Here are a couple more of DAlton and myself this summer

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Well, holy prego-gardeners. Good thing you hatched, jamie! What fun, happy pictures! Thanks for sharing them.

hmmmm well, i have sent out 2 packages to my pal (june/july) but have yet to receive any secret pal packages of my own. i noticed a few posts said that they send out June and July packages together recently...maybe i'll see something?

My family (parents, brother, sister...well Lucy the family weimeriner ). I am a new (and single) gardener so it is fun to get some family help - mom gave me a Lady in Red Hydrangea and some coneflowers (since they are native missourians).

This weekend i also went to a friend's house who gave me some passion flower seeds (anyone know anything about that??) and some hens and chicks -- what cute little plants! Gardeners are just so darn friendly i feel greedy asking if they would share their hard work and let me sneak a cutting...i took home a whole little family of hen and chicks (what are they blooms, cuttings, whatever, they're cute). I think i would like to have a little succulent garden -- there are so many neat ones!

okay - hope everyone stays cool!

:o) Amber

P.S. if anyone is near Kansas City or would like to see one of our bragging points, take a look at Powell Gardens -- i just signed up to volunteer a few times so i can learn more gardening expertise!!!

Here is a link that might be useful: Powell Gardens - Kansas City

...oh and i live about 3 blocks from this neat garden memorial. The fountains you see "jump" by sending a squirt of water from one side of the garden, over your head to another. And there is a garden cat who lives there named Tom. It is such a beautiful garden!

Here is a link that might be useful: Kauffman Memorial Garden

Congrats Jamie!!

You are blessed and have a very beautiful family!

I'm glad to hear all is going well!

Haven't been in the gardening lately....

Hanging out with my son before he leaves for Atlanta on Saturday!

Happy Gardening <:- harriette>

Congrats! What a bunch of cuties:)

Okay secret pal, your box is on it's way:) Hope you are able to make use of the stuff in it:)

Melissa in Austin

The mailman left a box from my secert pal.
It has 3packages of flowers, a box of wildflower mix,a box of pot feet,a very cute ceramic frog,a welcome frog rock a box of citronella torchs,a marame' pot hanger,a mosquito coil,and a copper-stainglass frog with shaers garden orament (which was immeadily named BOB by my roommates 10 year old boy.)
I love it !!THANK YOU VERY MUCH

This is daylilymom How is everyone fine i hope hot here in zone 8.Been working in flower beds pulling out weeds.and picking okra and peas.Then cooling off.Havent recieved my july package from secretpal yet.still waiting.Glad to see everyones having a good month.Great to have tens back.Very precious baby cute little boy.Well everyone have a blessed day,drink plenty water.happy gardening. Daylilymom.

I was just wondering if we have a theme for Aug. yet.
Happy Gardening,
Joy

How about a Butterfly theme for August! We could send plants that attract them and items with butterflies on them. Let's vote and come up with something....August is only 5 days away!
Happy Gardening

Works for me

Butterflys sound great to me too.Hope everyone is having a great week and happy Gardening.Getting kids ready for school only have 3 weeks left.Cleaned out daylily flower bed before rain yesterday.Picked the rest of the corn and okra in garden.Have a great day. Sharon.

Butterflys sound good to me. I was thinking Sunflowers, but that might be good for September.
Joy

Hello everyone,
Sorry about not checking in had a little dispute around here ex broke into house about midnight lastweekend destroying a few things and just being a drunk. I am currently not staying at the house so i have been unable to write but came for a quick visit to moms so i decided to check on everything. BUtterfly theme sounds great5 to me and I also see were everyone else agrees too. SO August theme is Butterflies. Hope everyone is having a great time. Been busy taking care of the baby and Dalton so I have been reall busy. My flower beds look like jungles since I'm not staying there going home this weekend to clean up the mess in the house and clean up the yard. Go back to work next thursday so got to have everything ready. Well hope everyone is Happy. Amber have you recieved a gift yet for June or July Please let us know and i'm sure we all can get together on something.
Jamie

I received a wonderful box from my secret pal! I got an adorable toadhouse (see pic), tiny citronella candles that are so cool, birdbath conditioner (really needed it), white gardening tools, never can have too many of these as I lose them all the time!, and more that I can't think of right now. Thank you so much, secret pal! I love everything you sent!

***I just want my secret pal to know that her package for July will be sent out on Monday. I'm sorry I got behind this month. You should receive the box Wednesday or Thursday. I hope you like it!***

Jamie, I'm sorry you have to put up with a crazy ex. Especially with a new baby. Please be safe.

Hope everyone is doing well!

Suzanne

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Dear Secret Pal,
I apologize for running so late. The heat has just been aweful. Your box is ready and just waiting for tomorrows mail.
I haven't received a box yet, but I know that this heat has hit all of us pretty hard.

Jamie, I am so sorry to hear about your ex. Are you and the babies in any physical danger from this man? You all will remail in my prayers.

Blessings, Tina

Hello everyone,
I'm glad to know everyone is doing good. I am currently in the process of moving to a new house because of my problem. I will be in a nice 3 bed 3 bath brick home in another town so everything should be good there. I come over here to my moms and check in about once a week. i have not been back to my house yet and now i am only going to move things. my flowers will be moved next spring and summer because of the move and going back to work thursday i will be busy with the 2 kids adjusting to the new house and the new room we will have teh only drawback is a bare bare yard but i look at it as a new playground for new ideas and places to put flowers from all my GW friends that has helped me out so far wiith their kindness. I will take a pic of the new house and post as soon as i can I am in th eprocess of cleaning and bleaching the new house now bwfore we move in and cleaning the weeds that have grown up everywhere. There is a nice sized fig tree and a grape vine there and i did see a few lilies but have no clue the color i saw a few iris also and a lovely pink crepe mertle tree in the front. it is the only house down a long gravel rd about 1/2 mile and there is cotton fields all around very nice place and a great area for kids to play in the yard with no worries of traffic. we are gonna have alot to do but hopefully with the help of friends and family we will be fine. Amber still has not reiceved june or july pkgs from her pal. She has sent her pkgs to her pal everymonth so i need her pal to contact me to let me know if you are still participating in the swap or do we need a repalcement.
Hope all is well and tina the kids are doing great and charges have been pressed so maybe no more harm will be done and we will be fine. Thnak you all for yalls support i miss chatting with everyone and reading post daily but will have the computer back up and running in no time.
Jamie

You and the boys will reamil in my thoughts and prayers. Your new home sounds so lovely. Wish I lived closer, I would come and help you move everything.
Sending positive thoughts your way sweetie.

Blessings, Tina

I'm having so much fun here! It is a slow time in the garden for me. I gathered some daylily seeds last night. Thought I would give growing them from seed a try. The hybiscus are out doing themselves with blooms.

We had a nice turn out for the pond tour. Hubby counted 88 visitors. 10 min. after it was over my son's dog fell in the pond. He swam right thru the lily pads and out the other side. It was the perfect ending to a long day.

I'm patiently waiting for my July package. I hope it comes soon :)

The Japanese beetles (arggg, hate those things) are doing a number on some plants in my garden. Funny how they choose which ones they like. Hubby said he would spray but hasn't gotten it done yet. I would do it myself but I'm afraid I would grab the sprayer with the weed killer in it. I don't know which he uses for which.

I was wondering if anyone knows where on the web I would find craft swaps like this. I tried to post this before and it got pulled off of the board. Not garden related enough.

Happy Gardening,
Joy

Hi everyone hope all are good i just wanted to say i got my July package from secret pal today she sent me a cute little candle holder and two candles to go in it,a daylily bulb from hers and some yummy mint patties,some diff flower seeds to plant next fall.THank you very much secretpal enjoyed them.

And to my secretpal i sent your Aug pkge today confirmation #03041560000536571163.Should arrive soon to your doorstep.I hope you like it as much as i had fun picking out and packing it.try to find all potted stuff to plant.Dayliliymom.

Hello Everyone...I've been away on a week long business trip......whew......I'm glad to be home!!
I got my August package from my SP, my neighbor put the plants in water for me!! Thank you SP for the BEST BOX ever!! You are so generious. I got some colorful cintronella candles, shower gel, a gardenia scented candle, and some great plants to include hibiscus, sweet wm, hollyhock, gaillardia goblin, and bellpepper. Wow, SP you sent some wonderful seeds also....too many to mention, thanks so much!!
You have really made me feel special....sharing is caring!
Happy Gardening <:- harriette>

Hello gw friends hope everyone has a nice week this week.Been working hard in flower beds getting them ready and cleaning out weeds cleaned up my veg garden all left is okra.I and my husband started making me a green house yesterday and im so excited get to plant diff plants.Watch them grow.Its going to be 30ft long.GOing on vacation to biloxi miss wed.Time to relax.Well have a good day talk to you all in a week. Daylilymom.Sent sp pkge wounder if she got it.?

HAPPY DAY!

My daughter brought in my July package and forgot to tell me about it. It was a nice surprise when I came across it this morning. My package was stuffed full of wonderful things. Let me see if I can remember, IÂm writing this post from work. There was a tube of wildflower seeds and some blue petunia seeds, an impatient kit with a little pot. The most beautiful canna mug. Cannas are one of my new passions. Some daylily seeds. I collected some daylily seeds last week and had just read up on how to grow them. I canÂt wait to try my success at this new endeavor. There was a little egg with seeds for "flower pot tomatoes" That will be fun to see how they grow. I found a red white and blue spinner tucked in. I will hang this out on the patio when I get home from work. A resin Teddy bear all decked out in his red white and blue, he is sooooo cute. A tiny wood rocking chair that holds a little pot in the seat. Some citronella candles and an Off mosquito coil. That will be so wonderful next time we sit out by the pond after dark. The mosquitoes ran us in the other night. A very pretty flower note pad with a matching pen. I will bring that to work with me tomorrow. Also a fish magazine. I wish I would have found the package over the weekend, the magazine would be read by now! I have all of these things to look forward to when I get off work today. Thank you so much SP. You really put together a great package that just made my day, no week!

HAPPY GARDENING!!!
Joy

I got my wonderful SP August pkg on Friday, sooooo many neat things -- a wind sock, charm bracelet, apple candle, mouse figurine, ball for my dogs, turtle garden stake, garden gloves, cocoa butter cream and vanilla lotion, TWO wind chimes, peace/rock/dove holder thingy, garden journal, tulip soap, a ring pop for my daughter, butterfly thermometer, daylilly seeds, fairy figurine, the cutest garden charm and lots more flower seeds. I love it all! Thanks SP - you're the greatest!~

well i must say goodbye...i have had fun reading and chatting but unfortunately i have never-ever received a package from a pal in our 2 and a half months... i heard reports that june was forgotten so june and july were together and in the mail but that was 3-4 weeks ago. So i guess it wasn't in the stars for me.

Sorry to my pal for backing out but i have to admit i am starting to feel a little left out. I hope all has a happy summer -Happy Gardening all! See you all around gardenweb (and thanks for those who shared pictures - it was lots of fun to see!!)

Hello everyone,
Guess what I'm back. I am finally moved in to the new house and settling in. I have missed everyone a whole heck of a lot this past month. I am back at work also. I have enjoyed reading everyones post and i am very please at everyone except one or two who have failed to go through with everyone. Amber I have you a new secret pal lined up and I am sending out a goody box for you to make up for June and JUly because I don't want to see you leave. Please everyone if you signed up don't forget to send a pkg because it is not fair for the person sending to you and who you are suppose to send to.
Jamie

Hey Guys,
I just checking in! I've been very busy lately with work and haven't had much time for gardening. The days here have been in the 90 degree range all week, whew...it's hard to garden in that kind of weather! It feels like I'm getting burnt the whole time I'm digging and planting!! Oh my, I'm sorry to here Amber hasn't received a box from her SP! I know the feeling it's happened to me before. Amber, please stay and let us "make it up to you" for the one person who failed to carry through! Don't let one bad apple spoil the whold bunch!! Ten's say she has a new SP for you!

DAYLILYMOM: You are so lucky, to have a wonderful husband to build you a greenhouse! I've always wanted one, so I can garden in the Extremely Cold Indy Winters! I'm going to try some winter sowing this year, wish me luck! I've read a few GW forums and it sounds so interesting!
I hope everyone is getting plenty of raining and sunshine for your gardens and for those of us with school aged kids, I hope your 'back to school' experiences go smoothly!
Happy Gardening <:- harriette>

Dear secret Pal, I havent forgotten you...the goods will be ont he way this week!

Thanks Indyflower he is very good to me.We got the frame done now have to put the sides on.Hes back at work in tenn now,so work on it again this weekend.We had so much fun in biloxi brought my 3 yr old grandson he enjoyed himself fully he will remember his time on the beach,took him to the marine aquarium.Any ways hope everyones fine,glad to see tens back.Glad sp got her pkge.Havent recieved mine for aug.But still have half a month left.Still hot here got rain yesterday.Brought back a bunch of cuttings and bulbs from miss.Got some cofederate rose ,Indian blanket,Ginger,hibiscus,daylilys,hollyhock,whole lot more,been planting oall my pretty stuff yesterday.And geting ready for my 13 to go to school.Everyone have a blessed day stay cool all send some rain your way.Daylilymom.

Hey Tensatottie,

I am way interested in a cutting or two from your fig tree. Check my list for possible trades.
Also, to my secret pal, I get to do some shopping soon so your August package will go out some time next week:) Butterflies is the theme huh? Hmmmm......

It's been beautiful weather here, we have been diligently working on our deck and installation of a hottub. I just made an absolute wonderful score of someones houseplants..she was offering her apartment full for 100.00 pots included price negotiable depending on what kind of home they were going to...I told her a little bit about what kind of life they'd have and I get them all for free:)
I'm way excited!!!!There are two ficus trees and some tropicals, an umbrella plant and others. I have not picked them up yet or even seen them but am sooooo excited at this score!!!!
Hope all is well with everyone!

Melissa in Austin

I got the most wonderful butterfly package for Aug.
I'll post what was in it from home. I'm at work but wanted to say a HUGE THANK YOU!
Joy

I received my package today. Inside is postcards, grade tracker, a barrette, a pencil with the bark on the outside, cuticle and hand care cream, pair of cotton hand care gloves, seed envelope cut-outs, craft thread, and two things which I am not sure what they are. 1). A bottle of liquid on a green box. Has a nice scent. 2). 3 big bulbs. Garlic maybe?

Thank you for all of the things that you sent. My daughter will be happy to see the seed packets to cut out. That is one of her favorite things to do :-)
If you could let me know what the bulbs and liquid are, I would greatly appreciate it!

Also wanted to let me secret pal know that your box is going to be on it's way next week! Have been extremelty hectic around here with school starting next Wednesday. PArt of me is looking forward to it, and the other part isn't :-(.

Blessings, Tina

Lissa140 is having problems posting to gardenweb and ahs this to say:

Whew! I'm BAAAACCKK!!! Sheesh, I thought I was gone forever. My boxes
will be out very soon.......so sorry for the delay. I will get out my
August buddies box. Sorry I've been gone so long.
Melissa

The liquid is from a recent trip to France where I went to a world famous distillery that practices in aromatherapy using authentic flower essences instead of any thing artifical and they make these perfumes concentrates by using a brass copper kettle to distill flowers which they grow from their property.
The cloves I mailed yuo should smell of freeshly grown garlic which I grew organicly from my own garden, which has been an organic garden for many many years, never has chemicals been used in my gardens ever! YOu may eat the juicy garlic now or take the cloves apart and grow your own by sowing them this fall ( break up the cloves)for next year. The garlic was purchased organically from Johnny seeds 2004 and I believe it is either a russian hard neck or a newyork hardneck variety, I grew 4 types and not sure which of the four I sent( I harvest over 200lbs of it). The barrett was a purchase I made off of ebay- its a 1950's hair barrett that is becoming a collectors item, I believe it is made by goody one of their first prototypes.
The pencil came from a recent trip to Maines back woods in upper state Katadin area. I thought how nice to find something that wastn made of plastic.
I am not sure what the grade tracker you speak of is, cant remember what that might be.

Iam sorry but this will be the last time I will be sending you anything per our private emails. I apologize to the group but my gifts simply are not within the expectations of the group in the round robins and I refuse to shop at dime stores and dollar stores as to supprt this type of mentality.

Hello Guys,
Has anyone heard from TEN's?? I've emailed her with no response.

Hello everyone hope you are all well,i was woundering to were tens was havent seen her on here.Well finished with frame on greenhouse been babysitting grandson.And getting daughter off to school.Planted some more daylilies and irises.Well havent recieved pkg from sc pal yet but still have 2 weeks left in this month got my sept pkge ready almost.Its hot here 107 yesterday.Trying to stay cool.Everyone have a blessed day stay cool drink plenty water.Daylilymom.

Just checking in! I'm sending prayers to TEN's and her family! I hope all is Well with all you guys! I'm also wanting to keep our robin close it the top of the posts! It's getting harder to locate when I'm ready to post!
Happy Gardening <:- harriette>

Hello everyone,
I want to apologize to everyone i t has been so hectic trying to get unpacke dand with the 2 boys and with work. the kitchen sink broke so i ve been using the one in th eutlity room which is down the hall and trying to fix this and that. boy i never knew how much work would be involved in buying a house and fixing it up. i have to paint the bath rooms and replace the paneling in them and the tile in the master bath has to be replaced this sink is in the progress my step dad and boyfriend are at walmart getting some stuff i forgot at the hard ware store. I don't get in til around 6:30 and bythe time supper is fixed and baths are given i am usually pooped but i am going to try so much harder to post on here and have everything up to date. i have to apologize becasue i haven't even turned the computer on in about 2 weeks or atleast since the last time i posted. My boyfriends younger brotehr comes and borrows it for school reports but that is about the extent of its use. If ther eis any thing i need to clear up please let me know.

LILIYROSEViolet:
when everyone agreed to play we did not set a limit on the gifts because not everyone can afford expensive things and we all agreed that it was the friendship and the thought that was the most important. Me myself i buy from where ever i see something that i think my pals will enjoy whether it cost 10 bucks or 1 dollar. This robin is not a robin of expensive gifts but friendship and having and sharing memories of our gardens and lives. If yu feel that you can't no longer play please emailk me so that you can be replaced but another gardener. i am so sorry you feel the way you do about the gifts.
JAmie

Jamie,
It's good to see you around, I know you've been very busy!
We missed you much! Just checking in to say Hey!
Happy Gardening <:- harriette>

Woo-Hoo!! I got my pals box out in the mail finally!!!

Secret pal here it comes!!

Melissa

Hello,

I just wanted to let you know that I will have to drop out of this swap. I've had a great time and I've loved all of the goodies! I will send out my August box, but it will be a little late.

Take care,
suzanne

Hi Just checking in to say I haven't recieved my August box...I will admit that mine didn't go out until the 29th...so I was behind too...but technically I made it out in the right month:) I hope all in the robin are doing well!
Melissa in Austin

HI EVERYONE
HOPE EVERYONE IS OK I HAVE BEEN REALLY BUST AT WORK TAKING CARE OF SOME OF THE REFUGEES OF KATRINA THAT ARE HERE IN OUR AREA. WE ARE DOING ALL THAT WE CAN TO MAKE SURE THEY RECIVCE THE BEST MEDICAL CARE. I HAVE RECIEVED SEVERAL EMAILS OF PPL DROPPING OUT OF THE SWAP AND NEED TO KNOW WHO IS IN SO I CAN PUT PALS TOGETHER AGAIN. IF YOU ARE IN EMAIL ME. GOD BLESS EVERYONE!
JAMIE

Hey Jamie,

I still want to play, I haven't received an August box...did my August person drop out? How are you doing? Austin has refugees as well...I went through Joey's clothes and donated his excess and am participating in a swap on the seed trade list for a seed bank for the gardeners in New Orleans and surrounding areas.

Melissa in Austin

Hello - all. I started out a pretty enthusiastic newbie...but got a little sad after 3 months of no packages in exchange. Darn, it happens. So i had decided to drop out. But i did get a sweet little package today stuffed with neat items! I certainly should not keep it, so i am forwarding on to my previous pal. I'll add my gifts to the package as well and send it on its way - Double treats for mine (actually late, though).

I have found a local gardening friend - we swap garden gifts here and there and she and i have even split a mail order planned garden (great for a newbie to start with!!).

So Miss Jamie thank you for all of your hard work and cheerful leadership! Please connect the new person that you had assigned to me with my pal whom i was assigned to.

Thanks to all for the chats! happy gardening!!

Jamie,
I'm so glad to hear that you and yours are OK. My heart is breaking for those I see on TV who have lost so much.
I wanted to let you know I am still in the swap!
Joy

Hello everyone hope everyone is okay and doing well.I havent recieved my aug spal box,now its sept.But i sent mine faithfuly.Im still in.An we got the door put in the greenhouse.Been busy checking on my friend here house was wiped out from Katrina.Glad to see tens back.Sorry some people had to drop out.But i joined this exchange to meet friends and get new plants to watch grow.I have meet a few and i have planted alot of plants that are doing good.I will continue to give to my secret pal until 1 yr is up.Okay thats enough i hope everyone is staying cool and gardening happily.God Bless all Daylilymom.Oh ya sp box will be on the way I will mail it Fri.

I posted here yesterday, but it is gone. DonÂt know if the post got lost in cyberspace or what. The person I send to has not posted that they received July or Aug. packages. I don't need all the flower thank yous, but it sure is nice. I wa wonder number one if they are ok, number two if they got the packages and number three if they are sending packages to the person they are assigned. I know Jamie is overwhelmed right now and was wondering if someone else would like to try to contact this person. Email me if you would like to find out if they are still in the swap.
Happy Gardening!
Joy

Its not about expensive gifts...in fact I dont like to buy anything, I enjoy making things or sharing things that I have in abundance that I think others can use.

I would not want anyone to send me expensive gifts that would embarrass me.

Plants, seeds, cuttings garden related things.

When we start purchasing non garden related items and it comes from walmart or a dime store, I feel the spirit is compromised and I dont shop or buy from those places because I sont want to support the large box stores that are of no use in my life.

I recently discovered that after harvesting garlic grown organicly that I was accused of sending OLD moldy garlic. NOt only was my heart broken, I sensed the spirit of gift giving was an expectation to shop at walmart and sent each other cheap plastic gifts which I have no use for in my home. I'd rather not support something that I dont believe in.

This may insult many, I am sorry, but hand painted cards, cuttings, pillows made of pine needles...thats what Iam about, I may pass along antique memoriabilia that I have laying around the house in hopes that someone would get a smile going back to memory lane with it. I may even send something that was given to me but I have no use for it and I just felt it would be better suited as a gift to someone else.

Please count me out when it comes to supporting items made by 3rd world countries and the people who made them were abused and not paid well.

Most people dont care, but being responsible for what you purchase makes a difference in someones life other than you and me, I am trying to be responsible and not support products that come from companies that are unkind to the people who manufactor it. Ignoring that doesnt make it stop and it doesnt make it alright.

I really enjoy round robins, I guess I should start a new one and call it Organic Round Robin or Handmade or from the earth Only.

If I offended anyone, I apologize again, and thank you for allowing me to be in this round robin, but I believe that I am just not mainstream enough to participate.

All the best-
I am gonna go make some salsa with the 100 lbs of garlic and tomatoes and onions I just harvested from my organic gardens.

I don't see that my pal received her package...

Hope all is well with everyone. Looks like we're going to hit the 100 mark in just a couple of posts:)

Melissa in Austin

Hello everyone hope you all had a good weekend.I did all we have left to do is put the plastic on my Greenhouse.Put pine straw out around flower beds.Still havent recieved aug secretpal box. An this is now sept.Still havent recieved wounder what wrong.Will be sending mine out today didnt get out fri but will today.Wounder where tens at.Does anyone know?Well hope everyone has a blessed week.Daylilymom.