RE: Plant Swap...

Yup.  Folks really move fast when they see something they really want and
it's essentially "free."

Blessings,
Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5) 

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
Of Kitty
Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2006 5:25 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Plant Swap...

10 minutes?
You brought 67 plants and it was all over in 10 minutes?  Amazing.
Kitty
neIN, Zone 5
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bonnie & Bill Morgan" <wmorgan972@ameritech.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2006 4:39 PM
Subject: RE: [CHAT] Plant Swap...


> I'm glad they figured it out too.  Now if I can just get them to do 
> another
> plant swap late in May when more things are up around here....  This year
> they asked folks to label their contributions  well, but that doesn't mean
> the attendees comply.  It really does help if folks give a bit more info 
> on
> their plants; you are so right.  The swap started at 10:05 and was done by
> 10:15 a.m.  Tzeitel just called and said she just finished putting a new 
> bed
> with what she got from the swap.  I'd better find my way over there a 
> little
> later this evening and take a look.
>
> Blessings,
> Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On 
> Behalf
> Of Kitty
> Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2006 2:05 PM
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Plant Swap...
>
> Bonnie, I'm glad those who run the swap finally came to their senses.  You
> always had problems there.  I don't understand people who think they can
> swap plants and not bother to label.  They don't have to put everything on
> the label, but at least a color like 'Dark Red Daylily' rather than just
> Daylily.
>
> Sounds like you've got some digging to do.
>
> Kitty
> neIN, Zone 5
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bonnie & Bill Morgan" <wmorgan972@ameritech.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2006 1:19 PM
> Subject: [CHAT] Plant Swap...
>
>
>> Daughter Tzeitel went to the annual Centerville Plant Swap today.  In the
>> past, they teamed this with a garden seminar.  They didn't do that this
>> year
>> because they didn't want people to leave the seminar early and raid the
>> plants available to swap before the rest of the group came out to
>> participate.  I took 67 plants.  I didn't bring back 67 plants, but that
>> is
>> O.K.  At least everything got a good home.  Tzeitel was able to get
>> several
>> Shasta Daisies and other plants for her yard and I actually found shade
>> plants this year including hosta and Heuchera!!!  I even picked up some
>> vinca.  In any case, the plants I took were well received.  The 
>> organizers
>> took my name because they want to enter it in their article covering the
>> swap.  They are always very happy I label my plants the way I do.  It
>> makes
>> them go so much faster!  Both Tzeitel and I felt good about the swap.
>>
>> The other fun thing is that I ran into a friend from church who brought
>> some
>> of the shade plants.  She says her mother wants to divide more, but she's
>> worn out from digging.  Her mother would like some more "sun" plants that
>> I
>> have.  We're working on a personal swap program now where her mother 
>> comes
>> and digs what she wants and I'll go dig what I want out of her excess.
>> It's
>> going to be a real win-win in a financially very tight year!  I'm so
>> tickled!
>>
>> Bill and I are finally going to get the two dead elms taken down today as
>> well.  A Japanese red maple and a nice pink dogwood will go in their
>> places.
>> I think that will be a very pretty duo out by the street.  The red maple
>> leaves already complement the pink dogwood blossoms.  Neither will get
>> tall
>> enough to be a problem with the power lines and both will get shade from
>> the
>> two mature elms that are still out there.  It's a win-win.
>>
>> I hope everyone has a great Saturday!
>>
>> Blessings,
>> Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5)
>>
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