Thank you Dirtpig/Jean!! Your perennial full sun box arrived today! LOL, I will have to look some of them up, as I am not familiar with them. Ok, here goes...............Daylilies- several, different colors ( My favorite)* Good fortune* Yellow Pincushion ( always wanted this one)* evening primrose (yea!!) Blackeyed susans* obedient plants ( love your description of these)*Venusta filipendula?? ( have to look this one up!)catchfly/lychnis ( never had this one!)2 different color iris******* There were several of each , I didnt even count them all, what a great gift to come home to after a really lousy day at work. It is pouring cats and dogs here so I potted them all up to give them a little TLC before I plant them, I know where each one is going already. Jean, you are the best!
Guess What I Got? Secret Trades
Got Mine! And a big thank you to Janet (sorry don't know your user name)! If I knew your user name I'd have sent off a note to you yesterday. But the happiness you brought me is so appreciated. Your choices to send were GREAT! haven't tried Datura before but will now, The Dahlia bulbs are so big and healthy. My all time favorites Columbine, Lupin and Hosta - - WOW. I know I can go on to the houseplant, Bee Balm (purple, didn't have) and the most darling little book so thoughtfully included which now has a perfect home next to the deco birdhouse in the livingroom. I know there's something I've forgotten (Sedum!)but let me close with I hope you all come across someone as thoughtful as Janet.
Teisha
I got mine yesterday and it was LOADED!!!
They all looked great!
Today is Friday and nothing received yet. Am I the only orphan left?
I wanted to add an extra thank you to Azalea. She put plant markers with the plants with the name and if they were sun or shade and if they are hardy. On the back she put her name. This will be so helpful when I get to plant them. Of course I think my brain has gotten moldy with all this rain. When I first opened the box and was looking at the plants I was surprised that sent me an azalea and oh look another azalea. Thanks Azalea.
Morph strikes and strikes and STRIKES!!
Could there BE a better secret trader?? I THINK NOT!!!
I got THREE MORE packages from MORPH!!!!
I got a fantastic hosta, I am guessing golden tiara since it says "GT" on the plastic.
Also got some of those black hollyhock seeds AND she had started some of them germinating!!!
And a BRUG!!!!! A BRUG!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh I am in heaven and soooooooo SPOILED!!
THANK YOU MORPH!!
I got mine today. Wowzers is all I can say. I am thrilled. Teisha you really out did yourself girl! I will wait for a box like this any day ! I don't know who you talked to you but you sent me things I didn't have and really needed. I know I won't remember it all . I got a pretty painted flower pot, wind chime, pot hanger, Hosta- Elegan, unknown ee bulb, variegated potato vines, Woodside variegata columbine, Spanish blue bells, Japanese Painted Fern, Caladium Carolyn Whorton, Ismene,a visitors guide from her town a nice touch to let me know something about where she lives and the plants came from and last but not least. My favorite a Variegated Willow. I love everything. Thank you so much Teisha!
Lol - Elsie - I'll bet you thought I didn't know an azalea from a hosta!!! Nothing like getting mis-marked plants!! Enjoy.
Nothing today either. It doesn't look like my secret trader is going to bother.
oh djm :(
keep your hopes up, maybe eyes can e-mail them for you. If not, I'll send you something when I get back :)
My box arrived on Friday. I got a very larg clump of tradscantia a scented geranium a big bag of perlite and I think there may have been one other plant...I can't remember now. I was away all weekend at the national hosta convention and took care of them late very late last night, or maybe it was early this morning, LOL.
Thanks bunches Babs!!!
I haven't recieved mine either. My person was stranded out of town. But they mailed my package on Thursday so it should be here on Monday, for sure.
djm, I hope you hear from your secret trader soon, it's so hard to wait!
djm i know it went out last monday the same day as i sent kokopelli her box-and she got hers and yours didnt have to even go as far! im sorry-if the plants are all dead or it doesnt get there EVER-let me know-i will send it again!!!im your secret trade!!!!
I dont know whats going on! :(
Hi! Maybe this Monday. The Postoffice here knows me well (plants, seeds, etc) so I am sure if the package got here, they would have let me know. Will wait and see and Thanks for letting me know, Doris
I sent out my trade 2 weeks tomorrow and haven't heard from her yet if she has received the box. I had Eyes email her to find out if she had received it yet, but so far no replies. If anyone is in contact with Tina - tmbolin from Crossville, TN, please ask her to post if she has received my box.
Thank you, Donna
Got my secret trade box yesterday!! And I was soooooooo excited!! Hillbillibo went way out of her way to make me happy!
I got a white rambling rose(killed mine), Pink Mist Scabiosis(killed mine), Japanese Painted fern(love the colors!), Euopean ginger, a clematis which I can't remember the name of at the moment(how did you know I needed vines to cover up my new lattice on my deck?) and a honeysuckle vine(which will also be covering lattice soon!)!! And...'Lollypop' lily bulbs and another set of lily bulbs (which I can't remember the name of right now either). And...gypsophila seeds, TWO lovely plant hanger brackets with glass insets...AND...a lovely set of floral note cards!!! Wow! Thank you very, very, very much! (I do hope I didn't forget anything!) All plants are very happily in the ground already. And the hangers should be up soon too (how did you know I have a birdhouse collection I needed hangers for?)
Thank you thank you thank you!!
naturepatch
Naturepatch - very glad you liked everything, my first secret plant trade and was very anxious to send package out, but wanted to make sure you were home before mailing. Hope I didn't keep you waiting long. I'm sooo glad you're enjoying your new plants. Tracy
Thanks Toadlily - your box arrived with your helpful descriptions and growing info! Great plant selection:
Roman Woodworm
Lamb's Ear (huge plants!)
Gladiola Bulbs
Pink Four O'Clocks plants
Leopard Plant
Pink Oxalis
Water Ferns (a bag full!)
Insignis Pink Brugmansia
All new varieties to grow in this garden. The water ferns look great floating in my pond, and must be tasty by the way the koi are interested in them! Put some of them in the waterfall where they are safe from the chomping koi.
Thanks for all the plants Leisa!
I got my box today! THANK YOU DEBI_Z! Wheeeeeee!
Imagine me practically running to my car at the post office so I can get home and see!
I was thrilled to find sedum! (On my wish list!!!)
'Frosty Morn', 'Starburst', a yellow flowering sedum (thank-you!!!) and two more! Lilium 'Strawberry Shortcake' and 'Little Rascal Mix' a very pretty Colus 'Rainbow Mix', some plant markers (always always needed! :-D) and a cute bud vase that I'll put next to my puter!
Every plant was beautifully packaged and included a plant tag. :-D
Today is gardening day!
Eyes, thanks for organizing this, It is really lots of fun! I hope we can do another one soon!
Hi everybody..............just got back in at 11:30 last night from Illinois!! What a whirlwind trip!! Anybody that hasn't received their trade by Friday, please email me. I will be happy to help clarify things for everyone.
"eyes"
What is "Roman Woodworm" ?
mesemb, I am so glad that these were new plants for you. I was hoping to be able to send at least one that you didn't have, had no idea that they would all be new! The water fern grows rapidly, the koi will keep it in check for you.-
Lavanda, check here for Roman Woodworm.
http://plantsdatabase.com/showpicture/999/
Tks Leisa.
Sorry I havent written you but the sky is still falling (nothing bad, just busy and hot as hades)
Ok, so shouldnt that be Roman Wormwood?
I just oculdnt imagine WHAT worm someone send a beautiful DG person. ;8-))
SoCal, I am sooooo sorrysorrysorry that I worried you!!I am a bad bad girl and am now placing myself in time out!:(
Your plants arrived here in terrific shape except for the Batface. Sorry but it didn't survive the journey. Everything else is looking great!!! Still haven't decided where to place it all though. My backyard looks like a battle ground!! Pot, plants and more pots and plants!! But I thank you from the very bottom of my Tennessee heart!! You are a dear!!
tiG, You are very welcome and I'm tickled pink you actually wanted some of the things I sent!! You seemed to have a little of everything so I had to really look for something I thought you could use!! Enjoy them darlin'!!
Tina
Lavender that wormwood is one heck of a spreader! Make sure you plant it where it won't take over. I grow it in a dry spot that nothing else will grow in. It's lovely foliage.
The one I have bakes in the hot dry summer sun so it pretty much behaves itself. ;-))
Tina,
So glad to finally hear from you. I thought we were going to have to get the posse after you. lol
I'm finally relieved to hear that they are safe and planted.
Donna
Nothing came yet.
Has everyone gotten their trades now? If you haven't please let me know.
"eyes"
Nope, I haven't.
Branka,
You have mail!!
"eyes"
i received mine in yesterdays mail. thank you naturepatch. ooooooooooooooooh did i get lots of nice plants for my new cutting garden and she went with the cottage garden style that i like so much.
she sent me:
hardy hibiscus, cupid's dart, lamb's ears, moth mullien, brazilian verbena, purple toadflax, sea holly, globe thistle, painter's paletee, gaillardia, evening primrose, nepeta 'six-hill's giant' catnip, lady's mantle, ox-eye daisy, and perillia for plants. she also sent me 3 daffodil bulbs, and seeds from her alyssum 'basket of gold'. WOW!!!
i had a great time opening all these goodies. now to get them in the ground, before i go away on vacation july 5th. between all of these plants and the round up and the other plants i hadn't gotten in the ground before the helicopters flew from the maple trees. and now the weather here went from the 60's to 90's. oh my..
thank you naturepatch you were very generous and i thank you from my heart.
debi z and franklin
deb-dont worry it will be back in the 60s in a day or 2!!! happy planting!!
Still waiting here too!!!
Branka, just got word yours is going out today. Ruby42 I'll follow up for you.
"eyes"
Thanks, eyes!
Debi,
So happy they got there ok! Glad you liked the selection. Hope you didn't get too many doubles!
naturepatch
It came, it came, OMG!!! I was so excited, I came home from work and my box was here, and what a wonderful box it was! There were 9 plants and beautiful and in excellent shape. There was: 2 dianthus, a red hot poker, daylily, orange mint, greek oregano, honeysuckle, columbine and a stepable that I think may be wooly time. They are all planted and watered in there new home.
{{{{Kokopelli}}}}, it was such a nice box, one of the nicest and most thoughtful that I have ever recieved. You are a such a sweetie!
That sounds like an awesome trade to me!!
"eyes"