**EAST TEXAS 2011 RU MAY 15TH** (TRADE LIST)

I heard and of all the years I lived in Ben Wheeler the worst we got was the tail of a hurricane and a drought that lasted for two years. I do miss the sugar sand though. :(

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Perkoschilefarm,
You're the first person I've ever know who LIKED the sugar sand. I had wonderful sandy loam with a hint of clay (didn't like that part) when I lived south of Tyler so this is a whole new experience for me. We have terrible ants which doesn't help and bullnettle!!! I'll learn but it's a huge learning curve for me. LOL Where did you live in Ben Wheeler?? We just love it!!!
This is a picture I took off my back porch of TWO HUGE torandos just before they started rotation and passed over my home. We are blessed and fortunate that it wasn't worse. There was quite a lot of damage in my area and a home totally lost but no lives lost. It was amazing after how everyone came out and helped each other, ran door to door in the pouring rain to check on stranger and neighbors.

Do you have hints for the sand??

I have many native plants that I haven't ID'd yet and will bring a few. My milkweed died when I tried potting it up so I will try to dig up some babies and hopefully they will do better.

Here's my updated GIVING list:
Trishann - hosta, daylily, blue cloud salva
Blkraven - milkweed (hopefully) 2 hosta and Englemans sage
James - mimosa powderpuff
Perkoschilefarm - peaves, sassafras and oak sappling
Cajun - datura seedlings, sassafras and milkweed (hopefully)

Perkoschile - I'd be interested in any of the following from you: holly bush, black pearl pepper, watermelon (would be so happy in the sand LOL), calendula, lemon grass and especially Yellow Ageratum.

James - I'd like any of the following from you: blue mist flower, phlox, obedient plant, would LOVE giant coneflower, agastache, wild indigo, penstemon and especially black eyed susan.

Please look through my list and see what you else you want.
My sedum is lovely. I believe I have Autumn Fire and a Japanese sedum.
Mindy

Oh I lived off of 773 specifically VZCR 4708. I used the sand to make my own all around soil mixes for anything and everything. Though using nematodes for grubs and ants nothing ever struggled to grow but the gophers were annoying to say the least.

I'll bring you everything you listed. Do you still have a pot of Mimosa powderpuff? We had this growing on our land too but I never knew what it was until now. I'll show you the pic. I took of it back in 2006.

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We have so much sand where we are that it sometimes feels like we live in the desert. You just gotta amend like crazy to find a happy medium for growing. Also helps to grow more Texas natives.

We would mix in some compost and till it all together then just plant tomatoes, squash, green beans, chile's, corn and lots more directly in. We never had problems except for the coons and coyotes feasts on our produce from time to time.

Here is a picture of the Mimosa Powderpuff that grew on our land.

blkraven2
Can I get a painted rock pretty please?

Ok guess I better put in a few things here
I have red salvia
cannas
obedient plant I think it is
mondo grass
possibly have poppy seeds by then
lion's tail (LK I have seed heads for you)
Brug cuttings from last winter growing..will count hoe many i have and post..

I'll post a few pictures too as I don't recall the names of everything and I can dig up sections of some of them if you want some

here's picture #1

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picture #2

#3

not a problem Trishanne.. I already have you down for one!

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#4

I believe down at the bottom the soft silver grey plants are tobacco something ...lol..sorry i put tags out and they disappear guess I should just make maps of the beds and list what is in them LOL

Mindy5566
I'll have the plants for you.
Jameso

Phyllis, not sure what's in #3 but white blooms (?) ~ may I please have one?
And if you have any spare Lion's Tail seeds or bloom heads or plants or whatever ;-)

Please LMK what you might want of mine...
Thanks!
~ Carole

james, if you still have any may I have a giant coneflower and a couple of the Bone set verbena.. I love that plant and the butterflies love it too!

Jameso could I get a prunella vulgaris self heal from you? Have a look at my list and let me know ok?

Phyllis, could I have a piece of the blue plant and white plant and also some Lions Tail seeds or plant please? I got one 2 years ago at the swap and LOVED it but didn't bring any with me and wish now I had.
Thank you!!!
Mindy

blkraven2
I'll bring the 2nd giant coneflower for you.

Perkoschilifarm

I'll have prunella for you.

Gratz! Anything from my ever growing list that interests you?

My Trade List
Rose of sharon-- Mindy
Mother in laws tonge
1 alagator tree
1 silky dogwood--- gone to Mindy
1 Redosier dogwood--- gone to blkraven2
morning glory tree---Tina_A
White iris
sedum
cast Iron plant
hoya
airplane plant
tomato plants
2 parajuli datura---Tina_A

Cuttings

Night blooming cerus
baby jew

Coconut Cake

Bag of Leaves--- Tina_A
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My Wants
Canna
Philodendron
Hoya
Daylilies
Brugmansia
Iris
datura
passifloras
Red night blooming cerus
Elephant ears
Ornamental grass
Salvia







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i had to hunt for our thread(s) this morning... wonder why they're not "sticky" ?

added mini blind slats (for plant markers) to my 'HAVE' list in case anyone's interested.
i bought a mini blind from the thrift store today to mark the plants i'm bringing.
even keeping enough for my own use, no WAY i'll use all these.

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ooh! i also have some concrete edging and corner pieces
does anyone need these? if so, maybe we can work out a trade?

(also have quite a few scalloped 'corners' to match)

Perkoschilefarm

I take the green bean plants if there's any left.

Jameso

Cajun2
If you still have a beauty berry and salva lyrata I'd like them. I have a red salvia and a turks cap.
Jameso

Jameso~ the green beans are yours.

You got it, Jameso!

trishann may I have the red osier dogwood?? I have the perfect place for it . Once its established I can use some of it in my basket making as ribs..

Trishann, Would you want to trade a daylily for your silky dogwood? If you still have the rose of sharon I can bring more daylilies for you or anything else from my HAVES list.


Thanks,
Mindy

Trishann, I'd love one of your parajuli datura.
and if there's a chance I could get a cutting from your Night blooming cerus?

Mindy and Carole you go them I will get them and potted this week

I'll look at your lists and see but those cement borders look nice but not sure what I can do in trade they would look great around my rose garden or across the front instead of the landscape timbers

Trish do the brugs have to be named? I have several in the green house needing homes...they are starts from ones I got from Ken and Maggi but hte tags ran away last year

Carole the purple heart is l.that like bleeding heart? and the century plant could I have it if not asked for yet
I have several black and blue salvias I will get one dug up for you as I saw that on your want list too

Anyone want banana trees?
my daughter has a bunch growing behind the hot tub and I am going to dig some up and bring home with me. just incase lol

also if anyone reads this before sunday am I posted a picture asking abut trumpet vine as she has several vines growing around the place and if it is the dessert trumpet vine I c an dig them up and bring home too LOL

I also have blue mist flowers and I believe they are called early girl mums I can dig up some if interested


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Phyllis, I will bring you the cement borders. May I try a brugs? I've never grown them--are they hard?
Ooh, but wait... I LOVE Banana Trees and would love at least one ;-)
What's the Desert Trumpet Vine? I don't know that one....

The Purple Heart is a Tradescantia. It will die back, but come back the next year and will have multiplied. I love it, but then I love just about anything purple LOL (mine's not the best picture; it's much prettier "in person")

http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/297126/

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Brugs and banana trees no problem Carole you can have some of both

the brugs are not hard to grow they like to get water and fed ...I have to look for it but there is a thread on here someplace that talks about the recipe that Ken uses on his plants and it does wonders for all plants and the brugs like it too.

oh duh the purple heart I call it something else but the name just left my tongue ...oh wait wandering jew is what my grandma always called it

the dessert trumpet vine looks like this and I am thinking this is what she has by the leaves I can see in the pictures so I am going ot dig a few of them up too to bring home LOL
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/2670/

Phyllis- Could I get a banana tree from you? Anything from my list you want?

I have a lot to learn about gardening, so I don't know the
HAVE:
houttuynia
yarrow (white) - perkoschilefarm, Mindy
NOID daylily (yellow)
society garlic - cajun2, blkraven
trumpet vine (seeds, plants and or cuttings)
beautyberry - perkoschilefarm, Mindy
evergreen wisteria cuttings
unknown variegated groundcover
unknown vining groundcover with purple flowers
4 o'clocks - Mindy
lantana (yellow) - Mindy
Lousiana iris
Mexican petunia

Roses (cuttings)
Red Cascade
Lady Banks (white and yellow)
The Fairy
Caldwell Pink
Mrs. B.R. Cant
Duchess de Brabant
Ballerina
Nearly Wild
Double Knockout (red)
Dame de Coeur
Lamarque
Little Buckaroo
Livin' Easy
Lindee
Cinco de Mayo

WANT:
brugs (any kind)
lemongrass
verbena
jasmine
cleome
cilantro
basil (various kinds)
salvias
liatris


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Mindy if you still have a small Mimosa Powderpuff I would love to have one.

Cajun2,
Do you have any purple shamrock oxalis left? I would love to have some.

Trishann,
I have a philo tree if you want it. Can I have the morning glory tree, a bag of leaves and one of your daturas?

Jameso,
Can I get some oxalis and the monarda?

Tina_A
I'll bring the oxalis and monarda
Jameso

Rachel, I would love a start of your Society Garlic.
Do i have anything you would like in return?

Tina, yes I will bring you a Purple Shamrock ;-)