Thank you, Skybird! You're always so good at pulling it all together so we can find everything we need in one place!

I have tomatoes. boy do I have tomatoes. But, that's just about it this year. Maybe a couple peppers. I WILL NOT be doing dibs this year (with one caveat), but the varieties I have currently are: Supremo, Nineveh, Nebraska Wedding, Pruden's Purple, and Super Sweet 100. That list is subject to change, just today my "shade cloth" I had over them collapsed on top of them, and I lost one...

The caveat to the "dibs".... I have a large feather reed grass (a variegated one, probably either overdam or avalanche) that I am digging up and dividing, I could probably get several chunks out of it. If anyone wants any, I will pot some up and bring them. No promises it will grow though, it's getting kind of late for dividing cool season OG's.

Hi Zach! Glad to hear you'll be bringing tomatoes to the swap! PM me for address/phone number. The large feather reed grass sounds wonderful - if you do divide it I'm interested in a slice or two.

We're still dividing up what we have, but will definitely have cilantro and raspberries.

So far I'll be bringing gallardia, ajuga, purple iris with a yellow beard, lambs ear, oak seedlings and maybe some tomatoes. We got hail over the weekend so I'll have to reassess when the swap gets closer.

I don't have a "final" list of what I plan to bring, but will have some houseplants (including orchids) and a couple of (unknown cultivar) Locust tree seedlings. They came up in one of my hills of squash last year so I potted them up; they survived the winter in black plastic pots, above ground and fully exposed to the weather in the middle of my back yard. They survived the winter and are leafing out this spring - tiny but hardy. I'm hoping someone will be willing to experiment! I will also bring some Irises. No idea of the colors, but, IMHO, there is no such thing as an ugly Iris so no matter what they are, they will be nice - won't bloom until next year so it will be a surprise! (I had to dig up a bunch of Irises this spring even though it is not the right time of year for it because the beds had been invaded by grasses. I have tried for two years to get rid of it without bothering the Irises, but realized the grass was definitely winning and in desperation dug up both beds completely this spring.)

And I may have a Green Artichoke seedling or two to bring as well. I grew one last year; it never got big enough to flower so I figured that it just wouldn't make it in Colorado's relatively short growing season, but I was amazed and thrilled to see it come back this spring. I really didn't think it would be a perennial here in Zone 5 even though it is one of the hardier cultivars and now I think that I may get some artichokes out of it yet if it thrives this summer!

Holly

Zach - I'd like a slice of your feather reed grass if still available.

Holly - I'd love an artichoke seedling! I was just at O'Tooles, and they have some really big ones with chokes on them for $15. I was asking someone if they'd survive the winters here, and she said yes as long as they are somewhat protected. Sounds like that's true since yours has! Would love to give 'em a try.

Does anyone happen to have Black Krim seedlings they'd be bringing to swap? I started seeds, but I don't know what happened this year - they are really tiny. They may make it, but not sure how productive they will be!

I may not have much to bring, but will try to have a few things. I dug up a couple of quince suckers - they don't look good at all, but hopefully will show signs they survived the trauma by the swap. I can always bring Russian Sage if anyone is interested. As well as hens & chicks. My yellow columbine reseeded quite a bit, so may be able to dig up a couple of those to offer. Will see what else as well.

Other than plants, I do have quite a few old issues (2010 - 2015) of Sunset Magazine. Maybe someone(s) would like some of those?

Mstywoods, I'd like hen and chicks. I'm trying to fill a very large pot and the few I have in it now look pretty sad....

I should have several lilies, maybe a peony or 2 but those will mostly be in the fall. I'll take a look over the weekend to see what else I can bring. I do have a couple of stands of Joe Pye weed, don't know how well they transplant, though....

The poor lighting in my house is not conducive to growing tomato seedlings so I have not never been successful with that; I would love to get a plant or two at the swap. You probably don't want to buy them, mstywoods, but if no one else (Zach??) brings them to the swap, Paulino's has Black Krim tomato plants for sale - I picked one up and have been hardening it off for about a week.

I will bring the Artichoke seedlings, mstywoods. The artichoke is an Emerald Artichoke, not a Green Artichoke as I previously indicated - right color group at least, lol. They are not very big yet but I am considering this a "two year" crop so if they make it through this year, I quite expect them to produce next year. (Of course, considering that my plant last year only got about a foot to a foot and a half tall (mature height is 5-6 feet tall and about that much around) I may be disappointed this year, too - maybe it is a "three year" crop in Colorado? Mind you, they are only supposed to be perennials in Zones 7 and above. Anyway, no matter what happens, the foliage is pretty. :-D ) Here is a link: Emerald Artichoke

I would also like some of the columbines, hens and chicks - and wouldn't mind a quince tree seedling, either - though if they sucker like crazy I might regret that.

Anyway, I will take one of everything! (j/k - but there is always room for more plants no matter how small your yard is, isn't there?!?)

Holly

Hi,

I have yet to make one of these swaps and wanted to make this, but I will be out of town over Memorial Day weekend. I just took a bunch of cuttings from my Delosperma Psfave (sometimes called lavender ice plant). I can donate some if someone can get them. I should have 12-20 in pots (some 2 per pot) available. They may be starting roots by the swap. I see that Mayberry is in Broomfield as I am, but I have no idea how to PM or email in this system.

Jerry

Hi Jerry! Have you been able to connect with anyone in the group yet? If the other person has Private Message enabled then you click on their name/page and on the far right under the social media icons should be a "message" button. Hope that helps!

Hi all, my friend JoJo is coming and she's bringing rose bushes.

Rose bushes! Uh oh.....can't wait to see what she has to offer!

The swap is just around the corner; I am hoping my artichoke seedlings put on a bit more growth in the sunny, warm weather we are supposed to have for the next week or no one is going to be very impressed. :-p

Holly

I can't make it to the swap, but when I read about artichokes, my eyebrows nearly reached my hairline! :-) That's so exciting, Holly. If you don't mind at some point starting a new thread about them maybe with pictures. I also saw them at O'Toole's last year and almost bought one just for the ornament of it. How exciting the possibility they might come back!

I am sorry you won't be able to make it , popmama. I will see about starting a thread on Artichokes in Colorado. I had never seen Artichokes offered here before, but never really looked for them either; bought the seeds rather impulsively just to see if they would make it here. I can't imagine I am the first one to grow artichokes in Colorado, however, so it would be interesting to hear about other peoples' experiences.

If no one else at the swap wants one, I would be happy to bring home one for you. Again, my Emerald Artichoke seedlings are small - how I wish I had a greenhouse to start plants in - so not as impressive as those you saw (did you happen to see what cultivar they were offering?) but they were grown with love so I am sure that makes a difference. :-D

Holly

So just a heads up, I think I will wait until fall to divide the feather reed. 80°+ forecast for this weekend, so digging and chopping up a cool season grass like this in these temps is probably not a good idea. So if you all can wait, I should have it at the fall swap.

Finally having time to post!

Oakiris - I'll bring you some hens & chicks, columbine, and quince (yep, quince does sucker a lot, so stay vigilant on keeping them in check. The ones I dug up a few weeks ago aren't showing in new growth, but might be just too early for that. I may keep those until the fall to be sure they are still alive. But I've found some more so I'll look for the smaller ones that may be easier to dig up and may revive quicker). Would love to have an artichoke!

Lizbest1 - I'll bring you hens & chicks

I'll have some other goodies to bring as well, but will let those be a surprise :)

I did resort to buying some Krim's - husband found a nursery on his route that had them for the same price as Paulino's, so we picked up several. My scrawny seedlings are still alive and I am going to plant them just for the heck of it and see if they grow.

See ya soon,

Marj

Hi all,

I said I'd try to get back here to post what plants I'll have at the swap--sans me!--and this is my last chance before I go incommunicado for several days, so it's now or never! This will be quick!

Compliments of Delivery By Barb, the perennials I'll have there are:

Campanula poscharskyana, Serbian Campanula

Shasta Daisy, Chrysanthemum maximum 'Becky'

Solomon's Seal, Polygonatum odoratum 'Variegatum'

Sedum 'Blue Spruce'

Sedum pachyclados

Flowerless Lamb's Ear, Stachys 'Helene von Stein (a/k/a "big ears")

Turkish Veronica, Veronica liwanensis

Creeping/spreading Veronica, Veronica 'Waterperry' (One of my personal favorites!)

Except for two of the above, there will be two or more of each of them--only one of each of two of them!

Barb will have a sheet with the full descriptions you all can look over when you're checking things out, and, of course, they'll each have my little pink PAPER plant tags included with each one!

Will also have 2 pothos! House plants! In pots and rooted this time!

As for me! I had Sunday dinner with a bunch of Navajo People--mostly speaking Navajo! Sleeping in a Hogan right now! Sorry to be missing the swap, but I'm having a GREAT time on "this side" of the state--or, real close to "the state" at least!

Have a great time at the swap everybody! I'll be hoping for good weather for you all!

Skybird

Mstywoods - do you still have some russian sage? I was about to buy some at the nursery.

We are redoing our whole yard and I'm about to plant 80 some perennials so hopefully I can pull a lucky number for some shasta daisy's too.

Being that we are just finishing demoing and starting planting I don't have much to offer. Maybe next year! Getting closer to being the one giving plants away. I do have raspberries (Boyne or Heritage) I can bring or get to someone. I should have some tomato and pepper starts although I didn't use the right kind of marker and a couple may be unknown and unwanted. I have lots of weeds and dead trees...

If anyone has any of the following I'm willing to drive across town:

Russian sage, shasta daisy becky, joyful agastache/hyssop, red valerian, rocky mountain pentstemon/beardtongue, blue fortune agastache/hyssop, coneflower white swan, blue queen sage, autumn stonecrop, compact pineleaf penstemon, little trudy catmint, snowflake candytuft, white delight creeping phlox, sensation rose sage.

Absolutely can bring you some Russian Sage, rossnagl!

I'll have a couple of peonies and probably mostly lilies. I noticed that I have some baby Shasta daisies coming up, I'll try to get them potted up tomorrow before the storm hits if possible. I also have rocky mountain penstemon.

Well I was going to bring some peppers and basil but with the latest round of hail I don't have enough to share :-(

I should have some snapdragons, thyme, coleus, oregano, leeks, spanish onion seedlings I can dig up...not sure what else is going to pull through.

I can pull up some hens and chicks if anyone wants.

Also if anyone is interested I can bring my pipe bender and some conduit and make some hoops.

gj, I'd be interested in hoop making demo.

I read your post about the hail earlier this morning, gjcore; spring time in the Rockies can be a painful thing for gardeners and plants. :-(

I would love to have some leeks - I have purchased two bunches from Paulino's so far this year and managed to let them both dry out and die before I could get them in the ground. And I second Barb - a demo of how to make a hoop house would be very nice. (I may be confused, but I am assuming you are talking about making hoops for hoop houses, not how to make hula hoops. :-D )

Holly

Are you sure the leeks died, Holly? All the alliums are tough as nails and will live for at least a couple weeks out of the ground completely even, surviving off their stores in the "bulb." The bunches you buy always look dead, but stick them in the ground and in a couple weeks you will be amazed. I planted garlic cloves last fall that had been sitting in a box in my closet for over a year and they are all growing and looking great.

I'm hoping I even have tomatoes to bring on Sunday, these wet days and cold nights have sure been hard on them, and they are the worst looking transplants I have ever grown. I hope you all are willing to nurse them back to health.

Rossnagle, Your Houzz PM is not available :( Please PM or email me at kellster56@gmail.com I look forward to seeing you tomorrow!

Good morning everyone! So far I have myself + 12 (Mayberry, ZachS, TreeBarb, GJCore, Oakiris, Mystwoods, B2alicia, LizBest, JoJo, Rossnagl, Neighbor1, Neighbor2). We'll have hamburgers, veggieburgers, hotdogs, potato salad, veggie tray, fruit, beans, artichoke dip, habanero dip, brownies, peach crisp, etc. It's going to be a cool 70 degrees, so please bring layers. We'll move inside if the weather is too cold or inclement.

Several of us are either starting or re-doing our flower gardens so it sounds like there's a stron desire for a lot of plants this year! We have a lot of flower plants and I hope we get a lot of veggie plants too this year. It looks like we'll have, depending on hail damage, snapdragons, thyme, coleus, oregano, leeks, Spanish onion seedlings, roses, bell peppers, chicks/hens, basil, peonies, baby Shasta daisies, Campanula poscharskyana, Serbian Campanula, Shasta Daisy, Chrysanthemum maximum 'Becky', Solomon's Seal, Polygonatum odoratum 'Variegatum', Sedum 'Blue Spruce', Sedum pachyclados

Flowerless Lamb's Ear, Stachys 'Helene von Stein (a/k/a "big ears"), Turkish Veronica, Veronica liwanensis, Creeping/spreading Veronica, Veronica 'Waterperry', columbine, and quince, etc.