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HAVE: Buda Swap - April 17 - Austin/San Antonio area

chargreen
14 years ago

Hello Everyone,

The Austin/San Antonio Area Spring Plant Swap will be on Saturday, April 17 at the Buda City Park pavilion. I will post directions and a map before the swap.

We will have a potluck lunch and lots of fun!! Let me know if you have any questions. Also if you want to be added to the evite list please email me. I'm not sending out the evites until March.

We welcome any plant swappers that want to join us!

Looking forward to seeing everyone again.

Charlotte

Comments (20)

  • marcie_new
    14 years ago

    As of right now I plan on coming!! Please count me in Thanks Marcie

  • marcie_new
    14 years ago

    By the way does anyone have butterfly vine? I can bring purple passion vine for this exchange, will be looking to see what all I can bring. Thanks Marcie

  • chargreen
    Original Author
    14 years ago

    Happy Spring everyone! I sent the evites this morning. Please let me know if you did not receive one or if you want to be added or deleted from the list.
    Charlotte

  • castro_gardener
    14 years ago

    Hello, All ! I'm listing my HAVES and WANTS and hope you will do the same.

    I would really appreciate having pre-arranged swaps so that I know exactly what to bring for everyone. And you can be guaranteed that you will get what you want from my list, instead of hoping that I'll still have some left by the time you get there.

    Let me know if you are looking for something in particular, too, since I might have it. I don't put everything on the list if I don't have a lot to share.

    My HAVES:

    helianthus angustifolius
    crinum
    bilbergia
    hyacinth bean vine
    mexican flame vine
    var. ivy starts
    aloe vera
    pipevine
    jade
    katie ruellia
    ruellia squarrosa
    elephant ear
    pink rain lily
    white rain lily
    caesalpinia pulcherrima
    old man's pipe / callisia fragrans
    sanseveria
    donkey ears
    cissus quadrangularis
    clivia for special trades
    vick's plant - plectranthus
    purple fountain grass
    bryophyllum crenatodaigremontianum
    airplane plant
    dwarf artillery fern
    mullien
    society garlic
    coral bean
    jingle bells kalanchoe
    a few roses
    mexican bird of paradise
    fruit cocktail plant
    night blooming cereus
    salvia chirophylla
    salvia coccinea red/white/dreamsicle
    firecracker plant
    butterfly weed

    may have other things that I could post later.

    My WANTS:

    daylilies that I don't have
    lilies "
    skullcaps "
    salvias "
    small perennial flowering plants
    will consider many other plants !

    I'm also interested in Garden Junk for the garden. Love rusty stuff, spheres, bird cages, vintage items, stepping stones, trellises, the list is endless.... but I don't really like plastic stuff. If you don't have plants to trade, I'll consider your junk !

    Please email me directly, so that it's easier to talk to you. I don't come back here that often. Thank you !

    patty

  • ebw78745
    14 years ago

    Hi, folks,

    Does anyone want some of the perennial onions I have? This is not the best time to dig them up so I won't be taking any to the swap unless someone wants some. I have plenty.

    These are onions that grow into clusters. There are many where I planted one small onion plant last fall and now there is a cluster of 12 or more onions, the largest about 1 inch in diameter, all attached to the same root ball. They don't bulb up so are used like green onions all year long. Incredibly productive!

    Email me directly, please, if you want some and give me an idea of how many you might like.

    ebw78745@gmail.com

    Belinda Willis
    Austin

  • Vulture61
    14 years ago

    I won't be able to make it :(. The school organized an activity for that day and I have to attend. Have a good time!

    Omar

  • wantonamara Z8 CenTex
    14 years ago

    I am am coming. these are my haves.
    hairy false golden aster (hetertheca villosa) VERY drought hardy and blooms a long time. small mound forming collected from Wichita Mountains.
    Aloe maculata pups
    Cylindropuntia ( dark green)
    Cylindropuntia fulgida
    Clindropuntia leptaocaulus
    Salvia farenacia augusta Duelberg
    Salvia invulcrata
    Salvia madrensis
    salvia gregi pink preference
    Scutelaria ovata
    Cape honey suckle
    Agave americana pup (very cold hardy)
    coreopsis wrightii (many seedlings in a 4" pot)
    standing cypress starts
    walkers low nepeta
    monarda fistula (?)
    spring obedience plant
    Nolina lindheimerii
    dalea gregii
    artimisia powis castle
    artimisia valery finis
    opuntia englemanii
    opunti cacanapa elisiana (upon request)

    I am looking for drought hardy things.
    odd aloes (cold hardish)
    wildflowers, texas perenials.

  • wantonamara Z8 CenTex
    14 years ago

    OK, I walked around my garden again and I have a lot that I could bring if someone ASKS for them especially amonst my TX wild flowers ask and I will dig be silent and they will re main in my field (egrigon, 4 nervedaisy, blackfoot daisy, agarita, Tx barbery, rus virens, mexican evening primrose)

    Here are others. I will bring what I can, not all, but if you ask , I will bring it. I will bring as much as I can.
    a few cuttings of yellowand pink blooming crown of thorns
    cut leaf cone flower seedlings
    Salvia chiquita
    salvia roemeriana
    lyre leaf salvia
    Salvia darcyii (1)
    hot lips salvia
    Flowering Senna
    pastel small kniphofia (seedlings)
    red knphofia (seedlings)
    Inland sea oats
    alstromeria
    Tx betony
    oregano
    ajuga repins
    yellow culombine (small voulunteers)
    pavonia hastata (nice 1 gallon)
    dames rocket
    echinacea purpuria
    maurandya antirhinniflora (pink)
    sedum palmerii cuttings

  • castro_gardener
    14 years ago

    Wow ! Is anyone else coming ? Two weeks away and it doesn't seem like there's much interest in this swap. Charlotte, what do you hear ?

    In addition to what I have above, I also need to get rid of a ton of banana cannas, as well as a few other varieties.

    I also have some large bulbs of crinum, which I think are the spider lily variety. We had to dig up the cannas and crinums to get to our septic tank a few weeks ago.

    It seems that we somehow own two broadcast spreaders, so I'm looking for someone who might be able to use the extra one. Please email me directly if you're interested. I will not haul it with me if I don't hear from anyone.

    thanks !
    patty

  • wantonamara Z8 CenTex
    14 years ago

    This happened last year also. The pre swap swapping was not a going thing but the showing at the swap was good.

  • chargreen
    Original Author
    14 years ago

    We just are not a very GardenWeb pretrade bunch we just seem to show up and have fun.
    We have 18 RSVP's to the evite and about 10 more that I know are planning to come.
    It's just about 12 days until the swap.
    Here is the usual info and map link.
    Here is the basic outline for our swap.
    The swap usually starts at 9am sharp and we usually do door prizes and a potluck lunch around noon(or before if we get hungry!). It's usually all over by 1:30 depending on weather and how many people come. As for what to
    bring, the options are wide open. Plants of course, either divisions of
    your perennials, or cuttings you started or seeds you collected and
    labeled. Sometimes people bring whole plants they decided they didn't
    like anymore or didn't have room for. Also, if making new plants is not
    your thing, you can bring gardening related items, books, terra cotta
    pots, tools, etc... People are generally very generous and eager to
    make newbies feel welcome so there are no hard and fast rules about
    what you can bring. Also, most gardeners just don't want to take any of
    their own stuff back home so they are often not expecting an "even
    trade". Please do not take an item from someone's area without asking.
    A good idea is to bring an extra box to put under your table for the plants you have swapped and are taking home.
    Items under the tables are off limits.
    Also, we do have a donation jar if you want to help with the pavilion rental fee.
    There is also a list of things you may find useful to bring:
    camp chair or stool
    card table (there are no tables provided at the Buda pavilion)
    extra plant labels and marker
    extra plastic pots - usually someone needs these
    plastic bags for transporting goodies
    plastic nursery trays for transporting goodies
    gardening item to donate for door prize (optional)
    Your favorite food or drink for the potluck.
    Drinking water
    rain jacket (for some reason our swap usually causes a shower!

    Here is a link that might be useful: Buda City Park

  • laurabrown1134
    14 years ago

    I am very excited to be coming to this swap this is my second one :) I have some lilies and some other plants. Will see you soon!!

  • sowandsew
    14 years ago

    Last year I made pre-arranged trades and I found it very confusing trying to keep everything separate, so I don't choose to do it anymore. That said, here's my trade list and will probably have other things too. I think the surprise is part of the fun. Hope we have a beautiful day.
    Marjie

    PLANT EXCHANGE LIST

    Yellow Butterfly Vine
    Lavender Trumpet Vine
    Trailing Lavender Lantana
    Tall Apple Mint
    Barbados Cherry
    Elizabeth Kent Oregano
    Native Day Lilies - heavy multiplying
    Angel wing Begonia - red
    Bunny Ear cactus
    Chiquita Salvia
    Soapwort
    Panda Plant succulent
    Variegated Bromeliad (hanging flowers)
    Dalea gregii
    hippeastrum amaryllis "San Antonio Rose" blooms in summer heat

  • marcie_new
    14 years ago

    Well guys as of today count me in I almost did not get to say this but my boss found an opening for recertification this saturday instead of next saturday so I am on the clear, this is a must for my job(the certification).On the other hand I have been strugiling with my garden I lost so many many of my plants thanks to my cat and then my carelessness,actually lack of time and patience we have had a couple of set backs.Including a sudden death in the family, and just this and that, and life in general,( we have heart problems at home),so anyway I am planing on coming this next saturday I will look and see what all I can find for the swap.Lets see about 5 or so barely sprouted peppers, 4 seedlings of guava maybe 2 or 3 strawberry papaya seedlings, but they are so small. I still have the variegated century plan that I had promised some one last year at this swap, One sweet william plant, maybe 2 angel trumpet--purple on the out side white inside some ice plant pink one avocado tree-seedling, will be able to get some cuttings of red oleander, have few mountain laurel seedlings wondering jew purple small amount, I think this about does it for now hopefully I can come up with some more not sure.

  • marcie_new
    14 years ago

    Patty you have such an interesting array of plants!cannas pink rain lilies,and oh so many others wow. see you at the swap, Wantonamara you too such an array of plants oh my what Am I to think.And how about Sowandsew your butterfly vine I would love to have some lets hope I get around to get one of those, I am sorry if I sound greedy, but is just so much fun imagining all the plants we can trade!!(sigh) I just know I will be dreaming of this swap with my eyes open!!

  • texanjana
    14 years ago

    I am coming and bringing my friend Jean. I don't have too much to bring, but it always a fun day so I am coming!

  • leeannkyle
    14 years ago

    Hi everybody,
    I've moved from Kyle due to divorce and starting over. I don't have any plants to trade, but I am bringing my two small plant wrought iron plant tables, a pair of very large/deep wrought iron hanging baskets, a teracotta vertical plant stand, and some round pebble stepping stones if someone needs garden "stuff". Sorry I don't have plants to trade. I got permission from HOA to plant several plants.I'm hoping SOMEONE can bring me any of the following:
    Bougainvillea (oh how I miss my bougies)
    Purple trailing lantana or the bush kind
    Yellow bells/Esperanza
    Hardy Hibiscus
    Blue Plumbago freeze hardy kind
    Cannas or banana plant
    Regular or Petite Oleanders
    Roses (I've seen the draping/ fountain-shaped kind with small bloom trailing roses, but I'm not sure what kind they are).I guess the "climbers" are the same as the drapers?
    Indoor/all shade plants too: dwarf cast iron, ivy, bromedliads, etc.
    The only plants I own right now are 4 mother-in-law plants, and two crotons. Thanks for your help. I have pics of plant stands-just email me. Thanks for reading. See you there.

  • castro_gardener
    14 years ago

    Hi Lee Ann, I'm very interested in your wrought iron goodies. Since I have so many plants already I love to trade for non-plant items. I have much more than my list above and would love to help you with what you're looking for.

    There is no way to email you, however, since your email was not put on your member page. Please email me directly and let's plan something. :-)

    patty

  • marcie_new
    14 years ago

    Hi Castro gardener PATTY, I just thought I try and reach you in here, I have trouble with my email account which I am trying to fix!!for some reson I was not able to e-mail out of there I can compose all I want but it will not let me e-mail out, so anyway I just don't want you thinking that I am ignoring you or anyone else. You posted in here a coral bean, what is that plant like? blooms? bush? tree?, you have so many plants. What a great gardener you are.I really love reading everyones list for the swap I hope I get there early!! RAIN or No RAIN I plan to come over even that I have so few plants to offer! you make me dream about all of your plants that you have listed, now I am trying to convince honey bun to invite some of his friends over for they know how to weld, and I have enough pipes to make a green house skeleton-frame, he probably will do the work himself if he could but since he can not, I am trying to convince him, to let his pals come over and do this. I might be able to win him over to my way of thinking, IF I DO; this coming fall I should have a GREENHOUSE!!!I will get off the internet for I must get me some zzzs tomorrow is a working day and starts right up at 6:30 a:m. Later Marcie

  • chargreen
    Original Author
    14 years ago

    Plant Swap tomorrow.
    Rain or Shine!
    Come join us!