Hi Charlotte,
Just wanted to make sure my e-vite registered from my other email site. Yes, I am looking forward to our spring exchange. Let me know if you got my evite reply so I can respond with confidence it was received, in the future. Thanks for the great date.

Yes, Evite registered your response. You should be able to see everyone's responses at the bottom of the invitation. You may have to register with evite to view the responses. I've been using evite for a long time so I don't remember. It really helps me keep a list of people interested in being informed of the swaps and sending out reminders as the date gets close.
I'm looking forward to seeing everyone at the swap!
Charlotte

Hello Everyone ! I missed the fall swap, so if I had pre-arranged swaps with you at that time, and you still have your list, please remind me what you wanted from me. I hope to make this one !!

patty

Does anyone need plastic pots ? Please email me directly.

patty

April 5th is getting closer.
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. It's usually all over by 1:30 or 2 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".
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
Drinking water
Any unwanted garden items to contribute for the door prize drawing.
rain jacket (for some reason our swap usually causes a shower!)

Attached is a mapquest link for the Buda City Park.
Looking forward to seeing everyone at the swap!
Charlotte

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

OK plant swappers - let's get your haves and wants posted. We are only three weeks away from the swap!!

I would like to add to my want list - Variegated Pentas if anyone has any to spare.

Bob B. NW Austin

The only variegated plants I have are mugwort, Bob. Some of the things I am bringing are lavender trumpet vine, Gotu kola herb, catnip, heirloom daylilies(these are hardy & multiply rapidly), some furry succulents, red bloom epiphyllium hanging orchid cactus, purple trailing lantana, bamboo Muhly grass, cardamom, sweet grass. I have turks cap but won't dig unless someones requests it, also I think I have saturated all of you with red russelia so I won't bring unless requested. Carla, if you have extra love grass I am interested.

I'll be bringing the following young cuttings if they all make it. Some are struggling at the moment.

Rock Rose
Ice Plant - pink
Damianita
Flowering Senna, yellow
Lemon Verbena
Dianthus, perennial pink
Mexican Oregano
Jerusalem Sage (gray leaved, evergreen, purple spikes in spring)
Guara, I think, pink airy foliage
Four Nerve Daisy
Lemon Thyme

I'll also bring divisions of Mexican Mint Marigold, White Iris, and Ruby Grass - pink crystals.

I like anything pink, purple, yellow, or white. Preferably things that stay below 4 ft in height or width.

Here's what I have. Some things may be depleted as people write to me, so speak up fast.

Thryalis "Golden Showers"
airplane plant
Buford holly
ficus
Katie ruellia / Mexican petunia
jade
Salvia greggii white/red/dreamsicle
various kalanchoes
Bilbergia
clivia
Salvia madrensis
Christmas cactus
Crocosmia
cissus quadrangularis
Milkweed asclepias
night blooming cereus
Texas red columbine
callisia fragrans
Elephant ear
various sanseveria
Hardy begonia
various plectranthus
Rose of Sharon
Sago palm
angelwing begonia
Crinum  unknown color
pregnant onion
Sea oats ornamental grass
stapelia/starfish flower
Datura
haworthia
Bulbine
pink passionvine
Brugmansia / angel trumpet
roseÂold pink climber
Texas Alamo vine
aloe vera
Confederate rose/hibiscus mutabilis
Butterfly iris
var century plant
Flag iris
Mexican flame vine
Lyre leaf salvia
obedient plant/physostegia
Lantana
queenÂs crown vine
Butterfly vine
banana plants (three that are 1 foot in diameter)
Ruellia squarrosa
turkÂs cap

Dried birdhouse gourds
plastic nursery pots

I think I have other things that I may bring, but they weren't right in front of my while I was making my list.
If you're looking for something, ask me, I may have it but not enough to offer it in larger quantities.

I'm looking for daylilies other than orange. Would like iris other than white. Odd salvias would be great. Other flowering plants and natives if I don't have them already. Please email me directly if you're interested in anything I have. I would love to have as many pre-arranged swaps as possible so I don't have to bring everything I have.

Thanks bunches !

patty

I wish I could come to the swap, I had so much fun at the fall one! Unfortunately, I will be with my daughter at a volleyball tournament.

Jana

Castro-Gardener, Please bring some of the hardy begonia to the swap for me in addition to our other prearranged swap. Thanks.

I have the following plants to bring to the swap.
Lyre leaf salvia
Umbrella Grass
White flowering Obedient Plant
White Mexican Petunia
Chocolate Mint
Liatris
Bicolor Daylilies
Cypress Vine
and whatever else I find before Saturday.
I am looking for
small plastic pots
Echinacea any color
Mealy Blue Salvia
Rose Cuttings
See you at the Swap!
Charlotte

Hi y'all - really looking forward to the swap! My garden is still getting started, but I think I'll have a few things to bring:

Euphorbia rigida
Chocolate morning glory
Alamo vine
Hyacinth Bean vine
Esperanza (orange)
Butterfly weed
various succulents
assorted pots and garden accessories I haven't been using

I would love to get salvias (especially Mexican bush sage, ornamental grasses (especially bamboo muhly) and any native trees.
Thanks and see y'all soon!
Lindsey

Charlotte,
I'm bringing you an echinacea. Marjie

Ron and I will be there. I have not made a "list" but know I will be bringing alot and plan to not bring any of my usuals.

Charlotte, I will bring an extra table as usual!

Looking forward to Saturday!

See you there!

Jani & Ron

Hey Patty - I'm not ignoring you girl! - I've emailed you back twice but I think your spam filter is blocking my messages? Anyway, looking forward to seeing you saturday!
Lindsey

I will bring the love grass somebody wants and I will try to dig up some other ornamental grasses. I'm bringing a few banana trees and some rosemary that rooted itself. I also have some mystery plants that I hope someone can identify. It rained (and hailed) heavily this morning so we'll see what else I can dig up this evening.

I also have lots of 4" pots I can bring. Charlotte, I would like some of your white obedient plant. Patty, if you see this in time, bring me a red columbine.

As usual I will bring sausage and rice. It will be good to see everyone tomorrow.

Carla

Attendance was small, but enthusiasm high. Had a great time and it was so good to see everyone again. Got home and immediately proceeded to plant all my new little treasures and to top that off, I found new homes for everything I brought! Looking foward to the Fall swap.

Everyone pitched in and we had another great swap.
Eighteen people signed in, not everyone had a table or could stay for lunch. It was great to see everyone again and meet some new swappers. We had plenty of plants, food and door prizes as usual. The weather was a little chilly but beautiful!
Thanks for being such a great group! See you in October at the fall swap.
Charlotte

thanks for the warm welcome! I was pretty late so didn't get to meet everybody, but took a boatload of cool plants home. now if I can just remember what they all are....

Pete

I always enjoy our swaps and seeing what we bring, and learning what special interests in particular plants we all have - grasses, tropicals, herbs, etc. I think the fire ants made it all safely home with me and I didn't get bitten. I gave them a "special" treat and they now seem to now be sleeping, ha.
My thanks again to you, Charlotte.
Marjie

Marjie

The swap was great! It is always wonderful to see everyone and of course, trade plants!

Thank you to everyone who came and thank you Charlotte for another great get together! Ron and I both had fun! I actually managed to bring home less than I took!! Woohoo!

I am looking forward to the fall swap! See you then!!

Jani
San Marcos