Hi Joy!
The gardening is okay, I am geting ready to start my winter garden seeds. Grand plans of greens and roots...after the summer I had and the disapointment with this first "real" garden my dreams are a bit timid and my enthusiasm is dwindling. But hope springs eternal.

I also have an application in at my favorite gardening center...the best way to learn is through emersion...and I'd love to learn more about Texas gardening and how best to approach it.

Not much activity on the thread, hope your surgery went well and that you are healing.

Best to all,
Melissa in Austin

HI,
how is everyone? fine i hope i am at work using there computer since mine is acting up and wants to stay froze on one page. i am trying to see who all is still in only about 3 or 4 has wrote to me so i will see who all is still in and see if i need to switch pals. Thank you Indy for making this new page. i am almost caught up at home and i have a bare yard that is need of flowers so i am making beds i just got 25 iris from a patient at the office. they all know i love flowers and bring me piece of their plants and different cuttings but i haven't quite accomplished growing them from cuttings. i have an upright elephant ear bulb that i would love to get more of does anyone know where i moght could purchase one from? i need to post some pictures of the new house and the bare yard but i have got to get the coputer fixed. i also need to post and see if i am in any more robins i lost it all of the computer. so if anybody knows any i am in let me know so i can catch up i know i am in the b-day robin and i do have jcburns pkg ready to go out. and sharons also. i want to apologize to everyone for not being as prompt and on top of things as i was i am trying to get back there since all of this took place But lets get together and come up with a theme for this month - fall since it is now fall and anything with fall colors or theme is my idea. Thaks to everyone for not kicking me out of the way. And i am sorry for the ones we have had to let go from th swap if i have to i will join in someones place or find another replacement. daylilymom hasn't recived aug. is there any one else?
Jamie

I'm still in Jamie! I haven't sent my September box yet but will soon -- I'll watch for the theme!

Hi there!

I'm still in! I haven't sent out for Septemeber yet, but it's in the works. I did not receive a box for August and do not anticipate one for September as the pal I had has disappeared. We had an email friendship blossom and alas, she has not returned emails and has disappeared from the robin she was hosting...could you match me with someone else if they don't have a pal?
I didn't see here that my pal got her August box, but I know it was delivered from the confirmation...hope everything is okay.

Happy gardening,

Melissa in Austin

Hi everyone im still in sent out my Sept box to spal today hope she recieves it soon i still havent recieved my aug or sept one but there is still 11 days left in this month,I will send my box faithful to my spal till one year is up,i wont stop just because i dont get one.I joined to be faithful.But anyways doing great hot here.Getting to plant some more trees in oct.My morning glory is great.And the elephant ears paul sent me are growing big.All my daylilies are dieing down would love to get some bearded iris from some one those are very pretty.All we have to do is get the plastic on my greenhouse,was to hot this weekend.And justed enjoyed having my husband home for 3 days gone to houston for 10 days now.Well yall be good have a good gardening day dont get hot.God bless all. Daylilymom.

where is everyone?

I keep looking for folks here and the activity is pretty low recently...
How is everyone doing? How are gardens? What's blooming? I'm getting ready to start laying in the winter bed...gotta pull some stuff and get some compost in.

Happy gardening,

Melissa in Austin

I received my wonderful box - I'm at work so can't detail all that was in it but will do so later. Thanks Secret Pal!
Sue

My September package cane today. See Joy doing the happy dance!!??
SP thank you thank you!! My package was so packed full of wonderful stuff.
A ceramic plaque that says "If friends were flowers, IÂd pick you", some VictoriaÂs Secret hand and body lotions the scent of "love spell" mmmm, 2 bottles of sea shells (one of my bathrooms is decorated with seashells) a beautiful pair of dream catcher earrings, and seeds seeds seeds. I have been reading up on winter sowing. Now I have some great flower seeds to work with. There also was a brass stand thing. I'm not sure what it is ment to be used for, but I will use it to elevate a pot of string of pearls. Thanks again!
Happy Gardening,
Joy

I forgot to mention the Neomarica gracilis iris. I had to look it up and WOW! I can't wait for blooms!

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