusion Yellow Epimedium Looking for colored hellebores - have dark pink for trade Brugmansia white or yellow - have pink for trade Would love to find the following for a special trade, I'm sure i can come up with something else as well! Eucomis Pole-evansii Albutilon 'Nabob' Mimulus pictus Lupine - Rodeo Rose Cold hardy Schefflera (Schefflera taiwaniana or alpina) Hydrangea aspira

Dear ccckoball, Everything on your "have" list would be of interest at the exchange. I have seen tree peonies and they went like hotcakes. Meeting and Greeting is reason enough to attend. There will be others at the swap who will be hosting exchanges later in the spring and summer at private homes. These are really nice events. As for plants, the less common it is the more likely you will have takers. Trade ediquett is very subjective. Some attend with a coveted rare plant and will settle for nothing less than an equal trade. What's precious to some is common to others. For example, one new trader attended with a double daisy which a close friend has passed along to her. The sentimental value of the plant exceeded the horticultural value. In my mind, there is some personal attatchment with every plant I trade, so I really liked the thought of that daisy in my garden and I gladly made an exchange. It's subjective. And it's really fun. I always bring divisions of things I just want to give away and if it results in a trade, so much the better. I never come home with less than 20 new things for my garden. In fact, there are trades where I wished I had come home with less :) You will see well over 100 different cultivars/plants among the traders. In the end it's less about savvy trading, and more about the getting together and sharing stories and plants from our gardens. Hope to see you there Saturday, Regards, Jim Eichner

Have reserved Blue Fescue plants : sasha-nh (TY for S&S hosta) and annie nh Will bring additional for the taking/trading. Its a very pretty plant that can be ignored once planted. It is not particular about soil either. Lisa(ishareflowers), thank you so much for bringing sweet woodruff for me! No tornado damage here, although high winds did take down a few tree limbs. Just north of me by 10 miles did take a hit, especially Sturbridge and Brimfield. Springfield and Munson have unbelievable serious damage where the tornado touched down. Very sad the amount of property damage sustained in the tornado path, which seemed to follow along the towns on the Mass Pike. Susan

The swap is just a little over a month away! Check out the Swap Forum on the website and don't miss out on those plants you've been wanting forever! We really need new gardeners that could provide good homes for all those extra plants and gardening stuff. Be sure to tell your friends about this exciting event!