Secret Plant Trade

i got my box from elsie today.thank you so much for the plants loretta,she sent me.5 kinds of coleous and four o'clocks kaleidoscope,morning glory seeds and a beautiful card.again thank you.

Mine went out today. I got lucky in that my favorite local nursery had a few deals going with their perennials. One was mentioned in her wishlist post and a few others should be hardy enough for her area and in the colors she liked. Then I included a few things from my garden. I hope she likes it...
Sheila

teeeheeee! Is she talking about me? Heheehheee?! I LOVE SECRETS!!!
Well mine is all packed up but I missed the post so It goes out tomorrow first thing. But I compensated for tardiness with a big heavy box. Yahoo!!!
LOL Greta

I mailed mine off this morning by Priority mail-so it should arrived there by Wednesday. I hope she likes her plants & enjoy growing them.

Jerodsmom
You are the best.
I got the box on Saturday but we had a show Sunday so I really couldn't get to the puter

I got 2 of the plants I've been dying for and some others that now I can't beleive they weren't on my wish list in the first place.They're awsome and thanks so much......

I loved this trade!!!!!!!!

oh ,and I sent mine out Saturday AM.......hope they like it

Got my surprises today from Terris (emh48) when I got home from work!!!!

I got some Canna Red Futurity, red daylily, a cactus (I think it's prickly pear but not sure), and some mondo grass.

Thank you, thank you, thank you. I'll always have a l'il bit 'o Texas in my Kansas garden!!!

Brenda

Mine's going out tom. FINALLY got it together, Hope they like it! Mere

Did emh48 say what they got? What'd you get crestedchick?! I love seeing what everyone gets!!! Dont be mysterious! The whole point of a secret is TELLING!!!!!! heehee hee

package i sent was delivered this am...just waiting for my secret trader to post.....

Hope everything made that LONG trip ok....


Carol

Got my box in the mail today. Should reach my Secret Trader by Thursday or Friday.

Cajun,

Yes you did send me balloon flowers. I am sorry I forgot them.

I'm getting worried. I sent mine out a week ago priority mail and have not heard they were received yet. Probably cooked by now if not yet delivered. OH MY!! Lou

dispatcher, did you have delivery confirmation on your package?
if so, you can go to http://usps.com/shipping/trackandconfirm.htm?from=home&page=0035trackandconfirm
(should work, but if not, just go to www.usps.com and click on 'track and confirm' )
and see if your package has been delivered or not :)
i hope your trader has just been too busy to post that she received it, and it's not *REALLY* lost in the mail!

Kim

I haven't heard that mine were received yet either. I sent them priority on the 3rd. I didn't get a confirmation number for mine darnit. Last time I will do that.

if you print your priority labels (with or without postage included) from the usps website you get delivery confirmation freeeeee!

I need to start doing that. Thanks for the advice Kim.

:^)))
Molly

I didn't get a confirmation number so I've learned a lesson for sure. I'll get the hang of this yet. LOL. Lou

I received my box from Crested Chick. Wow, was it amazing! My husband called me from work and said I had to come home now to plant them all. lol Here's what I got:

New York fern (hope he speaks Southern. lol)
Purple Columbine
Ostrich Fern
Charles Grimaldi Brug (thank you, thank you, thank you)
Sunray Brug (looks wonderful)
Crazy Daisy
Light Purple Buddlea
Heleborus
Hosta
Coreopsis
Soloman Seal
Pink Valerian

Boy, am I doing the happy dance here!! Thank you so much!!

Carmen

Mine arrived on Saturday, I didn't get home from Iowa until Sunday evening, but everything still looked great. Such a wonderful assortment of plants, they were all new varieties for me, too!!
Deb

MaVieRose
i think you are the one that sent me my package.
THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i love every plant you sent me i have got them planted and in shade until they have rooted in their pots, thanks so much for doing this plant trade it was fun and look forward to doing another one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thanks again
moretz

What are you getting??!!!

2 kinds of cannas i didnt have
2 brugs i didnt have
bells of ireland i have but not as big as what she sent
and others i can t remember right now thanks so much
moretz

Hope my trader posts soon...Package was delivered at 9:00am...Maybe she's to busy still to post...man, Im stressing about the plants how they made the trip....(mother hen here bout that kinda thing...

Carol

I recieved a wonderful bow! It had obediant plant(lavender) thanks for including the color. Red mondara bee balm. centuria plant (blue), I looked it up and it will make a lovely addition to my gardens. As well as yellow daylilies and purple siberian iris. Thanks so much! All the plants arrived nicely. I am sure I left something out, but dont worry I loved it too! Ok now the rest of the story.... I am so sorry I don't know who to thank. hee, hee! There wasn't a note in the pkg and I had just came back on a three day 8 states or more trip! The day before I left I was diagnosed with strep throat. LOL. I came home with my mother(whom was also under the weather). My 15 yr old nephew which included everything a 15 yr old needs for the summer! Definately not suvior material! So somewhere in the kaos I mis placed the box with the name and addy. I do remember your name started with an S. So Thank you! Thank you! Thankyou! S for such lovely new additions!


Cathy

I'm finally shipping my trade out today. Sorry for the delay, but with no computer, life is just hard. :(

I received my box in fine order. The plants were very healthy and I have put them in the ground. I received: Pineapple sage, Elegans hosta, white spiderwort, Sundew, and a calla lilly. This was my first trade and am looking forward to the next. Debbie

Thankyou SO MUCH!!! Skatayama!!!
When I saw youre hint the other day I thought it might be me and I was RIGHT!!!
I got a box full of beautiful plants!
Silver leaf yarrow
Lychnis (which I covet)
A big bi color iris
A huge clump of thrift
lily of the valley
White delphinium
Rudbeckia
and a hand painted seaside picture on a garden shovel!!!!
I am very fortunate and feel special today!! Especially since she made an effort to go out shopping at her local nursery!
Thankyou FRIEND!! Love Greta

u're very welcome Moretz. if u have question/s on the other plants not mentioned, click on my name and send me an email. will be more than glad to help.

wow, LSP!
i dont know how your box *EVER* managed to make such a *LOOOOOOONG* trip so quickly!!
lol
i loved it!
it's really probably a good thing it didnt have far to go, though
since the bottom was falling out (darn postal service) when it got to my door
..i just laid it down on it's side and ripped it open
now that i think about it i probably should have taken a picture of your wonderful packing job!
i was pondering what you could have sent from the sonic ..
was hoping for maybe some tater tots with cheese... :P
so many wonderful plants, i will have to get them out into the yard and inventory them all before i can post my list!
and the coleus cuttings!
such *HUGE* leaves on those coleus
i do hope they root! (i dont see why they wouldn't, though.. since coleus are so easy to root)
any idea what kind of sweet potato vine this is?
i'm just curious, not like it's a need to know thing...
i've got an unidentified one already.. but this one's slightly different looking (the young leaves on mine are purplish) so it's not like i'm worried they're the same thing.. but even if they were, that would still be great!
yay!
i'm so happy to have gotten my box...
it's funny, too.. because just yesterday when i was making out my little database of people who've gotten they're boxes and people who've sent boxes, and icame to your name i was like "i just KNOW that she's not my trader, she lives so close! that would be so funny, though.. if she were!"
and go figure.. you were!! lol
ok.. now i'm off to go put some rooting hormone on my cuttings and put 'em in dirt... and get the rest of the stuff outside for some sun after such a LONG stay in that box!
*giggles*

thanks so much!
Kim

Kim,

I learned something about coleus propogating by accident. I put the coleus clippings in 3" pots of potting soil. They were depressed. We took plants to the TNRU in a roughneck bin, with the lid on. I misted plants for 3 days before the swap. But they were in the van, with a lid on for over 24 hours. The coleus found that time to root out and quit being depressed. (some seedlings also sprouted in other pots during that time, seedlings of what? duh, I dunno)

An accidental success and learning experience for me.

I just wanted to share.

:^)))
Molly

wow!
a wonderful looking feverfew (you read about my migraines!), hibiscus, guava tree, and i've been looking for a lemon verbena! they smell so great! and the sweet potato vine & those coleus cuttings are great, too.. i've recently discovered coleus and i think it's going to potentially become an addiction.. lol... my mom's (sundry) eyes lit up when she saw the hibiscus... she's a hibiscus person (i love them, too.. but she has a greater appreciation for them than i do!) such beautiful, healthy plants!
i love the plant tag on the guava tree.. that's a neat idea
i might replace the wire with a cable tie (to keep from cutting into the tree) but i'm definitely keeping that tag :)
thanks again for all of the great plants.. i cant wait to do another trade with you :)

Kim

i almost forgot to mention the cute little basket, the really pretty candle/can, the really nice card with the little angel pin.. and the triple yellow datura seeds.. along with the really great guava tree information from the pdb!!!
cant believe that almost slipped my mind!
i'm going to go put some of these seeds soaking right now! lol
i'll take a pic of everything in a little while and post it :)


This message was edited Jun 9, 2004 11:01 AM

I got mine, I THINK... but I don't know who it's from.... other than someone in michigan! BUT WOW......
It makes me feel bad for my trader, because I have so few perennials to share! I guess I'll have to make it up to her when I can divide some of these!
WOW.... thank you, whoever you are!

Debbie,
I am glad you received your box. The yellow flowers are sundrops. My writing isn't always very good.

Hi Kim! I am so glad you were pleased with your box. I can hardly believe that it arrived so quickly (it was mailed yesterday afternoon). That's a miracle!

Maybe one of the postal carriers took it home and dropped it off on the way. LOL. Sorry, but the postal carrier must have raided the Sonic bag before it got to you! :D

The pink/green and the lime green coleus were from unnamed plants purchased from Home Depot and which I had planted in the spring. I have more if you'd like. I didn't send a whole bunch of cuttings because I really didn't think they'd make it in this heat.

The green sweet potato vine is 'Marguerite' (you probably have the other popular one, 'Blackie'). Surprisingly, the 'Marguerite' I planted is hanging on not only in the shade, but in the sun too (but it is still only June -- July and August might be another story). It is a good grower and makes a nice display, especially around other plants.

Again, I'm glad you are pleased. I was absolutely thrilled with the box that I got from Tombstonejan. Wasn't this fun?

Here is a picture of my 'Marguerite' ornamental sweet potato vine growing in a container with dusty miller, a little areca palm, and a pink begonia (in back):

(edited to correct spelling)

This message was edited Jun 9, 2004 12:21 PM

I guess my secret trade person that i sent to hasn't recieved thiers yet or don't like it. They didn't check in.
Mailed mine May 29th, that's 9 postal days [puzzled].

Yeepee!!!! I got my package today....THANK YOU! Christmascactus!!!!!!!!!...You sent some wonderful plants.. All arrived in great shape and are now soaking ...I had NONE of these plants you sent...ty ty ty

I got:
a) Variegated Hosta unknown name, But says it will stay small...
b) Bird of Paradise
c) hardy cactus (looks like prickly pear)
d) Hardy fern
e) Amaryallis 'Red Dawn'
f) Veriegated Salmon Seal
g) Hosta 'Dawn Rose" or 'Rose Dawn"
g) Advanced Garden Spikes 2-in-1

You did an AWESOME packing job too...


Carol

Hi Greta,
I was hoping that yarrow was the one you mentioned! And I wanted you to have a souvenir of the Jersey Bayshore. My little boy picked that out. He likes seagulls. He may be the only person I know who does! I freaked when I saw the zone 4/5 and was hoping that I had a few things that would do well for you. Learned my lesson last winter. Zones matter...

Boy...last week it barely cleared 60 degrees here and today its 97 F. I gotta move the AC upstairs...

Sheila

I received my box today and got some really nice plants from Melissa. I got var. ginger, Kent bells that I wanted really bad, Judith daylily's and something else that I can't remember at this moment. These were really good sized plants. Thank you so much Melissa for your generosity.

Patricia

Cathy, (CatBirdSue)
Glad you liked you plants I didn't have what you had listed but you said you'd like anything. So I send some of my favorites. Nancy

coleus will root in water!!!!!!!!!!!!
moretz