I think I did it. Gave everybody a partner to send to and receive a box from! I tried to make it so that everyone would receive something that they were looking for from their list of things they wanted.

Here's the list:

Theresa sends to Nancy (restec)
Nancy sends to Dorothy (dimples)
Dorothy sends to Deb (debbya)
Norma sends to Tina (tina_2)
Darlene sends to Frances (fcoffill)
Frances sends to Chell (chellflower)
Ann sends to Norma (Bigmama)
Tina sends to Darlene (dcarpenter)
Deb sends to Theresa (threas)
Chell sends to Ann (anninthegarden)

Please contact your partner and have fun! Remember to send delivery confirmation # when you send the package. Let us know what you got in your package--pictures are always wonderful!

Have fun! :)

(I do hope I got everyone on here. Did I?)

If you have any questions, please post them here or contact me directly.

-Ann

Sending you an email Ann....

Theresa

Chell let me know what I can put in this BIG BOX for you!!!

Darlene, sending you a message!

Frances

-Ann

Threas, I'm so glad you are my partner. You have so many things I want. Waiting to hear from you.

Anninthegarden, you did a great job partnering everybody up. Thanks for hosting this time.

Chell, glad to see you back.

Theresa

Chell

Deb I sent you another email also.
Dorothy

Theresa

I hope everyone is contacting their partner and making arrangements!

I'm sending my package out to my partner when she gets back from her trip, so that gives me a bit more time to think of things to send out to her! (No, not my bad little doggie--I thought of that before, but she won't fit in the box.)

-Ann

Theresa

If you mailed me already, I don't see it. Did you?

-Ann

one email comin' at cha...

Chell

Theresa

Have a great day everyone!

Frances

I'm still waiting to hear from you.

-Ann

I've sent two emails your way...somehow they must be getting lost in cyberspace.

Please email me your addy... I'm filling a box full of goodies for you and heading to the PO today ;)

Chell

I hope everything makes it in good shape!

Frances

Nancy, I mailed your sideswap box today too. Here's your Del. Conf # 0308 2040 0000 2351 1515

Ann, I got your email (yes it went thru, yeah!) I sent a 'reply' so it should reach you...I still need your PO addy to send your box.

Y'all have a good night!

Theresa

Theresa

Nope. Dang. Does not work.

My email address is fine, but not through the GW link.
Wonder what I've missed? :(

Got your email with addy, thanks. I'll try to mail your box in the morning before work. Sorry to hear about the storm, hope ya get your 'puter back on soon ;)

Chell

Theresa

I did not. Was up in the middle of the night and I think I mailed you, but not sure. Will send again!
Also, I now have my email address posted on my GW page, so if you use the address directly, I hope it works!
I still have plants, if anyone is interested, I'd especially like to find homes for a few of the Colocasias.

-Ann

Nancy, I recieved your box today... looked as if the PO used it to play football, but everything arrived in great shape..even the begonias still look happy!!! Thanks so much for sharing!!!!

Y'all have a great evening!
Chell

What goodies did you guys get?

Theresa

Deb

I also did a side trade with Chell. She sent a great box also. I got hosta, mandarin plants, pothos ivy, wandering jew (2 kinds), coleus cuttings, culinary ginger, snake plant, blushing philodendron, chinese evergreen, arrow vine, basket plant 2 desert roses, pink kalanchoe, hoya fungii, and 2 plumeria. Potted all these up yesterday.

I have been potting a lot this week. My husband says he'll have to build another green house before winter. I did another big trade with someone on another garden site also. We're getting rain today and 70% chance tomorrow so I don't have to water what's outside today.

Come on everybody, let us know what you got.
Nancy
retsec

Here's what I recieved from my side trade with Nancy: white, purple and variegated bleeding heart vines, variegated bouganvilla, 2 varigated hibiscus, dragon flower, and at least a dozen begonias!!! Nancy, I managed to ID some of the Noids you sent...if you'd like I'll send you the names so you can label your mother plants. Thanks again for sharing!!!

Threas, I got your email and sent you a list of my haves Wednesday...did you get it?!?? Let me know if I need to re-send, okay.

Y'all have a good night!
Chell

Nancy, I'm so glad you liked your goodies! LMK, if anything needs replacing.

Theresa

GW is aware of the problem, and they are trying to figure out why people aren't getting mail through the links here. It's not just us!

Here's the link to their email test:
http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/html/msg101553116355.html

I always assume that it's my computer, or something I've done wrong, but apparently, that's not the case this time!

-Ann

Theresa

Swiss Cheese Plant
Red Dragon Flower
Pineapple Lily
Red"Naked Lady" Spider Lilies
Bay Leaf cuttings
2 white butterfly Ginger
Pine cone ginger
Bengal Tiger Canna
Variegated Shell Ginger
unknown Ginger
purple turns pink Bromeliad
Princess Flower
3 types of hoya
Variegated Perreromi
Sweet Olive Cuttings
Weedelia
Variegated Hibiscus
Purple Bleeding Heart Vine
Variegated Bleeding Heart Vine
White Bleeding Heart Vine
Queen of Tears Bromeliad
Night Blooming Cactus White

Are all the BH Vines?

Thanks you again Nancy for all the wonderful plants.
Your the greatest!
Dorothy

Chell, I would love to have the names of the begonias so I can label mine. Thanks.

Nancy

-Ann

Today was all plants, all day, since we are expecting a killing frost tonight! I've been shuffling plants around, making room under lights, pulling the last of them into the house, (making my son lug in the heavy ones)
I know this sounds cliched, but I did not know I had so many! It certainly will be green inside all winter, and that's good for the soul--no complaints!

-Ann

Nancy, I sent you an email with the begonia IDs I have so far.

Threas, I emailed you the list again thru G'web this time..let me know if it went thru or not.

Theresa

-Ann

begonia cuttings
coleus cuttings
philodendron cuttings
hoya cuttings
canna plant
banana plant
oxalis bulbs
unknown bulb

Ps. Norma can you email and tell me any info.
on the banana and do you have any info.
on the unknown bulb?
Thank you. tina_2

Hello everyone! cold enough for y'all yet???? wet and chilly here this week! brrrrrrr (I know you are all thinking ha 50's isn't cold, but...... I SAY BRRRRRR just like Canada in summer!

I recieved a HUGE box from Dianne!

Canna - Bengal Tiger (the leaves are even prettier in person!)
Canna Wyoming
St Johnswort
Atrimesia, Oriental Limelight 9Wow this is pretty and not at all what I was expecting, totally different than my 'wormwood!
Lions Tail
Jerusalem Artichokes
2 groundcover sedums (I havent got the names handy)
Persicaria - Red Dragon

I think thats it, waiting for it to warm up a bit, want to get these things planted pronto!

Thanks so much for such a great looking box of plants!

Frances

Again, sorry for the delay! I never expected the weather to change overnight! We went from upper 70's to 30-40* drastically!

Deb

Theresa

Dorothy sent a really cool mother of thousands plant, I love it!
Banana baby/"Little Prince" (another one of my favs)
Brug "Frosty pink" & unknown brug cutting
Myer Lemon (I've always wanted a lemon tree), Black Elephant ear (love the color), Hardy morning glory, rubber vine, Black eyed Susan vine, burgandy swamp hibiscus.

Dorothy,
Thank you so much for the wonderful box! Everything was well packed, well labeled and traveled really good. Is the rubber vine a houseplant?

Thanks so much, I love everything you sent!

Hugs,
Deb

Theresa

No problem.

I mailed your box Thursday morning...was gonna email you after work but I got sick, went home and stayed on the couch all day.

conf. # 0307 1792 0002 0016 0750
Let me know when your box arrives...
Chell

planting my canna I found a couple of seeds in the package, they look like large elongated pumpkin seeds, any idea what these might be?

Have a great day everyone, still painting here! dragging plants in and out for this crazy weather is wearing thin! Hope you are staying warm and enjoying the pre holiday MADNESS (is it just me or are the stores looking "Christmassy" early this year?)

Frances

Theresa's box went out Tuesday, USPS#0308 2040 0000 7895 9256.

I'm sure the strep leaves should be ok, I've heard that strep leaves can be placed in the fridge (to keep them fresh) until planting. I've never tried it, so have no idea if it really works.

If the leaves arrive limp, spray them with a little bit of warm water, wait until they plump back up before propagating.

Better make this short, I have to clean ALL day!

Hugs,
Deb

Deb

Theresa

Youtube has strep propagation videos, Rob's violet barn has lots of strep info (plus step by step) instructions on how to prop leaves.

I also have some scented streps, mini streps, and a huge scented strep that's a monster in size! Most have to wait until spring before I can harvest leaves. Plus, I have "Silverglades" named violets (from South Africa) around 72 varieties.

Deb

These are my two Dwarf Cavendishes, left outside a little too long and a Pygmy Date Palm in my family room. DH built boxes to elevate plants so they don't take up so much room on the floor. I put uplights under them, very dramatic!

Chell, did your box from me show up?

Theresa