Welcome to the Mid-Atlantic! We've got our own special gardening challenges, but all in all, it is not a bad place to be.

As for the swap, newbies are absolutely welcome. Newbies that are not too discriminating about what they take home, even more so :-)

Keep in mind that this is not going to be an even-steven kind of swap. Some people have lots to give away, others a little less, and some are just starting out, so they contribute in other ways. It's all good. If you have no plants or plant related material to bring to the swap (and that's cool), you can always supply some food.

My 'Haves' are here: http://www.gardenweb.com/members/exch/suja

Contact me by email if you see anything you'd like to have. Don't worry about not having anything to offer in return. At this point, I've got more plants than I know what to do with.

Happy gardening!
Suja

Greetings and Salutations!! Welcome to the land of red clay! :-)

Definitely come to the swap, and if you have one, bring an SUV or truck. (Suja's not kidding about the nondiscriminating thing.) Last year, my DH (dear husband) almost had to walk home because our SUV was COMPLETELY full!!! Then in the fall, I had grasses bungeed to the top of the 4Runner. The people on this forum are FABULOUS!! Friendly and generous.

Let us know what conditions you have (sunny, shade, wet, dry, etc.) and we can make plant suggestions. If you are interested in Native plants, there are several sales throughout the year. (See Link Below for a few.)

Happy Gardening!!

Jen

Here is a link that might be useful: Native Plants Sales

Hi K,
I live in Baltimore County, a bit south of you .Welcome to the Mid-Atlantic.
We have great plant swaps. They're alot of fun.
Great chats, great friends and great food.
as stated above....we all have more plants than we can manage in our yards, but like true gardeners, we always want/need/ more even if we don't have room. You will find that there are alot of generous people, ready to lend plants and advice and lots of encouragement.
You've arrived at a good time in Maryland...Springtime.
Looking forward to meeting you at the swap.
Bonnie

Wow! Thanks so much for your responses and it's a pleasure to meet you all! I hope to have you all as friends in the future. Thanks for the warm welcome and I look forward to chatting with ya'll in the future.

I am looking forward to the possiblity of the swap...I need to look up the details!

I have found myself obsessing over seed and garden catlogues in the last month and was sorely disappointed to wake up to sleet!!! Thank goodness it won't last long!

Thanks again...I gotta go obsess over what seeds to get started. :-)

K

(By the way...any protocol I should follow as far as on-topic/offtopic etc...?)

I know some of what you are going through. I moved onto this place 43 yrs ago and did I ever have a lot to learn. And no garden forums then to lend a hand. We are here to help. Steve in Baltimore County.

Hi, I am in Cecil County. You have mail.

Jan

Hi Jan-

I haven't gotten anything. I wonder why? I assume you're talking about email.

K

Yes, e-mail. If you have spam filters it may have been dumped. Send me an e-mail my address works for me from here.

Jan

Kay and Jan, mail sent from GW seems to have about a 50% chance of going through lately. I don't know why but it sure is frustrating.
Kay,welcome to Maryland and Mid Atlantic. The swaps are super and the folks are fine. Looking forward to meeting you.
Beth B

Thanks for the info!

FYI. I had to email GW three times to get my confirmation email when I joined. I guess I got it on the third time so it seems they have a flawed system.

Jan...sorry I never got anything from you. :-(

K