Re: Perennial Garden Swap

Katherine's advice is just about what I was ready to pipe up with.  The
only thing I'd add is that for the ticket method to work you have to have a
very definite starting time so that everyone who wants to participate gets
there before the gun goes off.  The local chapter of NARGS sets a time for
bringing and setting out the plants (done in groups alphabetically by
botanical name.... like a-c and d-f, etc.) and this is the time when we all
snoop around and spot the ones we want to go after when the "gun" goes off!
 This is usually about an hour before the 'swap' starts.  The swap doesn't
take all that long...plant people can snag plants really fast.

You should have a ball!

Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@clark.net
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> From: katherine.myers@storey.com
> To: perennials@mallorn.com
> Subject: Re: Perennial Garden Swap 
> Date: Wednesday, January 28, 1998 2:17 PM
> 
> 
>      We do one at our company every year and it is lots of fun.  Here's
how 
>      ours works:
>      
>      Since we generally have lots of plants and don't want to spend hours

>      at the swap, you get a ticket with a number on it for every two
plants 
>      you bring.  (You also get to take two plants for every time your 
>      number is picked except in the first round.)  A ticket with the same

>      number goes in a hat.  
>      
>      After we have all the tickets distributed, we all take a little tour

>      of the plants and each person explains briefly what they brought. 
(We 
>      also expect folks to write the names of the plant on a stick and put

>      it in the pot.)
>      
>      Everyone gets one green ticket and the rest are blue.  We pick the 
>      green tickets first so that everyone gets a shot in the first round.
 
>      
>      After we do the green round, we just start picking numbers.  When
your 
>      number is called you can take two plants and move them to your car
or 
>      another designated spot. 
>      
>      The swap organizer, who is a master gardener, usually sends out a 
>      company-wide email about two weeks before the event and includes
brief 
>      instructions on dividing for those in the company who aren't really 
>      sure how to go about it.  
>      
>      We also accept seeds, pots, and anything else gardening related, but

>      most folks just bring plants. 
>      
>      There are usually plants left over at the end, but someone almost 
>      always wants them so everything disappears. 
>      
>      I would highly recommend the swap.  One person's invasive nightmare
is 
>      another person's dream plant. I picked up some mint last year since
I 
>      didn't have any in my garden and everyone thought I was crazy, but I

>      planted it where it is welcome to take over and I was thrilled to
get 
>      it. 

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