From what I can tell everyone had a great time... I know "I" did. I even managed to get nearly everything cleaned up afterwards so I can come back to a clean house and yard tonight. I got enough plants to keep me busy digging for the next week to get them in the ground. Can't wait to see what they will look like when they grow up.
Pictures were taken by Frank, Josephine's (Frostweed) husband. Thanks so much Frank!
Here's a couple that I took while we were make'n the tour of Nada's garden :)
Surprise!!!
OK Folks. I wanna know, who's who? Someone needs to identify these plantaholics!
Janet
Take 2 . . .
lol Janet . . . don't be try'n to get me in trouble :P
I.D.'s please? It's always nice to put a face to a name. Is that Nivlac in the back on the left? I think I've run into him on other threads. Where are you, Nada?
Nice photos with all those big smiles! Looks like everyone had a good time.
Yikes, now I know why I dislike photos of myself, lol.. :p I took quite a few myself...and here are some that I thought were the best. :)
I thought that all of our empty chairs was sort of interesting...lol..don't ask me why. But the trees and green plants were nice lookin'.. :)
little ol me... or should I say big ol me! *giggle I hate pictures of myself!
Another shot.....lovely area.. :)
Calvin (nivlac) and his wife (sorry forgot her name... if someone remembers I can add it here)
I will tell everyone now... I'm BAD with names... I get them confused until I really know a person, so if I don't have your name or I get it wrong please let me know and I will be happy to update.
Alrighty....here is Sheila...a wonderful lady who wore rosemary in her hat...and made everyone smile. Beside her is Debbie or Dogmansis....and next to Debbie is Gary or GD as we know him.. :)
Looks like you had a ton of fun.
A great shot of GD wearing his door prize, lol...that lovely lid on his head, lol... looks great!
And here he is actually receiving it...lol
Another shot of GD before he opened his prize and that is Debbie over to the side trying to hide!
Here is our dame Josephine :) with her beautiful smile and her neat door prize. Behind her is Debbie, Dogmansis
Good shot of Sheila with her prize
Remember she will have a booth at the herb show this saturday in SA.
Another pic of Josephine with her prize.
Here is Lee or WillisTxGarden receiving his beautiful door prize plant. I should have asked for a cutting of that plant...lol
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Another great shot of WillisTxGardener and that is Jennifer (my helper) in the background
Calvin (Nivlac) sitting...and Lee (WillisTxGarden) and his wife Dee... Pretty neat couple, Lee and Dee.. :)
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Here is Jennifer with her door prize. And what a door prize it was! GD made a wonderful copy of Jamar, matted and framed it, and brought it along to the RU. I should have entered the drawing about 20 times to win it...lol.. *shhh*
Debbie (Dogmansis) with her prize... Sheila and GD on either side watching over her.
We had a great time at our first plant swap! Thanks Nada,...for being a gracious host....allowing us into your home!
I now realize why everyone attends the swaps - IT'S LIKE CHRISTMAS! :~)
We've had a tremendous amount of rain since midnight last night....and it's still coming down....we're being cautioned about a possible tornado in our area....(as I'm writing) ....the weather is remaining a problem right now....I went out to check on my garden this morning....everything is relatively OK....I was shocked to see my wheelbarrow (deep one)
completely full of water....the news has reported areas in and around Houston have rec'd up to 10" if rain so far (I'm certain we have)
I'm glad it didn't happen during the Swap! 'Til later, Lee
Another of Jennifer with her prize. I could not have done the swap without her help. Plus she helped people bring there plants up and take them back. I wish "I" had that print but with all the work she did I think she got a great prize.
An honorable mention should go to GD's "hot beans"...those tailtale bowls that everyone is snacking on in these photos, lol.... gotta go downtown....will post a few more later.. :)
Melanie
Me with my prize of a rocking chair... Now I just have to find the perfect plant to put in it.
A pic Frank took of my beautyberry
lol TxT . . . I was hope'n to make a few copies of that one for anyone that may want one, but that dang humidity and my printer were not getting along. I was lucky to get that one printed. I finally gave up after the printer gave me 2/3s of prints on my next 5-6 tries then got the dreaded *paper jam* error.
Great pics ya'll . . . except the ones of that goofy look'n GD character :P
And one he took of one of my rosemary patches. Note: this picture isn't a close up per se... The plant is just that big!
Mystery plant that I swore was a pecan but Josephine says is a smooth sumac. I have LOADS of these things... I thought they were pecans since they came up the year after I gave the tree rats a box of old pecans. Will be interesting to see when they muture a bit what they look like.
Nada . . . you have some really nice plants all around you place . . . we sure enjoyed the tour :)
Oh and I forgot to mention . . . we noticed some wild/volunteer ?? Palms down in your creek . . . I wasn't sure if you knew about them or not since you said you hadn't been down there in a while. There were several of them and they all looked fairly young and healthy. Just wonder'n if you were aware that they are down there?
Yes one of you that went down there said something about them. what kind? They are definatly volunteer... but as you saw I have a LOT of volunteer plants around the place.
I'm not sure the exact type . . . they looked like a Fan Plam of some sort . . . They are still pretty young, only a few leaves/frauns one each one. I should have thought to snap a few pics of them. They are likely still small enough to transplant into pots pretty easy :)
Calvin with a prize
Calvins wife.
Here's Melanie's new found friend!
Melanie, Debbie, and Josephine
Melanie with her door prize
