We am looking forward to attending this year. Put me down for two. I am getting my plants potted now. Thanks for having another swap.

Great!
I've got some hostas, and some dwarf white echnacea already potted up. And I know there are lots of others I want to get to this weekend.

Plus, we'll have some really cool door prize items!

Just a month away -- I need to start planting things up!

This has been a great summer for the housplants vacationing in the backyard, and I have more than I could possibly bring in for the winter. I'll probably have some palms and spiderplants to bring. And my cousin is potting up hosta and heuchera.

I've been having fun with terrariums this summer, and am working on a nice one for a door prize -- possibly some decorative pots, too.

Looking forward to it!

I'm seriously considering coming. I've got to take a look around and see what I can bring.

Barbi

Excellent! The more the merrier!

Hi-there! I was planning on coming :> I just wrote it on the family calendar & my personal one.

I'm not sure what I'll have.

Any suggestions on what to bring for the potluck??

Sarah

Welcome, Sarah -- if it's on the calander, it must be real!

Anything goes with the potluck -- desserts are always popular, or chips. Maybe veggies and dip, since we're in the garden mode.

Look forward to seeing you!

Hi everybody! Thanks for hosting again Alison, we had a great time last year, Terri has a great yard for swapping! I'm coming, I'll have to check with mom and see how her schedule is.

If anybody wants Japanese Spikenard reply here or send me an email and let me know how many you want. It's a giant perennial, up to 10 x 10 feet, but a really stunning, choice plant for shade. It was supposed to be difficult from seed but I must have gotten the lucky batch, they all came up. No trade required, I'm just trying to find homes for these. I don't know if I want to put them in the actual swap because I don't want anybody to get an unpleasant surprise later if they don't read the tag right!

I'll be bringing lots of Irises to the swap, seems they all need divided this year. Plenty of other stuff too. Can't wait!

Jeanne

Any suggestions on what to bring for the potluck??

The weather in September is always a gamble, I wait until later to decide. if it's hot, I bring something cool. If it's cold, I bring something warm. (or hot).

Chocolate, of course, goes with any season. :)

Jeanne

Japanese Spikenard? I don't think I've every heard of it! Unfortunately, 10 x 10 is about the size of my backyard, so I may not be a good foster parent. But it sounds like a great way to eat up shady space!

I've got some perennial herbs to contribute; some golden sage and wooly time. And probably some sedum -- including a lovely tall, lavender flowered one that I got from Pricess Mimi several years ago at the spring swap.

I'm getting excited!

I tyhink I will also bring some lady's mantle to the swap. I've had some in place for 2 years now , and it just doesn't seem to like the spot. Better to give it good chance somewhere else!

I'll be dividing and potting up some more plants this weekend, getting ready for the swap! I have several forsythia starts, in addition to my odds & ends. There will be coffee, tea, juice and muffins beginning at 10:30 - come on, you early birds! See you next Saturday!

Woo-hoo! Just got back from vacation, and am surveying what I've got -- along with some last minute additions. need to stop by the store tonight on my way home from work -- if there's no good looking pork shoulders I may make chicken wings instead.

In either case, I'm looking forward to good food, good plants -- and a good time!

skipping my part time job in the morning so I can dig for the swap on Saturday! Me and Kim may not have much to trade but we wouldn't miss it for the world! I am soo geeked!

Hi Gardening Friends!
I've had a slow to really slow time in the garden lately. I do have some pothos starts to swap, but that's it & they're not potted, just roots in water. I have *NOTHING* potted, but would still love to come visit. I'd be happy to bring something for the pot luck & VERY HAPPY to not bring any plants home. I just love to sit around & chit-chat w/other gardeners. I learn A LOT!

Please let me know what you think. Thanks...., Sarah

PS I could bring some tomatoes from the garden to give to whomever would like some. :>

I would love tomatoes from the garden! I think that would be a great trade item. :)

Oh BTW, mom will be coming with me. See you all tomorrow!

Jeanne

Thank you, Terri & Alison (& all who were there) for such a wonderful, easy-going, delicious afternoon filled w/laughter, seeds, transplants & markers.

I'm really glad June came to visit too!! She's such a fun lady...

'til the spring swap..., Sarah :>

Thanks to everyone who came -- it was a blast! Big thanks to Terri and her husband, for setting everything up and making it all seem so effortless. (And thanks to Dave for manning the fire pit on a surprisingly cool day!) The food was fantastic -- not sure who brought the pork medallions, but they were mighty tasty. And I sat down at the end and had a piece of each of the three pies -- yum!

Wonderful to see everyone -- Maxine and Dan, who came up from Chillicothe, get the award for the farthest travelled. Other than Terri, Sherry-from-around-the-corner had the shortest trip -- but weren't you glad you brought your car anyway, for all the plants you picked up?

It's always good to see Jeanne and Mary -- aka "June" -- and the ever-ebullient Mouse and Kim+1. It was great to meet you, too, Sarah; your enthusiasm is infectious! I think Terri T. was the best prepared -- she showed up with a list of plants she'd researched that would suit her conditions and caught her interest. She was able to pick up several from her list!

I got so many great plants I hadn't even known I *needed* -- like hellbore seedlings, filipendula, and Bath pinks. And I got alllllllmost enough purple ajuga to finish off the back yard ;)

As if the food and plants and comraderie wasn't enough, thanks to Mouse for bringing the perfect way to cap off the afternoon -- a bright white Taurus and a bucketful of colorful markers. We got to kick off her new ArtCar with our own creations. Nothing feels more deliciously sneaky than drawing on something you usually don't get to draw on!

Thanks to everyone for making it such a great afternoon.
As Kim wrote on Mouse's car, here's to "Peace, Love and Gardening! (And Chocolate!)"