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WANTED: part 5 Springbank Park,London On plant exchange

signet_gw(6b)
11 years ago

Nes, You have blue columbine? I would love one in trade for the creeping buttercup if you can spare one please. I have never seen a blue one .

Signet

Comments (88)

  • greylady_gardener
    11 years ago

    Sorry to hear that you won't make the swap. I hope things get better for you.

  • barb_from_london
    11 years ago

    Flowergirl, is the NOID daylily similar to Daring Deception still available? If not, how about Daylily Pandora's Box? Either would work for me as a trade for the azalea.

  • luckynes13
    11 years ago

    I live just outside Lambeth, I do have everything ready for the trade. But I don't want to put anybody out. That's why I suggested they could pick up if they want, not really very far away from the Park.

  • flowergirl_on
    11 years ago

    BARB: Yes, both of those daylilies are available. I bring them both for you. Thank you so much for the trade.

  • LilacIsLove
    11 years ago

    Signet, I do have an extra tomato, It's kind of small yet because I forgot to repot it, But I will do that tomorrow for you! I also have a zuccini plant and some sweet green peppers if you'd like. No trade needed for them as I don't have room.

    I'll probably only be able to stay to do the trading, and then have to go home again. I'm not healing as fast as they told me I would! Oh well XD

  • LilacIsLove
    11 years ago

    Jeff/Nyssaman:
    I have the cumin and an amaryllis to trade left. Do you have watermelon and one of your peas, either kind?

  • rosco_p
    11 years ago

    MERJA: Well it is getting very close to the swap and that Hosta that I had earlier talked about being large leaved and possibly variegated??...well I still do not know! I am bringing it to the swap for you anyway as it is extra and I also have a small volunteer baby Hosta that is variegated but not of the Big Leaf variety. It is just a green with yellowish margins mid size hosta. Sorry about the wait but I just have not been able to tell if this Hosta is turning out to be a variegated one or not. Ross.

  • LilacIsLove
    11 years ago

    Ok, here is my list of trades, please let me know if I'm missing anything!

    Signet:
    crocus
    asparagus
    parsley
    Hyacinth
    balloon flower
    Stevia
    Kale
    acidanthera
    daylily 'Pardon Me"
    cucumber
    Basil
    Garlic
    Zuccini
    Tomato
    Pepper
    Popcans

    For:
    Rhubarb
    Forget-me-nots white and pink
    Hosta
    Rose-Salvia
    Peony Poppy
    Daylily " Pink Damask"
    Hosta "Hanky Panky"
    Larkspur
    Yucca
    Strawberry X3

    BlueIris:
    Rainbow Tomatos
    DP Dahlia
    Gladiola-Blue Moon
    Hyacinth
    Cucumber
    Red Currant

    For:
    White Swan Echinacea
    Honey Melon Sage
    Rose Campion
    Yellow Tooadflax
    Suncrest Lily
    Oxeye Daisies

    Flowergirl:
    Astilibe
    Delphiniums

    For:
    'Blue' hosta
    Red bee balm

    GardenG8:
    Lupin
    Delphinium
    Ranunculus
    White Tiger Lily

    For:
    Purple Sensation Allium
    Gaillardia-Arizona Red
    Purple Monkshood
    Sweet Pea -Bijou Mix

    Greylady-gardener

    Dahlia 'arabian nights'
    Amaryllis

    For:
    Peony Poppy
    Pink LOV

    Ross:
    Mini Rose

    For:
    Yellow Calla Lily

    Jeff:
    Amaryllis
    Cumin

    For:
    unconfirmed (pea, watermelon)

  • flowergirl_on
    11 years ago

    ROSS: Not a problem at all about the wait. If you can't tell if it is variagated or not, you can't tell, right? :) Thank you for the hostas. What would you like in trade?

  • rosco_p
    11 years ago

    MERJA:If you have any Pink Japanese Anemone left that would be nice..or one of your Siberian Irises if anything left? Thanks. Ross.

  • luckynes13
    11 years ago

    It would be great if your husband could do this for me. I have felt very bad about everyone down.
    Thank you.
    If anyone has changed there minds about wanting to do the trades let me know.
    Nes

  • signet_gw(6b)
    Original Author
    11 years ago

    Hi Lilac
    I have taken your lists and when I put your trades against my trades I still owe you 4 trades . Is there anything on my lists that you would take in trade for the last four items that you are trading me ? Let me know asap please.

    Thanks
    Signet

  • blueiris3
    11 years ago

    Hi Flowergirl,
    Please check my list of our trades, Thanks! BI3:
    Campanula �pink octopus� Annual aster matsumoto violet stripe seeds
    Campanula carpatica �blue clips� Coleus big red leafed (all gone)
    Alstroemeria yellow Elsa Spath clematis
    LA hybrid lily pink (or baby) Lily French Vanilla
    Siberian iris �silver edge� Lily Nutmar (all gone)
    Digitalis lutea Lily Panache (all gone)
    Siberian iris �Ruffled Velvet� Monkshood Summer blooming
    Aster wood�s pink Russian sage
    Poet�s narcissus Tarragon
    Daylily Bonanza veronica gentianoides light blue
    Daylily Pandora�s box Veronica peducularis groundcover
    Daylily Ice Cap (like ice carnival mid) Yellow daffodils

  • blueiris3
    11 years ago

    Hi Gardeng8,

    Please check my list of our trades, thanks! BI3
    Sweet pea purple Coleus big red leafed (all gone)
    phaeum samobar hardy geranium Coleus stained glass plum
    Flowering almond Daylily Sweet hot chocolate
    Blue pincushion flower �Perfecta� Dwarf dark purple monarda (all gone)
    Korean lilac Forsythia (all gone)
    Feecey�s Form grass pink/green/cream Geranium Legion red
    Lime ricky heuchera Geranium Lemon (all gone)
    Obsidian heuchera Geranium Nutmeg
    Lamium yellow archangel Geranium Rose (all gone)
    Variegated Solomon�s seal Ghost grass
    King Edward Yarrow Honey melon sage
    2nd Variegated Solomon�s seal Lily fangio/suncrest (all gone)
    Burgundy barberry Lily French vanilla
    Fanfare gaillardia Lily Latoya
    Red twig dogwood Lily Nutmar (all gone)
    2nd phaeum samobar hardy geranium Lily panache (all gone)
    Hair allium Navaho princess spiderwort
    tiny cherry brandy rudbeckia no trade needed

  • blueiris3
    11 years ago

    Hi Greylady,

    Here is my list of our trades, please check it over, thanks, BI3:
    Plectranthus Mona Lavender Bronze sempervivum
    IB purple/yellow iris Coleus stained glass plum
    Tiny tears hosta Honey melon sage
    Convolvulus Ensign mixed no trade needed
    Lychnis coronaria �alba� Prickly pear cactus
    b�fly bush attraction pinky purple Siberian iris yellow
    Gaillardia Arizona Sun (3 seedlings/pot) Viola white with yellow
    Corydalis lutea Woodland blue phlox

  • blueiris3
    11 years ago

    Hi Lilac,
    Your list looks good to me! See you soon, BI3

  • blueiris3
    11 years ago

    Hello NavyGirl01,
    I have us down for a trade of Echinacea for Dicentra formosa Luxuriant. Is there anything else on my list that interests you? Thanks for looking, BlueIris3

  • blueiris3
    11 years ago

    Hi Ross,
    Here is what I have us trading, please let me know if I've missed anything! I think 5 pages/threads of trades is a new record for one swap!!:
    Palace Purple Heuchera Elsa Spath clematis
    Sweet basil seedlings (12/pot) Elsa Spath clematis
    Purple/blue RoS Lorraine sunshine heliopsis

    Cheers,
    BlueIris3

  • blueiris3
    11 years ago

    Hi Signet,
    Here's what I've got us down for, let me know of any corrections! Thanks, BlueIris3

    White yarrow Asian garlic chives
    Currant Autumn crocus (all gone)
    Allium purple sensation Bleeding heart pink
    Rudbeckia noid Blue agastache (all gone)
    Daylily Var. Kwanza Chocolate boneset (all gone)
    White astilbe Coreopsis 18"
    Golden feverfew Coreopsis 6�
    June bearing strawberries Daylily No id yellow spring
    Red violet flowering quince - root a cutting for visit
    Violet - speckles Geranium Nutmeg
    Strawberry or daylily honey melon sages x3
    White/ peach trumpet daffs Lemon verbena (I'll bring this to your place later)
    Echinops blue Leopard hieracium
    Tropical ginger Lily baby
    Var. Salix integra "Hakuro Nishiki" Lily fangio/suncrest (all gone)
    Lily baby Lily French Vanilla
    Lily baby Lily Nutmar (all gone)
    Pink Turtlehead Chelone obliqua mauve creeping phlox
    Daylily Trahlyta Monkshood 50/50
    Poet�s narcissus Nepeta Walker's Low
    White forget me not Phlox Salmon
    Snowdrops Pop cans
    Seven sisters climbing pink rose Red hot poker Kniphophia � yellow?
    Currant Rosa hot pink (I'll bring this to your place)
    Walking onion Royal purple obedient plant
    ever bearing strawberries Siberian iris yellow
    White/peach trumpet daffs Spiky Veronica � (all gone)
    Snowdrops White agastache (all gone)
    ever bearing strawberries White lilac (all gone)
    Lungwort * pink spotted * Winter aconytes (all gone)
    June bearing strawberries yellow fig leafed hollyhock

  • luckynes13
    11 years ago

    I can trade you
    Wormwood,De Golde Tabacco, Goji Berry I am out of the
    Pak choy.

    Nes

  • signet_gw(6b)
    Original Author
    11 years ago

    Blueiris , your list looks good to me and I believe I have everything potted up . See you tomorrow

    Nes . as discussed via numerous emails yesterday you and I will not be trading so please do not send any plants for me to the swap with Gardeng8's husband.

    Signet

  • navygirl01
    11 years ago

    Here is my list i have so far:

    Flowergirl- hosta: stiletto and golden tiara
    for hibiscus and centerberry bell seedlings

    GardenG8- stella dor, hosta-twist of lime and pink frindged dianthus
    for columbines and canterberry bell seedlings

    Luckynes13- ribbon grass
    for hydranga and clematis

    Graylady- mauve phlox and alyssum
    for clematis and echinachea seedlings

    Blueiris- bleeding heart
    for canterberry bell and echin. seedlings

    did i miss anything?
    am mainly looking for small hostas, small lillies,dwarf delph.,fringed diath.

    will be bringing a cookie tray for the pot luck
    keep your fingers crossed that the weather will hold out but what is a little rain on our fellow gardeners LOL

    Signet; we will make plans for our BBQ tomorrow when we see each other

  • rosco_p
    11 years ago

    BLUEIRIS: Yes your list is correct. Thanks. See you tomorrow. ROSS

  • blueiris3
    11 years ago

    from Bev Wagar: Have lots of fun at the swap tomorrow. If Rosco is there, please tell him I killed the beautiful Hibiscus acetosella he gave me. I had three nicely rooted cuttings and I foolishly put all of them out too soon. None survived that whopper frost we had in May. When I get settled again in a new garden I'll ask him for another cutting.

  • blueiris3
    11 years ago

    Hello,

    I think we should plan for the potluck to be on, since the weather is so changeable. It's so nice to chat gardening with folks whose eyes don't glaze over! We can decide at lunch time if the weather is going to shoo us home early.

    Currently the Weather Network's hourly forecast calls for no rain up until 10am, and only 40 percent chance of light showers from then until 2pm. There is an overhang / porch area on the building so we can eat under that as we did once before.

    my 2 cents worth, BlueIris3

  • greylady_gardener
    11 years ago

    Yblueiris3
    our list and mine match up--whew!! :-)

    NavyGirlo1
    Our lists match also.

  • greylady_gardener
    11 years ago

    okay sorry blueiris3 and NavyGirl01, Feeling rather tired right now and messed up your names! :-) I need a nap.

    anyway, it rained a bit the first year we were at Springbank, so we can do it again, and yes there is the overhang that we used that year. At least the plants won't sit out in the scorching sun and dry out/wilt, while we visit and eat. (still have to get that made)
    A suggestion blueiris3. Maybe we could each make our own sign plus each pick one of the gambler circle signs. That way one person isn't responsible for all 18. what do you think?

  • blueiris3
    11 years ago

    Hi Greylady,

    Thanks for the suggestion, but I've got it covered. They'll be a little smaller than other years, but should still get the job done.

    BlueIris3

  • flowergirl_on
    11 years ago

    Lilac, Navygirl and Blueiris: Lists look right! See you tomorrow.

    ROSS: I will bring small flowered purple siberian iris since one is already potted if alright with you. The least amount of potting at this point the better. :) It is muddy out there.

  • signet_gw(6b)
    Original Author
    11 years ago

    Blue Iris , I just had my hubby buy some florescent poster board so I could make the signs tonight . Sigh! Oh well will just save the poster board for something else.

    I think I have everything packed up . Whew ! quite the job !

    So I have just one question . The potluck , is there a main course ? I dont want to bring dessert now as there are at least two other desserts coming . I know Gardeng8 said she was bringing a mexican dish ( I think ) Blueiris cheese and crackers. Should I just bring some chips and cheesies or ?????????????? let me know please.

    Signet

  • navygirl01
    11 years ago

    i want my dessert lol

    you could make me a sign for dad- pain in the (BLEEP)

    just kidding

    see you all tomorrow

  • greylady_gardener
    11 years ago

    Sorry you had to do it yourself. I guess I should have jumped in and been quicker with that suggestion, but I just wasn't thinking.
    I am bringing a pasta salad for the potluck

    don't forget your chairs just in case it is dry enough to sit. :-)

  • rosco_p
    11 years ago

    MERJA; I will look forward to the Siberian Iris. Thank you. Ross.

    SIGNET: I don't really have a say as to what you should bring...but I like the nibbling with the finger foods..so any dessert or snack item is up my alley. See you tomorrow.

  • blueiris3
    11 years ago

    Hi Signet, darnit - I just bought file folders to make signs, fluorescent sure sounds like more fun! Bring whatever you would like to bring, I think we've got a great mix of dishes. See you all soon!
    BlueIris cheeses & crackers/bread
    Rosco_p brownies or similar
    Gardeng8 fresh tomato salsa and corn salsa/side salad with tortilla chips
    Greylady pasta salad
    NavyGirl01 & Co. cookie tray for the pot luck

  • signet_gw(6b)
    Original Author
    11 years ago

    Is it me or did I miss the 3 at the end of your moniker till now ?

    Anyway file folders sounds just fine, does the job it needs to do .

    well not sure what I will bring at this point but I will figure something out food wise for tomorrow . LOL! It's down to the wire and panic sets in you know ......ha ha ha.

  • luckynes13
    11 years ago

    Who do I owe a black hollyhock to?
    I will send it along, just in case.

    Nes

  • signet_gw(6b)
    Original Author
    11 years ago

    Well first I would like to thank Blueiris for organizing the swap this year and Matt for staking out the swap site for us. Thank you too for the many many wonderful plants you traded to me .

    It was another great swap ! I will definitely be planting for some time as will a number of others of us (that gamblers circle is always sooooooo tempting even after the prearranged trades.)

    To everyone else, hope you all made it home safely . Well , we beat the weather (see throwing good weather thoughts out to the universe works) , had a good time chatting and kidding around . Wmc1 Thank you for the seeds I will get them planted asap .

    We had some great food and I ate bean salad for the first time in my life and it was delish! Who knew ? and Navygirl01 got her cake too!LOL !

    Met some new people , so glad that they could join us and hope they will come back again and it was so good to see
    all the familiar faces . Funny we only meet once a year but it is always like we just saw each other yesterday . Missed having Bev there but hopefully by next year she will be in a position to join us again.
    Thank you to all of you for your wonderful trades and for the "no door prize" ( which is different from a door prize cuz we didnt have a door LOL !)

    I got a soil test kit . So cool. Not sure who donated that but thank you for it !

    I do have a question ........for Lilac I think . I got two pots with 2 conical topped bulbs in my trades. Were they from you and if they were can you tell me what they are please?

    I was so glad you came even though we could tell you were in some considerable pain.I hope you are feeling better soon.

    Anyway just wanted to express my thanks to all of you . You all make this swap the special thing that it is .

    Signet

  • rosco_p
    11 years ago

    I have to say it was another great plant swap!
    So glad that I was able to spend more time there this year and enjoy the company, food and garden banter.

    I guess like everyone else I will be busy for the next few days finding suitable homes for all the new additions...but that is half the fun.

    Thank you for trading with me and making gardening a truly enjoyable experience.

    I am looking + forward to trading again next season already!

    I was thinking that maybe next time we might all bring a long a few pictures of our various garden beds to share with each other how the others do it...if that makes sense?

    My wife also enjoyed herself even though she was in the car for the first while trying to warm up.

    Thanks again and I hope you all have a great gardening season.

    Ross

  • barb_from_london
    11 years ago

    I thought the swap was on Sunday! Sorry, Flowergirl!
    I was at work all day and just found out now.

    I can drop the azalea off for you - could you email me with your address, or do you want to drop by my place in London?

    Again, sorry, for some reason I just assumed the swap was on Sunday.

  • greylady_gardener
    11 years ago

    Thank you, thank you, everyone!! What an enjoyable day. It was very nice to see you all, and wonderful to see new faces. I hope they will join us again next year.
    Carol, thank your hubby for being the delivery/pickup guy. That was good of him. :-)
    Five plants made it into their new homes before it started to rain heavy enough to make me stop. Lots of rain predicted for tomorrow so they will be well settled in.

    Looking forward to next year!! :-)

  • luckynes13
    11 years ago

    Carol, thank you and your husband so much for helping me. I am so glad everyone got their plants, and all the lovely plants, I got too.

    Thank you everyone for being patient with me. Hopefully there will be a light at the end of this tunnel, and I will be able to come next year.

    Nes

  • blueiris3
    11 years ago

    Hello all,

    Thanks for a fabulous swap. I owe Matt a special dinner or three for loading the truck and staking out the spot!

    I am so excited about all my swaps, and the great scores from the Gambler's Circle. I am such a plant-a-holic! Even after the swap, a great visit with Sean & Bev - who gave me a bounty of plants, (I'm her backup / insurance garden) I was still sorely tempted to stop on the way home from Vienna at a roadside plant sale of fabulous blooming sweet williams... Matt saved me from that danger, but only just.

    I think I may need to get a fourth arbour to hold all the climbing vines from last year and this year :-) This is the first time I've smelled my vining honeysuckle from a trade a couple years ago, it's is the middle of the Friendship garden out front, and is usually tough to get to for all the tall plants. There aren't as many self seeded sunflowers this year, so I was able to tiptoe over there.

    My garden is so much richer and fuller for all the trades and happy memories of friends who have given them to me.

    Thanks again, like Ross I am already looking forward to next year's swap. But I am rather daunted at the task ahead of planting all my bounty! Thank goodness a large number of boring iris and black eyed susans are getting torn out this year, that'll make some easy room for newbies.

    Cheers,
    Heather / BlueIris3
    Hope to see you all at Signet's picnic in daylily season.

  • rosco_p
    11 years ago

    NES: I see that you must have sent along baby LEEKS my way as they ended up in my bounty. You never did get a trade back from me so you and I will both have to remember that I owe you one for next year!! Sorry that we did not get to visit with you at this years swap but next years is getting closer everyday, Thanks. Ross.

  • LilacIsLove
    11 years ago

    Hi guys!
    I had a lot of fun, even though I wasn't there long. It was definitely worth it! I can't wait for next year already, not only for the swap, but to see all the plants I got this year, established and blooming!

    Signet, those would be the hyacinths. I put them in 2 containers as I didn't have one big enough for all four!

    Thanks again guys!
    ~Emily

  • navygirl01
    11 years ago

    WOOHOOOO!!!!!!!! I got my cake. LMAO
    Teresa had a great time, was all she could talk about on the way home. She will probably come with us again next year.
    Thanks again to all I had trades with, hope your seedlings come out as wonderful as they are in our garden.
    We also stopped at canadale's (just to look LOL) and came out with 4 more plants.
    We didn't get the rain and very high winds until around 830 last night. Both dad and I am still tired, but some on my treasures did get planted.
    We are now going to expand yet another garden, not just for the things we received yesterday but we do have 84 new seedlings to find homes for. LOL
    We are slowly going to have no grass in the backyard LOL.
    That is a good idea to bring pics of our gardens next year, but will have to get a photo album for ours. I think Signet and I are in the same boat in that way.
    Take care to all, see you next year, we hope
    Gwen/NavyGirl01 and Bill/wmc1

  • mandyy12
    11 years ago

    HI Everyone. We had a great time. Enjoyed seeing everyone. Look forward to seeing everyone again next year.

    Billl1 & Cathy.

  • flowergirl_on
    11 years ago

    Thank you everyone for all the nice plants I got at the swap. Also I want to thank you, Barb, for making a little detour on your way to work, so we got our trades done. I can't wait to see the azaleas blooming. So nice of you.

    See you all next year,
    Merja

  • luckynes13
    11 years ago

    No worries about the baby leek, just happy to share.

    Nes

  • signet_gw(6b)
    Original Author
    11 years ago

    Is anyone missing any trades from me ? I am in the process of cleaning up the area that held the swap plants and I seem to have a rusty red iris extra and a porcupine grass extra???????? I dont recall potting up extras of those so I am wondering if I missed putting them in someones box of swap stuff. Let me know please. I can either deliver or mail. If I am missing any other stuff that I promised you please let me know . I had lists I was going by , but it is always possible to miss writing something down .

    Signet

  • luckynes13
    11 years ago

    Thank you for hosting the trade this year.It was very much appreciated.

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