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| The Fall Eastside Green Elephant Plant Swap is the place to trade the bounty of your gardens. All those seeds you’ve been gathering all fall—bring them. All those dahlias, cannas, potatoes, tubers and rhizomes of any kind: before you go to the trouble of storing them for the winter—leverage them to trade. All those half-hardy or tender perennials, the brugmansias, fuscias, etc.: make cuttings and—bring them to trade. Yard art, birdhouses, wind chimes. Consider this your gardening Christmas bazaar to find cool presents for your gardening friends and for yourself.
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Follow-Up Postings:
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- Posted by sweetflowers 7/WA (My Page) on Fri, Aug 20, 04 at 18:10
| Thank you Jim for organizing such a wonderful event. A newbie like me got loads of free plants in the last swap. Hopefully I will be able to bring in some to trade this time. Sangeeta |
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| I'll bring dahlia tubers. Teresa |
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| I can bring hesperantha and dahlia tubers (if they've been dug). Christine |
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| And we're off. Looks like the Green Elephant will be a good place to find dahlias. Any Cannas and Brugmansias out there? |
Here is a link that might be useful: Green Elephant Plant Swap
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| I'm interested in attending. Here is my updated list of goodies. PLANTS I HAVE TO TRADE starflower bulbs lingonberry plants wintergreen salal sweet woodruff hellebore seedlings –toothed, shrubby, some from a heavily variegated Mom, some from a green Mom. black eyed susan - the shorter one, Goldsturm Johnsons Blue geranium Stella d'oro daylily, and other un-named daylilies, yellow and peach. London Pride-variegated and solid green heuchera with green leaves, white flower; I don't remember the name. native bleeding heart crocismia Lucifer catmint climbing hydrangea golden feverfew golden and green oregano siberian iris G. nimbus seedlings; probably not going to look exactly like the parent, but could be cute!. Pink, low-growing geranium; one of the good named varieties, I just can’t remember just which one. Valeriana phu Pulmonaria-various kinds, if you are interested I’ll describe them. Euphorbia mrysinites Threadleaf coreopsis Rosa Rugosa ‘alba’; I moved the mother shrub, and this one came up from the roots. Dahlias-one a lovely salmon color, one a vibrant coral/apricot, one red with white tips (or is it white with red tips? It’s not blooming right now, and I can’t remember.). I am not good at keeping dahlias alive over the winter, so I would like to hand these over just as soon as I take them up. |
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| Hey, Cathy! I'm going to try real hard to attend this one, and I'll bet I can find all kinds of Geraniums for you! |
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| Doris, that's great. I do love geraniums. Teresa, I looked at your list, and saw some stuff I'm interested in. Candelabra primrose, bee balm, digitalis luteum, and penstemon. Looking at your list I realized that I also have a blue tradescantia to trade. It's a good, healthy plant, but for some reason, it just doesn't ring my chimes. Cathy |
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| I'm looking for some rooted cuttings of hardy fuchsia and brugmansias (not pink). I'd like to get some of those tiger striped cannas. Also that golden variety of petasites frigidus 'palmatum'. I have some red flowered currant seedlings. And today I collected a small amount of seed for a blue meconopsis, not sure of the species. FireVicar |
Here is a link that might be useful: Green Elephant Plant Swap.
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| Hey, Firevicar, you mean like this?
This is my Petasites palmatum 'Golden Palms' (probably the same thing). If you'd like some, I'd be glad to pot some up for you! |
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| more stuff to trade: a rooted weeping willow branch, and white and pink phlox. Also, white and pink japanese anemones. I wouldn't recommend the pink for a tidy garden, as it spreads. But for someone who has a shady place, and a fondness for an unstructured look, it's great. |
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| I'm looking for white flowers, especially white mondarda, coumbine, anemone and phlox. I have hot pink phlox and a washed lavendar blue. And that golden palms petasites is wonderful--what I'd like to see growing in my swamp. I also have several pots of seed sown for the white flowered Japanese skunk cabbage, fresh from a July trade. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Green Elephant Plant Swap
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| Firevicar, I'd be glad to bring you some Golden Petasites. Can I have a pot of the white flowering Skunk cabbage? |
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| White flowered skunk cabbage, sure. It's seed sown, nothing growing yet. Minimum 25 seeds. I understand you get almost 100% germination early next spring. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Lysichiton camtschatcense
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- Posted by Thistledown_Farm Z 7/8 PNWet (My Page) on Sun, Aug 29, 04 at 12:52
| Jim my seeds are germinating in the plastic bag in the refrigerator!!! I'm going to go down to the swampy area of my creek and dig some soil to plant them in. Yeee Hawwww |
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| Jim, I'll bring you some white anemones and white phlox. I also have some white columbine, and I can dig up a bit for you. Cathy |
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| Thanks, Sangeeta for the note about people who are just starting and have little or nothing to trade. Come to the Green Elephant even if you have little or nothing to trade. This is a sharing event as much as anything. And if you have a bushel of something that's overgrown and you want to get rid of it, bring it to the swap. I gave away a bushel of crocosmia corms last March. (there's two more bushels growing where I thinned them.) |
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- Posted by Grrrnthumb z8 WA (My Page) on Sun, Sep 5, 04 at 18:24
| I should be able to bring a few Brugmansia sanguinea, the rare red brugmansia. Probably a yellow/orange brug, Charles Grimaldi. I should also have several divisions of perennials, and a few more tropicals like giant flowered (10") red epiphyllum, maybe a couple orchids, and a bannana tree or two. I'm hoping to find anything tropical or with a tropical look, like striped cannas. |
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| Who was it who brought all that butterfly ginger last March? Was it Jeff of West Seattle? Take a look at this if you like big tropicals. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Verbesina microptera
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| Grrr, Is Fuscia 'Black Prince' hardy? If so, I would like one. I have hollyhock seeds to trade, and small plants as well, if you are interested. cathy P.S. add catmint, stella d'oro, and short or tall daisies to my plant trade (or give away) list. |
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- Posted by Grrrnthumb z8 WA (My Page) on Mon, Sep 6, 04 at 11:34
| Sorry Cathay, it's about average for a fuscia. Not winter hardy at all. If you can keep them over the winter they're great plants though. :) |
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| Just keeping the post alive on the forum. All the best for the Lake Tapps Trade and the Seattle Swap on Oct. 2. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Upated trade list
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| I'm not sure about the spelling, but I just dug mine up and divided it into many pieces. I'll bring some with me for open trading even if I don't hear from anyone on it. Cathy |
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- Posted by darrensprincess z8 WA (My Page) on Fri, Sep 17, 04 at 22:51
| Can anyone attend this trade? I am new - going to my first trade tomorrow (Lake Tapps) but this sounds like a lot of fun! Let me know and I can get a list together too! Thanks - darrensprincess |
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| Dear darrensprincess, The Green Elephant is wide open. Please bring yourself and a friend. Please feel free to call me for questions or details. I'm in the office Tues-Friday, 9-4, 425-885-5822. Have you seen the main web page with all the info? FireVicar |
Here is a link that might be useful: Green Elephant Main Page
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- Posted by darrensprincess z8 WA (My Page) on Mon, Sep 20, 04 at 0:09
| Thank you firevicar. I have a striped canna as well as Canna grande. I think I still have a Brugmansia (yellow/orange) and lots of Dahlias to bring. I will get my list together and let everyone know soon! Thank you - darrensprincess |
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| I have variegated vinca, 3 large chunks of pink geranium, variegated hosta, shiny solid green hosta, small-leaf green ivy with yellow marbleing, ornamental strawberry. I have been energentically dividing and planting and stashing plants for this trade. I hope we get a good turnout! I don't want to bring anything back home. |
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- Posted by Michelelee z8 Everett, WA (My Page) on Tue, Sep 28, 04 at 22:43
| I have a few plants, some dahlia (love them but want different colors) but I have mostly seeds. Anyone looking for those? Jim, I will be there with my seeds for your impatiens!! Going to try to take cuttings from wiegelia bristol ruby , mock orange and halls honeysuckle. Michele |
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| My seed list is growing, and I intend to bring seed packets to the swap. Lots of perennials to dig and divide toward the end of Oct. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Green Elephant Plant Swap
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| I will be there, I have more alstromeria, lupine, peaches & cream miniature roses, orange day lillies, some mixed iris bulbs, pink, yellow & gold, lt blue purple and white. orange hybrid lillies some astilbe that hasn't liked my yard. Thankyou to the person I got the dahlias and japanese lantern from last year they both are putting on quite a show Thankyou Carol |
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- Posted by Thistledown_Farm Z 7/8 PNWet (My Page) on Sat, Oct 9, 04 at 18:29
| I will be digging a large clump of Darmera this fall so will have several trades of it to bring. Who knows what else I'll come up with.... Linda |
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| Speaking of white flower, Fire Vicar, I dug up a Hydrangea paniculata today. Quite large. And some Geranium sanguineum 'Album'. I'm giving Fire Vicar first dibs on the Hydrangea, and I do have several of the white Geranium. |
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 This is Verbesina Microptera, which has a tropical look. All foliage, no flowers. To 10 feet tall. Makes a dramatic display as a backdrop. I have three to trade. Anyone interested? |
Here is a link that might be useful: my trade list
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| A couple of people have asked for Verbesina microptera, so I will bring two or three. BTW I have a lot of seeds harvested and packaged for the trade. Hope to swap some seeds with folks. FireVicar |
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- Posted by nightnurse1968 z8Washington (My Page) on Sat, Oct 23, 04 at 13:53
| How many people do we anticipate will be at the swap? I don't have any plants to trade so will be bringing gifts of food :-). Just want to make sure I bring enough. Was also wondering if any of you have hydrangeas you would mind bringing me cuttings of? Any kind would be great, but I would absolutely love to try one of the lace cap variety. Back in Lousiana where I lived before moving to Washington hydrangeas only bloom late spring for a relatively short period. It was a pleasant surprise to see the long blooming period they have here. Anyways, looking forward to seeing some of you again and meeting some new faces. The Lake Tapps trade was great. Thanks again all for your generosity. Everything I got at the trade seems to be taking root quite nicely. |
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 I have four of these Brugs with roots in pots, and numerous cuttings. FireVicar |
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- Posted by Thistledown_Farm Z 7/8 PNWet (My Page) on Sun, Oct 31, 04 at 16:49
| I would really love a small clump of black bamboo if anyone has any to trade. I will be bringing: Penstemons tenius, pinifolius, whippleanus and kunthii Riverside Grapes (Vitis riparia) Basye's Purple Rose Hedysarum coronarium Darmera peltatum Brugmansia versicilor peach (cuttings and a couple of plants) Maybe some Crambe cordifolia babies too. I'll bring many other odds and ends as well. I can bring seeds from my seed list too if you want to see it please e-mail me and I will send it to you. Linda Thistledown Farm
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| Linda, I would love some of your penstemons! If there is anything that you might be looking for, let me know and I will see if I have any. I will be bringing for anyone who would like some: Teresa |
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| Firevicar, might you be interested in some white primulas? I got a bunch in a trade last year and could easily dig a couple plants. My dahlias are not out of the ground yet, so I won't have any for the trade. I'm bringing some ajuga for Susan and will bring along some hesperantha as well. I have loads of variegated periwinkle which needs to be dug... Christine |
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- Posted by Grrrnthumb z8 WA (My Page) on Tue, Nov 2, 04 at 0:41
| Darn this mild weather! :) Sounds like it isn't going to be cold enough yet for anyone to bring dahliahs yet. I was hoping to get some this year. |
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| I can bring some dahlias. I can't promise they're going to grow, but I've dug some up. Linda, would you put my name on a penstemon pinifolius? I'd like to give it a try in my teeny weeny little rock garden. Cathy |
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 I will bring about 100 packets of seeds to trade and give out. What I have is posted on my seed list. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Green Elephant Home Page
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- Posted by heatherisnotaweed Everett z8 (shafferh9@aol.com) on Thu, Nov 4, 04 at 0:27
| Theresa, I would love some deer fern. I have nothing to trade, but I can bake you some cookies if you like :-) Heather ps. Doris, I have lost your e.mail address! Are you going to the trade? we should carpool!! |
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| Heather, I will be glad to bring you some deer fern. I'll dig a few while I'm out there. No cookies needed! Teresa |
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- Posted by heatherisnotaweed Everett z8 (shafferh9@aol.com) on Thu, Nov 4, 04 at 10:36
| Thanks Teresa :-) I missed the Lake Tapps trade because of spraining my ankle, so I'm so excited about this one!! |
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- Posted by Grrrnthumb z8 WA (My Page) on Fri, Nov 5, 04 at 18:13
| Linda it sounds like you're bringing some great plants. I see you have one kind of brugmansia. Would you like to add a yellow B. 'Charles Grimaldi'? Does anyone grow nicotiana alata that they could harvest me some seed? I'm not looking for the short varietes, or the colored ones, or sylvestris, but just the plain old fashioned tall fragrant alata. One strain we used to have was n. alata 'fragrant cloud'. Would love to find that or something similar. Many thanks. - Tom |
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