DEADLINE FOR SIGNING UP: June 16

DEADLINE FOR SENDING SEEDS: June 19

You may include seeds that produce BLUE flowers, foliage, fruits, or vegetables, or just have the word "BLUE" in their names!

You may send edible and non-edible seeds.
(Please specify what you would like back: edible, non-edibles, or a mix of both)
I will do my best to fill your request, but it all depends on what is sent in!

Absolutely NO Invasive Plants or Noxious Weeds!!!!
Please send seeds no older than 2 years old.

Please include on the packet label: the seed's name, a little blurb about it, and whether your seeds are from a commercial source or hand-collected.

The limit for all of the color swaps is 10 packs, but please feel free to send in extras. These will be counted as bonus packs and I will try to send bonuses back to those who send them in. You can send in as little as 1 pack of seeds, there is no minimum to send in.

Please send in the number of seeds that you would be comfortable receiving yourself depending on the variety. There should be a minimum of 10 seeds per pack.

Please send only 1 pack per variety. Again, you may send more than one pack of a certain variety, but please know that they will be counted as 'extras'. So each variety will be counted as one trade.

Sorry that this swap is being posted latter. I needed to wait to see if the original scheduled hostess was still planning on hosting this swap. I never heard back from them so I am posting the thread now. Lets get this swap started. I've got a bunch of blue seeds waiting for new homes in my seed box!!!

Your hostess,

Penny
(cybermeowz)

Sending you an email.

Don

Looks like this swap is off to a good start.

So far the participants are:
jaynine
dem pa
barefootgardner12
cybermeowz

We just need one more Blue seed loving soul to sign up and then I will send out the address for where to send your seeds.

Don, I love the blue flax too. Mine has been blooming away like mad. So pretty.

Here's some more Blue seed eye candy. Really wish these were mine!

Himalayan Blue Poppies

Penny

For anyone else who is thinking out joining, there is still about a week left to sign up for this swap.

Okay, sending emails now.

Penny

So far the participants are:
jaynine
dem pa
barefootgardner12
ihana
suzanne 719
cybermeowz

Everyone that has signed up so far should have received an email from me with the details. If for some reason you didn't get it, please let me know.

Here's some more eye candy:

That's all for now,
Penny

So here is an update:

The participants so far are:
jaynine
dem pa
barefootgardner12
ihana
suzanne 719
susana_mc
cybermeowz

There is still one week left for anyone else to sign up, until June 16th.

Some blue seed inspiration:

Penny

I've got some more Blue Seed inspiration for you. These are all wildflowers.

Rocky Mountain Blue Penstemon (Penstemon strictus)

Baby Blue Eyes (Nemophila menziesii)

Texas Blue Bonnets (Lupinus texensis)

Blue Fiddleneck (Phacelia tanacetifolia)

Your hostess,
Penny

Columbine "Lime Frost' (Aquilegia vulgaris)

Blue Pea Vine (Clitoria ternatea)

Gentian Sage (Salvia patens)

Dwarf Morning Glory 'Blue Enchantment' (Convolvulus tricolor)

Only a couple more days to sign up for the Blue Seed Swap!!

Penny

I received jaynine's seeds today and what a fantastic bunch of Blue Seeds she sent in to share with all of you. I can't wait to see what everyone else sends in.

If there are any other lurkers out there, you have 2 more days to sign up, until June 16th.

More Blue Flowers . . .

Rose of Sharon 'Blue Bird' (Hibiscus syriacus)

Blue Pimpernel (Anagalis monelli)

Blue Cornflowers (Centaurea cyanus)

Spring Gentian (Gentiana verna)

Penny

Yesterday, Shanti from Canada joined our BLUE Swap. Welcome, Shanti! Today in the mail, I received a big bubblie of fantastic BLUE Seeds from Don. Thanks, Don!

So here is a status report:

jaynine ***Seeds received***
dem pa ***Seeds received***
barefootgardner12
ihana
suzanne 719
susana_mc ***Seeds in the mail***
Shanti
cybermeowz ***Seeds waiting in my seeds box for new homes***

Everyone should have received an email from me with my mailing address, but if you need it again, just let me know.

For anyone else who might be lurking out there, if you can get your seeds in the mail by the mailing deadline, June 19th, which is this Saturday, you can still join the swap. From the seeds that I've received so far, it is looking like a good one!!

Some more blues for your enjoyment:

Blue Anise Hyssop

Blue Globe Thistle

Blue Petunias

Blue Allium

Penny

Suzanne

I just got back from an overnight trip. I didn't receive any new bubble envelopes today. I'm anxiously waiting to see what everyone else sends in!!

Here's some more Blue Eye Candy to enjoy while we wait. . . .

Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium montanum)

Mountain Bluet (Centaurea montana)

Fescue 'Elijah Blue' (Festuca glauca) and Carpathian Bellflower 'Blue Clips' (Campanula carpatica)

Another Blue Petunia 'Ultra Star Blue'

Penny

Hope you all had a great weekend. Today I received packages of Blue seeds from Susana Mc and Barefootgardener12. Thank you Susan and Cris! Just waiting on a few more packages and then I can sort.

So here is an update:

jaynine ***Seeds received***
dem pa ***Seeds received***
barefootgardner12 ***Seeds received***
ihana
suzanne 719
susana_mc ***Seeds received***
Shanti
cybermeowz ***Seeds waiting in my seeds box for new homes***

More Blue Pics:

Alpine Aster

Jacob's Ladder

Russian Sage

Penny

Here's a status report:

No new seeds came in the mail either yesterday or today. So I'm still waiting on a few packages to arrive and then I can start the redistribution. Yeah!

ihana, thanks for letting me know you mailed your seeds. I'm excited to see what you sent!

I'll let everyone know when the rest of the seeds come in.

Some more blue. . . .

False Blue Indigo (Baptisia australis)

Blue Pansies

Blue Pumpkins

Penny

Today I received Blue Seeds from ihana. Thanks Tina! I'm still waiting for seeds from suzanne 719 and Shanti. I will give it until Monday, maybe Tuesday, for the other seeds to arrive and then I will sort and send your new seeds back to everyone. So seeds should go back into the mail for the return trip on Tuesday or Wednesday of next week. Thanks for your patience everyone.

Penny

Today, I received Shanti's blue seeds. Thank you Shanti!

That means I have received seeds from everyone but suzanne 719. I'm assuming she has dropped out, so today I will sort the seeds and repackage them for their return trip. I will check for Suzanne 719's seeds one last time tomorrow morning and do a quick repack if necessary. The Blue Seeds will go in the mail for their return trip tomorrow. Thanks for waiting everyone!

Penny

Next time I'll know better!

The BLUE SEEDS are in the mail! I didn't quite make it to the post office in time yesterday, so they went in the mail this morning. Thanks for all of the interesting seeds that you all sent in! Please post here when you get your seeds, so that I know that they arrived safely.

ihana, no big deal! Just as long as they get here, that is all that really matters.

For anyone who is interested, the color of the month for July is RED and Bonnie is hosting that swap right here.

I also thought that I would post the remaining schedule for the Color of the Month Swaps. Here it is:

July -- RED - Will be hosted by Bonnie (highalttransplant)

August -- PURPLE - Will be hosted by Linda (lindaruzicka)

September -- BLACK - Will be hosted by Janine (janine)

October -- ORANGE - Will be hosted by Lynn (carsons_mimi)

November -- BIG RAINBOW - Will be hosted by Penny (cybermeowz)

December -- SILVER & GOLD - Will be hosted by Jeanne (sandlapper rose)

Thanks everyone for a great swap!

Penny

Don