Guess What I Got? Secret Trades

I got my box and was it loaded with EXCELLENT goodies!!!Thank you thank you

hi all!,
sorry i haven't been able to post! recieved my package on the 12th, and a definite thank you! some of the stuff i had but definitely appreciated! i was able to share those with another!
i had a terrible couple of weeks and haven't been able to get online...i've had one terrible family crisis after another!
i actually didn't get to see my trade until yesterday(thank god they were ok and still kicking...)haven't been here or had the time to get to anything .
but, i did want to say thank you very very much!if i don't get to get back on to Dave's for a while everyone enjoy their gardening fun!
cristina

The postman greeted me today with a lovely plant box from Elsie. The plants are big and healthy and very well packed - such a treat!! There was a lovely note card enclosed with a picture of my two favorite birds - hummers!
There was:
Coleus Freckles
Coleus Amora
Hosta Frances Williams
Hosta Elegans
Sedum Autumn Joy
Stardust Impatien
Hen and Chicks

If it were proper I would say thank you - but instead I will just say you did good! I have picked out spots for each of them. They are resting a bit in the shade after their long nap - I will plant them when the sun drops a little. YES - I said ‘sun’ - does everybody remember what it looks like? If we get much more rain we will all be trading pond plants on the next trade!

Thank you ‘eyes’ for putting this together. It has been my first trade - and really great fun.

Happy Gardening

My box came today yeah!!!!!!!!!! I am soo happy! Thank you sooooo much Doris! This box was full of all kind of goodies too!
Verbena red romance
English daisy red
Dianthus raspberry parfeit
Dianthus ideal coral
Carnation grenadiere red
Saponaria bouncing bet
Tansy
Hosta
Iris light blue
Chelone pink turtlehead
Lime mint
Plus all kinds of seeds too!
O and a stainglass sun catcher with a lighthouse on it!
Sooo neat!! Thanks again Doris this was soo sweet of you!
Thanks again Eyes for doing this for us.

Hot Dawgies!! Got my secret trade today from Studley, or whom I like to call "Stidley", hee hee. This guy knows how to turn a garden lady's head gals!! The box couldn't hold another plant!! Here are the newest treasures to my garden:

Buddelia
Coleus (12 different, in little vials}
Bourganvilla Raspberry Ice
Brejnia Disticha
Lannium "White Nancy"
Hibiscus "Marihot"
Ruella Makoyana
Sedum
Alocasia ( Green and Dark Purple)
Nolana "Snowbird"
A lovely unlabled varigated succulent....

This was so much fun!! One day I may even make it to NH to hug your neck in person.......until then .......
(((((((((((((((((STIDLEY}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}!!!!!!!!

"eyes"

Wow ~ very nice selection, Eyes! Great picture, too! I've been wondering where to get those root holders as they would make plant trades even easier!

I save the ones I get from store bought flowers, but I REALLY like the ones Studley used. Any leads, Studley, on where you found those?

Plantnutz!!!! WOW is all I can say. I had so much fun unpacking that box, you just wouldn't believe me......lol
Sorry if I don't remember all of it and don't get too technical as everything was labeled with a name but I didn't write it all down and it's already planted :)
I got:
African Violet (with loads of blooms) can't have enough :)
Passiflora Maypop (2 of them) can't have enough of those
Rex Begonia - didn't have one and it's really nice
something that looks like hen & chick but very pale and very beautiful looking :) (can't remember the name now)
Gollom fingers (not sure if I spelled that right but it just looks too cool)
Christmas cactus
Peace lily
Calla
Some other lily (can't remember now) but don't have them
there's a few others but I don't remember now.........lol

You're the best!!! I really enjoyed this :)

Nothing today. Perhaps tomorrow? Am I the only one now still waiting????

I feel like I won the lottery. I got my package from Azalea today - WOW. I am amazed I don't have any of these plants and I can't wait to plant them.

Cleome - pink/lavender
Sedums - several different ones
Pink Hardy Salvia
Hardy Ice Plant - how did you know I want to try this?
Touch-Me-Nots
Hedstrum Rudebeckia
Hardy Begonia - pink
Stawberry Begonia
Sum & Substance Hosta

Azalea thank you so very much. And thank you for the list since I'm unfamiliar with these plants.

Eyes thank you for organizing this trade. This was my first and I've had such fun.

WOW....I got a box from Heaven..No really it was from catlady/Pam.A VERY BIG THANK YOU TO YOU....=)....
She sent
Jacobinia....Pink..Now how did you know I love pink flowers.New to me =)
Sago Palm...New to me and will be an house plant this winter.
Bougainvillea two WOW..always wanted one of these.Now I have two.Ones pink too...=)
Clitoria Vine...Going to try and keep this one in a pot too.
Lantana
Pandora Vine...
Plant markers
Natures's Sketchbook by Marjolein Bastin...cute.I love her cards.
Jeffy Peat Pellets package of 25..Something I use all the time to start seeds.
Then she printed out infor on all the plants she sent me and a letter too.
She also tells me that she sending amaryllis and calla lilys to me too.Pam you really don't have too.You sent so much the way it is and all wonderfull too.
Oh I didn't find any gourd seeds.Look very carefull,didn't see or find any.Just so you know.
Thank you,thank you...for sharing your garden with me.
I'll be smiling for weeks..=) =)
Dirtpig =)

I'm still waiting too, djm. I thought for sure I would have a box today. I'm sure it will be here tomorrow, I am so excited I can hardly wait.

Dirtpig, no need to keep looking for the gourd seeds, they are sitting right here in the sunroom. I will send them with the amaryllis and calla lilies. Hope to get these in the mail Friday, but wanted to get something in the mail by the dealine. We've had so much rain here I just got these dug up today. Also need to get lantana, purple or yellow, or both? LMK

Oh yes, they are brugmansia, not bougies. One is Teguila Sunrise and the other is a mystery. Several lost their tags during our move last summer. Was going to send Ecu. Pink, but he had gotten to big. You will love TS !!!

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Eyes,

Could you check on my trader also? I haven't heard anything from her and I want to make sure everything made it okay.

Lori

Sure, Lori.

"eyes"

Morph, I use those water tube vials for unrooted cuttings. They work great with coleus since they root so readily and hold up well in transit. I am a florist, so I am swimming in them. They come with dendrobium orchid cut flowers. Each stem is in a tube as it travels from Thailand to florists in the states. Usually, we just throw them away. I keep some on hand for such trades. Make friends with your local florist and beg them to save them for you. I hope this helps.

I am waiting with you guy's too, no box today!!!!!

sue

Elsie - glad you liked your surprise! I tried to send things for both sun & shade because you said you had both on your post!!

Rosiesplace, I'm so glad the package arrived safely. Glad you enjoyed your surprise. And you also have sun, lucky you. The only good thing about all the rain is my shade plants look great.

Thanks, Studley :) Maybe I could get more friendly with you and send you some plants in exchange ~ lol :)

Seriously, yours look and sound great! We do have a local florist that just might have these ~ thanks for the tip :)

I know that ArtyMiss has not yet received everything from her secret trader as I am she! So, no one is the last receiver yet... I'm sorry that some of this stuff is taking SOOOO long, Arty! You are being SOOOOO patient, though :)

I'm still waiting also!!

LOL catlady...see you packed so many plants in that box I didn't realize that the Lantana didn't make it this trip.You send what ever makes you happy.
Thank you again for sharing.
Dirtpig

My package didn't come *sob*sob*sob*! Getting ready to head out of town EARLY Saturday. Come on postman.

I got my BOX! :) I got it yesterday and I was so excited and too busy planting all my goodies to let you know yesterday.

My box came from Kralik Robin in Alabama. Thanks for sharing your lovely plants with me. You really sent me an awesome box! I'll give them a great home. :)

I got the following in my box:

Rose of Sharon

Begonia Grandis

Rose- Humpty Dumpty "this one did wilt, I am praying it makes it" It's so pretty.

Purple Leaf Pirilla

Maxiomillion Sunflowers - I've been wanting these too!

Coral Bells

Nandiana

I just love all of these plants so much and as you can see in the picture so does my cat Pumkin. lol

This was really a lot of fun and I enjoyed sharing and receiving such wonderful plants. Thanks for putting all this together Eyes. :)

LauraM