Here's a link to photos from last year's swap:

Here is a link that might be useful: 2010 Central Indiana Plant Swap

Happy spring katie. Getting excited about this years plant swap and wondered if you knew yet what you'll be bringing for swap?

I haven't done much to clean out my beds yet, so I don't have a lot potted up yet. I do have tomato and basil seedlings. I had great germination, so chances are that I'll have some extras for the swap. I also accidently uprooted part of a coreopsis when I was cleaning out one of my beds. I potted it up. I have a lovely pink hellebore that I will bring. I might also have some Jack Frost brunnera that's ready to divide.

The usual suspects will likely be part of what I bring: daylilies, Asiatic lilies, May night salvia, various hosta, lamium, sweet woodruff, coneflower, hardy hibiscus, and heliopsis.

What do you think that you might be able to bring?

Here is a link that might be useful: A link to this year's tomato list

I made up a flyer for the event this year. Below is a link to the flyer. Please make copies of the flyer to give to friends, family, and colleagues who like to garden. The flyer is in a PDF format so it anyone should be able to open it and print it out.

Thanks for help in getting the word out!
Katie

Here is a link that might be useful: Plant Swap 2011 flyer

Hi, Katie,

Nice of you to organize this again! I'll be bringing a lot of garden "left-overs," as usual! I'm not sure what all I will have, as I often sell/give away/swap plants all spring. Right now, I think I'll have a number of hosta, various varieties, some daylilies, vegetable bedding plants, siberian and bearded iris, coneflower, and who knows what else I may decide to dig and bring. I get new things in trade -- and sometimes I just take them to re-trade it.

Swapping/buying/selling/giving away everything "gardening" is lots of fun!

Rosemarie (aka Indyrose)

Wasn't sure if I could make it this year (my niece's wedding shower is happening on Saturday in Chicago) but I think I've organized things well enough to be back in town on time!

Currently I have potted up:
Wood Poppy (Celadine Poppy)
Columbine (Native/Red-yellow, Purple, Cream)
Toadflax (pink/light purple)
Oriental Poppy (orange)
Unnamed hostas (narrow all green leaves or green & white variegated)
Skullcap (Scutellaria incana)
New Engalnd Aster (Aster novae-angliae)
Hardy water lily
Wild, Blue Flag Iris, Sweet Flag

I also have a variety of other things I'd be willing to bring, if I hear any interest:
lots of Indiana natives
Northern Sea Oats
Canada Blue Rye Grass
Bottlebrush Grass
Indian Grass
Big Blue Stem
Cupplant
Rosinweed
Winterberry
Beak Grass

I've attached a link to an album that has some photos of the things I have ready to go to the swap. If you wander through some of my other garden albums, there might be other plants I'd be willing to bring too.

Here is a link that might be useful: Fiona's Plants for the Swap

Looking forward to Sunday - so far I have potted up:
2 thornless blackberry bush
3 Redbud approx. 2-4 ft tall
6 Money Plant seedings
4 Lamb's ear

several various iris (bareroot)

So far, I have "walking onions",Black Krim tomatoes, and daylilies (Stella de Oro, I think).

My redbuds are not looking too good. I hope they snap out of it. if anyone is looking for anything specific, please let me know, I probably have it lol. Katie do you have things to add to your list of what you're bringing? I have a friend coming looking for some lily of the valley if anyone has extra. See you all there.

I currently have potted:
hosta-green veriagated
rose of sharon
tulip tree
peppermint
may night salvia
autumn joy sedum
coreopsis
Looking forward to Sunday!

It looks like you are all bringing some great plants! So far, I have potted up

Sun:
geranium 'Max Frei'
salvia 'May night'
daylily 'happy returns'
heliopsis
monarda 'Jacob Klein'
rudibeckia
iris

Shade:
hosta 'patriot'
hosta 'love pat'
hosta 'candy hearts'
ferns
sweet woodruff

I will pot up some more plants tomorrow morning and Saturday.

I had some time before work to garden so I potted up

hosta 'sagae'
hosta 'ghost spirit'
astilbe
unknown hostas

I also have some rosemary that I started from clippings and some extra heirloom tomato and basil seedlings.

you all have some really great stuff I'm looking for and can't wait to add it to my garden. I've attached a photo album from my facebook account of all my Garden flowers - if you see anything I might be able to trade with you, please be sure to let me know before Sunday. Hope you enjoy my pics.

Here is a link that might be useful: MY GARDEN

Bring your rain gear. We're stlll having the swap, even if it's raining.

Thanks for braving the weather and bringing all the wonderful plants. :)

Carrie it was great to see you again!

--Kate the indecisive.

I had an awesome time! Can't wait til next year. I have lots of other plants that I didn't think to bring this year. (It was my first time) Thanks for putting this together
Francesca

I was hoping perhaps we could get together with the lady who puts these together and reschedule this event. I was very much looking forward to it. Perhaps the 6th, or the 13th of May?

If it has to be the 29th, perhaps we could just pick another park. Wiki has a list of Indy parks: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_parks_in_Indianapolis Or we could try the Indy Parks site: http://www.indy.gov/eGov/City/DPR/Pages/IndyParksHome.aspx

I wonder if there is anything I can do to help raise support or get the word out? Perhaps we could send out e-mails to previous participants or open a "Meet Up" event?

If the lady hosting no longer wishes to host thise year, perhpas a few of us could pull it together anyway?

Mrs GreenThumbs: I have had several of my friends wanting to know about the 2012 plant swap. I dont know what's happened to Katie who normal runs it. I too think we should try to throw something together if there's not going to be one. I live right across the street from one of the Indy Parks on the Southwest side. As far as advertising and getting the word out, I always post it on my facebook and invite my gardening friends. Just getting down to a few weekends and we can't do Mother's day Sunday. Katie where are you?

how about we shoot for the last weekend of the month? The 27th of may? If we pick a date and a time, we can start getting the word out and strum up some support. Could you find out if a get-together would be possible at your local park on that date?