IF YOU CAN'T BE HERE BY 9:30 THEN YOU CAN STILL BE IN THE SWAP AND HAVE LUNCH IF YOU COME BY 12:00

TRADING MATERIALS : PLANTS, WELL-ROOTED CUTTING IN A POT, BULBS, SHRUBS, GARDEN ORNAMENTS OR JUNK ART, GARDEN MAG. BUNDLED, & BOOKS. PLEASE MARK CONTAINER’S WITH KIND OF FLOWER PLUS SUN OR SHADE. USE OLD CONTAINERS & MARK ON THE POT OR USE A PLASTIC FORK WITH PERMANENT MARKER

POTLUCK: I DON’T KNOW WHICH IS BEST THE FOOD OR PLANT SWAP. PLEASE BRING A DISH TO SHARE (MARK YOUR NAME) AND ANY BEVERAGE. I WILL PROVIDE PLATES, CUPS & NAPKINS AND FORKS.

9:30 - 12:00 PEOPLE ARRIVE, SIGN IN WITH NAME & NUMBER OF PLANTS,GET A NAME TAG, SIGN-UP FOR DOOR PRIZE, PUT YOUR TRADE PLANTS IN THEIR AREAS. VISIT WITH OTHER FRIENDLY GARDENERS & VIEW ALL THE WONDERFUL TRADES. THIS SWAP IS PATTERENED AFTER A LARGE SUCCESSFUL PLANT SWAP UP NORTH. THEY WERE NICE ENOUGH TO HELP ME ORGANIZE THIS. THEY HAD 125 PEOPLE & OVER 2,800 PLANTS.

12:00 ENJOY OUR WONDERFUL POTLUCK. AFTER LUNCH DOOR PRIZES

1:00 ROUND ROBIN: WHAT WE ARE ALL WAITING FOR!! EVERYONE SELECT ONE PLANT. ROUND ROBIN 2 EVERYONE TAKE ONE PLANT. ROUND ROBIN 3 EVERYONE SELECT TWO PLANTS. ROUND ROBIN 4 EVERYONE SELECT 3 PLANTS. ROUND ROBIN 5 SELECT 4 AND SO ON. EVERYONE SHOULD BE ABLE TO TAKE HOME AS MANY PLANTS AS THEY BRING & SOME OF US BRING EXTRAS FOR FOLLOW GARDENERS.

TIPS OF THE DAY: PLEASE BRING WAGONS TO SHARE, FOLDING CHAIRS, TABLE FOR PLANTS, ETC.
R.S.V.P : gardengateclub@netzero.com or call 817 447-3438 Our Spring Swap is our biggest swap so please let me know if you plan to attend.

I CAN‘T WAIT TILL MAY. BECAUSE I RECEIVED SO MANY NICE PLANTS AT THE LAST SWAP.
REGARDS, Carol Ann