"1. This swap is firstly a tailgater (meaning you can trade plants out of the back of your trunk).

2. No sales are allowed.

3. Pre-arranged trades ahead of time are welcome (individuals may email one another to make prearranged trades or you can do so on this site if you prefer)

4. Any garden-related item is welcomed at the trade, so not just seed packets and plants, bulbs, etc. but old tools, rocks, extra fertilizer, garden books/magazines, compost, etc. - is most welcome especially if you are new to these swaps and are just starting out but don't have a lot of plants/perennials to divide up and swap.

5. And the exciting part, the swap circle, which is always a surprise and was a BIG HIT this Spring. What you do is randomly place between 1-10 items in the circle which entitles you to take 1-10 items back in exchange. We sure had a whole lot more than that in the Spring and thanks to the generous donors.

The circle is where you'll find things you never knew you wanted or needed until you see it, and no one goes home until the circle is empty...that's the rule."

I'd love to see a bunch of new people (especially wintersowers..I'm so into it), but everyone with some extra perennials, cuttings, seedlings, mulch, pinecones, come out and make it a great afternoon.

Anyone interested?

I may indeed be interested this spring. I have retired from my 2nd career and now want to spend more time in the garden. I believe the site last year was Sherway gardens. That is okay with me, but a site closer to Halton would also be appreciated.

I have decided to do a lot more travelling, and hence I will have to redo my garden, and put in plants that are more drought resistant. I fear that I will have to let most of my brugmansias go, as they require daily watering, and will surely collapse if neglected for a few weeks.

Any ideas for drought resistant, tall plants? I do have lots of different cannas.

I'll start looking for suitable sites in Burlington/Oakville/Milton. Hopefully we can find a place that will be easy for everyone to find!

I appreciate the offer to find out some nice looking drought resistant plants that grow in zone 5a. I'm a little cooler than you are. ( Today, I think a LOT cooler LOL). I'm looking particularly for large growing plants. I tried the amaranthus, but it didn't come at all. Maybe the squirrels or chipmunks got them.

AM

AM

We'll have to see how many surived this winter in the cold cellar. I did have some die back, and soon I'll be taking them out to get them going. I have a few favourites that I want to keep, but, as I say, we'll see what I have real soon.

Have we set a time and place yet?

I just found this thread. Sorry, I've been doing bootcamp in the evenings and I don't even know where my head has been. So, here's an idea: everyone copy and paste the most updated version of this list and vote for your preferred swap weekend. You can vote for more than one weekend. Maybe we can try to choose a swap date by this Friday.

As you can see from the list below, May 18 & 31 don't work for me, but every other date is great, so I've voted for all dates except May 18 & 31.

Sat, May 17-Nadia,
Sun, May 18-

Sat, May 24-Nadia,
Sun, May 25-Nadia,

Sat, May 31-
Sun, June 1-Nadia,

Sat, June 7-Nadia,
Sun, June 8-Nadia,

Sat, May 17-
Sun, May 18-

Sat, May 24- jroot
Sun, May 25- jroot

Sat, May 31-
Sun, June 1-

Sat, June 7- jroot
Sun, June 8- jroot

When things aren't carved in stone, my social convenor accepts alternative activities. LOL

I don't think the swap has happened yet, has it? I thought we were having it in Halton somewhere. We need to choose a date first, though. Any votes?

Karin