Yay! i put it in my calendar!

WONDERFUL!

I plan on being there!

Karen, I would LOVE one of the Callicarpa americana seedlings!!! I have been looking to get one and haven't found any yet.

Darren, I'll put one aside for you. These will most likely be bubblegum pink in color for the berries.

Thank You, Karen. Bubblegum Pink is just fine.

I have these plants to share:

‘Pickerel Rush’ water plant

Pink water lily

Elephant ears

Mongolian aster

Ruellia ‘Chi Chi’

Pineapple lily

Spider plants – houseplants

Phlomoides maximowiczii from JCRA seeds

Bearded iris -- color not marked

Screenwriter- we had a swap that was put on hold last swap because you couldn't come at the last minute because of the bad weather. It was for/with Layla- some mums. "Screenwriter, I have a request from Layla to trade for your 'Luxor' mum. she can't come, but says:

I have a nice looking Jefferson Park, a kind of dinky but rooted Kokka Bunmi, or a rooted but not leafed out yet Daybreak. or hellebore seedlings that are a mix of hybridus and foetidus."

I'll check in with her and see what she has for trading now, if you want. She'll be there for sure, as it's at the garden (but she isn't on here).

I would LOVE to get some pickerel rush! Also very interested in the kalimeris/mongolian aster.

Do you know if you water lily can handle some shade? i lost my texas dawn lily last winter and it was the most shade tolerant and would bloom for me sometimes (my pond is mostly shade). Your 'chi chi' has been happily blooming for me this summer! :)

I haven't gathered up what i'll have to swap yet - let me try and get that done in the next few days.

Tamelask, I have the white shade iris from the Spring, pickerel rush, and Mongolian aster for you. Do you still have campanula 'Cherry Bells' in your garden? 'Jefferson Park' mum is doing great in the garden from a previous swap. Either/both of the mums would be great for 'Luxor' mum. The water lilies in the shade do not bloom, but they do live; but I don't fertilize them. Do you want one?

Whoever brought the hoya years ago, thanks again as it is very, very happy.

Screenwriter,

I know Karen brings hoyas sometimes, but i have also brought a more common variety. :)

If the lily won't bloom, i don't see much point, really. I'll try and get texas dawn again. i don't fertilize much, either. once in a great while when i think about it.

I'll let Layla know about the mum swap, thanks! Yes, i still can dig you some cherry bellls.

Can wait to see your community garden, Tammie!

Thanks Tammy for Hosting .

We will try to be there. I missed the spring swap. I will look around and see what I can get.

Will surely miss Ralph:-(.

Sabji, I have two hibiscus plants for you.

I also have:

Daylily ‘Baby Moon Café’

Styrax japonica

Lonicera fragrantissima

oh my goodness, screenwriter! i would love to trade for the styrax! been on my wishlist for a while now.

Is anyone interested in fresh seed from Callicarpa acuminata? It's borderline hardy for me here in Durham, have had it winter over in a pot but lost it in last year's drop to 7 degrees F. I've kept a backup in the greenhouse and that's where these berries are from.

I'd be interested in trying it, Karen. I'm going to collect some fresh spicebush berries for you while we're in the mountains this week.

some of the things i can, and/or might bring:

Anubias nana (aquarium plant; very slow growing, i have loads of it)
Campanula 'Cherry bells'
Hellebores
Begonia coccinea

red & yellow columbines
Abutilons
Corkscrew ginger
Oregano
Thyme
Malvaviscus drummondii
Goldenrod, canadian
Aromatic Aster
Spicebush berries
Wingstem (a native yellow composite, tall)

fresh cuttings of orange osmanthus. i'll post more things as i think of them or get them ready.

Tamasack, the Styrax is for you. Is the Corkscrew ginger hardy and what is the color?

Tammy, thanks for remembering the spicebush berries! I'd also love to get aromatic aster if I can find something else you'd like in exchange. I've been wanting to add more of our native asters to my fall garden.

Karen- no need for a trade; you've given me so much! I'm sure i'll find something on the tables from you. :)

Screenwriter- barely hardy (need to plant it in spring) but very easy to overwinter in a basement, garage or crawlspace. the bloom is white. I keep my momma in a pot and take cuttings each fall, then plant those in spring (or give them away). I'll get some pix and post. I only have 1 right now to trade, so it's yours if you want it.

Tamelask, I can overwinter the ginger inside.

Hello Folks, I will not be able to make it to the swap. Unavoidable problem. :-(((((.

I am missing this one too.

Screen writer, I will miss the hibiscus. I love them. Maybe meet you some other time. Will message you.

Will miss meeting the gang!

Here's a list of plants that we are planning to bring. They are in limited quantities, so we will consider trading for quality plants from our favorite categories (black, Mediterranean, succulents).

hardy garden plants

Aesculus parviflora (white flowers) - large seeds (100% germination)

Quercus nigra - well established volunteer in pot

Cylindropuntia imbricata

Helianthus angustifolius

Hippeastrum - cream colored flowers, hardy

Ligustrum japonicum

Orostachys furusei

Persicaria virginiana

Phytolacca americana

Sedum acre

Solanum pseudocapsicum

Trachelospermum asiaticum

Vinca major 'Variegata'

Vitis rotundifolia

houseplants

Euphorbia tirucalli - species (all green) and 'Firesticks'

Fucraea foetida/gigantea 'Mediopicta/Variegata'

Huernia, black flowers, possibly schneideriana or macrocarpa

Huernia zebrina

Kalanchoe luciae/thrysiflora

Philodendron selloum

Stapelia gigantea

@CasaLester RTP, NC (7b), My friend, You are KILLING ME!! LOL

You have MULTIPLE things I would like!

Both Huernias

Vitis rotundifolia

Stapelia gigantea

Euphorbia tirucalli

The only thing I have that you might be interested in is a Echinofossulocactus crispatus (Stenocactus crispatus)

Several rooted Pineapple tops, Ananas comosus

A large Red, Psidium cattleyanum

A small, Vitex agnus-castus

and a pretty good-sized, Billbergia nutans, or Queen's-tears Bromeliad

If nothing else, I will be haunting the table where you place stuff!! LOL

See you all Saturday!!

Darren

Is everything general swap this time? have seen no special trades post string

Les, I’m really really interested in the Furcraea and will go look to see what I can tempt you with.

Brenda, there is a pre-swap.

Brenda, seems that we're relatively unsupervised, mixing special trades into the announcement post and I think I'm probably the one to blame for starting that! But I agree that there's less advance trading and I wasn't going to do much until Les mentioned Furcraea.

Les, things that I wasn't going to get into but will if you want in trade for the Furcraea: rooted Ludisia discolor cutting, pup of a mangave that wasn't labeled when I got it but might be Mission to Mars (not hardy), Ledebouria Gary Hammer (hardy). I could also bring you a rooted cutting of Cestrum 'Orange Peel'.

I've already got potted up and am bringing the following: Callicarpa americana seedlings from pink fruited parents (color is bubblegum pink, has been true from seed), seedlings of Calycanthus floridus and Camellia sinensis, Aesuculus sylvatica, Viburnum propinquum, Tibouchina grandifolia, Scutellaria indica var parviflora 'alba', And I'm bringing seed from Callicarpa acuminata for Tammy and could collect more. FYI for Les, the fruit on acuminata isn't black but it's very dark purple/maroon.

Citrus Guy, definitely interested in Echinofossulocactus crispatus and Vitex agnus-castus. Already have the others, but can still give you your selected package. (Maybe you can allow us a pre-selection of the other stuff you'll bring, if any - we may be interested in plants other than the most favorite groups).

Karen W, our first choice - very difficult, given the exciting options - would be Cestrum 'Orange Peel'. We had Cestrum nocturnum but it is not sufficiently hardy (Z9) and then we also lost it in a container (hoping to replace it one day as potted only) . Very interested in Callicarpa acuminata seeds as well. We already got a Callicarpa volunteer show up in a right spot and are eager to find out what color it will turn out.

Brenda (near Eno), looks like not enough critical mass and initiative for a separate special trades thread, but looks like there is still some interest here. We would like to encourage you to take a look at our list - several interesting natives, Phytolacca and Aesculus are particularly regal shrubs. Even a starter for your own future big oak. (We are taking advantage ourselves of another volunteer - Quercus phellos).

Vlad and Christine are saying hello but they are down with COVID (looks like everyone is getting it these days again) and won't be coming.

@CasaLester RTP, NC (7b) Sadly, that is all I have right now to bring.

I wasn't actually asking for all of those things mentioned, just that you were killing me having all of that! LOL

I will keep the Echinofossulocactus crispatus and Vitex agnus-castus set aside for you!

If I were to choose two that I listed of yours it would be the

Vitis rotundifolia and Stapelia gigantea, I might be able to snitch the others in different rounds. LOL

Thanks!

Thanks so much for everyone who came! It was a small but nice group. Lots of great plants! We missed those who couldn't come!

My apologies for losing my temper about "starting early". I did check with John afterwards and he said there is no "2 o'clock rule"; he just always waited for some that he knew for sure were coming, and it happened to often be close to 2 when that usually panned out. He has started early before when everyone was ready and there. So... in the future - aim to come more like 1 or 1:30 and we'll get going that much quicker. ;)

We may keep hosting at that location (it's free!), with John's leadership when he can. There's a little room for people who can't walk much to pull in and unload as long as they park out of the way as soon as they've unloaded. That got a little confusing today; sorry about that!

Tammy, my dad and I had a great time. Thank you so much for putting the swap together this fall. I was glad to see the community gardens, very impressive especially knowing how you and your colleagues had to move the whole garden to the new site several years ago. And my dad is now rethinking his garden after seeing yours this afternoon.

Karen- that's so sweet of you to say! I'm so glad your dad got some ideas! I'd love to see pictures of his.

Yeah, we were homeless for 2 years, til we worked everything out with leasing from the town. We scattered to members homes for those 2 years. We've been at the site for just a bit over a year now - it was a green field before; cardboard and mulching the field took most of 5 or 6 months alone. I look around and see how much we have to do still, but hopefully others see our progress. ;) I think by next year it'll look SO much better!

Thanks, Tammy, for putting the swap together. If you need plants for your Community garden, please let me know. I didn't know you were working on this project.

That's amazing, Val, thank you so much! Actually more than half of what i got was for the garden, not me. :) My yard is pretty full! LOL... The garden is 13 years old, and this our 3rd location, (and hopefully our last - moving stinks!). We are incorporating lots of lesson learned into it, and hopefully it'll be incredible once fully up & running.

BTW, i sent you a PM... not sure if it notified you.

Oh my, I don't know how I missed checking to see if there was a Fall 2023 event. Loved the ones I attended in the past. Darren, my tangerine tree that I got from you is still going strong. I'll keep watching to see if we plan on Spring 2024.

2024 Spring Swap - Saturday May 4, 2024

https://www.houzz.com/discussions/6436240/2024-spring-swap-saturday-may-4-2024