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| We are a group of currently 5 members that have been trading books monthly for over a year. We are looking for one new member willing to exchange books for at least one month.
Each month we receive and mail out 3 books related to gardening. All books must be from 1980 or newer. Books are rotated around the group until they go back to the orgional owner who then replaces it with another book from their collection. Monthy mailing costs are around $3 - $4 using media mail. Books are to be sent out by the 1st of each month. We use this thread to post books that are sent and received. If you are interested in joining our group please contact me at myohhmy@comcast.net and I will send you more information. This month I sent out a huge book over 400 pages - The Essential gardner by derek fell from my book collection. I would like it back, but it will take more than a month to look through it so take up to 2 months and then please put it back in book routation. I also mailed Making vegetables grow, and antoher small book - to off set the large book but I forot the name it (but did not have a persons address on it) |
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| Here are the two most recent posings fro october books so we can keep them all together. THANKS! Posted by emily_ak z2 AK (My Page) on Wed, Oct 4, 06 at 15:33 Sent out 2 books for the October garden book exhange: Posted by mao_tse_mom z5 Oh (maozamom@hotmail.com) on Sun, Oct 8, 06 at 19:03 Received "New Flowers" by Tessa Paul and "Gardening Pleasures" by Peter Henderson which has a return to Janice Pfaus sticker. |
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| THIS IS THE NEW THREAD TO POST EACH AND EVERY MONTH..... This month I received two great books... Making more plants by ken druse - janice would like this book back. please keep it in rotation. I am looking forward to reading this one! Changing gardens by susan stepenson I am mailing out Annuals for dummies and I would like that book back as I have not read it yet... Will need to post whichother book I will be sending. |
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| This is Janice. This month I sent out two books,Myann has received them. I will definitely be sending out three or more from now on. I received three books: A Woman's Hardy Garden Sleping with a Sunflower The White House Garden Thanks to all who send out books and special thanks to Myann for keeping this rotation going. |
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- Posted by mao_tse_mom z5 Oh (maozamom@hotmail.com) on Sun, Jan 28, 07 at 21:38
| I continued the exchange of Sleeping with a Sunflower, and The White House Garden, I added A Woman's Hardy Garden . |
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- Posted by rosekiller 5 (My Page) on Tue, Jan 30, 07 at 15:49
| My apologies, Emily, but I misread when the books were supposed to go out (why did I have the end of the month stuck in my head???). These were sent out today: The Greenhouse Gardener's Companion (I would like this one back eventually) This Old House Complete Landscaping (As a novice, I liked the garden layouts) |
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- Posted by rosekiller 5 (My Page) on Wed, Jan 31, 07 at 12:59
| I have receive Annuals for Dummies. When breezing through the book I particularly liked their grouping of several annuals together for colors and listing so many different easy annuals. The only thing I didn't like was a lack of care regarding invasive species. At least one of the recommended "easy annuals", chinese lanterns, is currently regarded by several states as invasive. It makes me more cautious regarding their other recommendations... (I got this the same time I received an ebay purchase of some gardening books, so I sure hope I'm critiquing the right book!) |
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| I sent out 3 books to Carmen that she should receive in early February: 1. Terrific Tomatoes by Luebbermann (more tomato info than you can shake a stick at, and lots of pictures). 2. Quick and Easy Indoor Topiary by Jones (which I actually haven't read, so no critiques) 3. Gardening 101 by Martha Stewart (beginning gardening, but there were some very good ideas and lots of nice pictures) Emily in WARM Fairbanks |
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| ****NOTE WE ARE NOW FULL UP WITH 7 MEMBERS **** THIS GROUP IS NOW CLOSED TO NEW MEMBERS UNTIL SOMEONE DROPS OUT FROM THE GROUP. I will put anyone who is interested on a waiting list though to contact them when someone does leave. ohh I like seeing what books are coming up. I hope the white house garden makes it all the way around to me. I almost ordered that one online. I also mailed a rose book since our new member showed interest in roses. I love drolling over them but don't have all that much luck growing them. I buy a knock out rose this year and let me tell you that thing bloomed and bloomed! Can't wait to see what it does next year. The martha stewart book I think has a member label on it. Topiary are NEVER quick and easy so I hope I get to see that one too - because I don't belive it~ lol A VERY VERY BIG THANK YOU FOR POSTING BOOKS ON THE TREAD. I know its a pain in the buttt. Look at it this way no more lost books (thank goodness). Happy garden reading, its so cold here today I'm going to go curl up with the propagating book and try to figure out cuttings. Which I have had very little success with. |
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- Posted by rosekiller 5 (My Page) on Mon, Feb 5, 07 at 10:05
| Follow up on Annuals for Dummies: An overall good book. In some parts I suspect the process was over-simplified, but I genuinely appreciated not being bombarded with specifics on each plant like and dislike (I have other books for that). The pictures were lovely (it includes a color section). And I finally figured out which disease killed my seedlings last year (and how to prevent it). |
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- Posted by mao_tse_mom z5 Oh (maozamom@hotmail.com) on Thu, Feb 15, 07 at 10:48
| I received six books this morning, with so many I may send them back out at different times. Garden Inventions |
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- Posted by rosekiller 5 (My Page) on Fri, Feb 16, 07 at 11:39
| Myohmy, just letting you know I received the Rose book and the Gardening in California (Titles are as I remember them, not exact). Did you send that label yet for the Annuals book? |
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- Posted by george-2007 (jcgeorge@rogers.com) on Sun, Feb 18, 07 at 21:31
| Hi I would be interrested in becoming a member to the monthly book exchange if at possible...Thank-you |
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- Posted by mao_tse_mom z5 Oh (maozamom@hotmail.com) on Tue, Feb 20, 07 at 20:33
| I'm sending Janice these books Terrific Tomatoes Cathy |
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| Courtney/Rosekiller, I received the books you sent today (actually, they showed up in town on Thursday Feb 15th, but I just got to the post office today to pick them up). I'm very excited about the Greenhouse Grower's companion--I've eyed it a couple of times at the store, so it will be nice to have a chance to read it before I decide if I need a copy of my own. Emily in FRIGID Fairbanks (Spring can't come soon enough!) |
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- Posted by rosekiller 5 (My Page) on Thu, Mar 1, 07 at 10:13
| I mailed out earlier this week to Emily (and at a faster pace, to make up for last month!) the following: Annuals for Dummies (Myann would like this one back) Myann, I thoroughly enjoyed the California Garden Design, makes me want to live there for the tropicals that won't winter in PA. And of course Annuals for Dummies was good. I haven't read Seed to Seed, but I hear it is good. |
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| This month I am mailing out: Changing gardens, The impatient gardner - by jerry baker, and passing on the great book jancice included...Making more plants by ken druse - janice would like this book back and I see why! It went on my wish list. This month I received... Sleping with a Sunflower which Emily would like back They all looked like great books... Thanks for playing **********We are curretly at 6 members we could possibly take one more but must be us resident and commit to 6 month trial of our group. email me if intersted. |
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- Posted by rosekiller 5 (My Page) on Thu, Mar 8, 07 at 10:56
| Myann, I received the following: Changing Gardens I'm looking forward to reading these! |
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- Posted by rosekiller 5 (My Page) on Fri, Mar 30, 07 at 13:31
| Emily, did you receive the books I sent for March? I don't think I feel comfortable sending out another set until I hear from you. Thanks, |
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- Posted by mao_tse_mom z5 Oh (maozamom@hotmail.com) on Sat, Mar 31, 07 at 15:19
| I have these ready to mail Monday Garden Inventions Time and the Gardener How to Grow House Plants |
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| Courtney, Sorry, yes I received the books. I received them early/mid March and forgot about recording them here. I just sent out: Emily in sunny Fairbanks--Spring is finally here!! |
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| This month I sent out... Sleping with a Sunflower which Emily would like back This month I received from Janace - A womans hardy garden thanks everyone for posting! HAPPY SPRING |
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- Posted by rosekiller 5 (My Page) on Thu, Apr 5, 07 at 17:01
| I sent out the following: Changing Gardens - Nice plans. I enjoyed this book. |
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| This month I sent four books to Myann , din't write down the names. And today I received three from Cathy: Garden of Invention Time and the Gardener Howe to Grow Houseplants/A SunsEt Book All look interestring. If I don't finish, I may keep one an extra month. Janice in NY |
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- Posted by mao_tse_mom z5 Oh (maozamom@hotmail.com) on Fri, Apr 13, 07 at 17:46
| Received April 13 Garden Tales |
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- Posted by rosekiller 5 (My Page) on Thu, Apr 19, 07 at 11:19
| I received books this month... I keep putting off reading them, so I forget their titles. Thanks! I'd just like to verify, because I haven't seen it being circulated above, that I'd like to keep my "Greenhouse Gardener's Companion" book, so I'd appreciate it if you would keep it in circulation. Yippee, it's spring! |
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- Posted by rosekiller 5 (My Page) on Mon, May 21, 07 at 15:10
| FYI. I haven't received books for the month of May. I'm not sure what the procedure should be, as I don't have excess books to send. |
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- Posted by mao_tse_mom z5 Oh (maozamom@hotmail.com) on Tue, May 22, 07 at 16:28
| Sent to Janice today Garden Tales |
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- Posted by mao_tse_mom z5 Oh (maozamom@hotmail.com) on Wed, Jun 6, 07 at 15:27
| Received June 6 Gardening with Perennials |
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| Due to confursion with the two new members I am sending out six to emily... Time and the gardener (too many words not enough photos lol) Great Garden Decor - please return did not have labels so I wrote name and address on front page. Book has some neat ideas... I want to try one on page 74 with circle and stones on circle as well as brick patterns on page 73 Lawn & garden book. All about azaleas, camellias and rhododendrons The treehouse book, alhtough this book is not really garden. it is inspiring to look at photos and made me feel like a kid again for 10 minutes which made the book worthwhile just because of that! The little guide of herbs. Sorry for the delay emily! I just got 4 trees cut down in my yard what a mess.... Still have carcuses of 2 left in my yard we are trying to cut up. |
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- Posted by mao_tse_mom z5 Oh (maozamom@hotmail.com) on Fri, Sep 7, 07 at 14:48
| I haven't had a new book in three months. |
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- Posted by mao_tse_mom z5 Oh (maozamom@hotmail.com) on Mon, Sep 10, 07 at 15:51
| Received Sept.10 On Good Land |
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| I didn't get any books this month. I sent three books to Myann in Michigan. Are we still doing this exchange? |
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| Second month in a row no books. Myann, is anyone sending books out? |
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- Posted by mao_tse_mom z5 Oh (maozamom@hotmail.com) on Sun, Oct 7, 07 at 15:47
| Janice I'll send your books out tomorrow. On Good Land |
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| I sent 3 books to Myan in Michigan on October 31. |
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| Received 3 books from Cathy Nov 15. I'll get books out to Myan before Thanksgiving. |
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- Posted by mao_tse_mom z5 Oh (maozamom@hotmail.com) on Sun, Dec 2, 07 at 16:25
| Darn, I should have held onto those last books. I didn't realize the ones from September would be it. |
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