CLOSED: Second Chance Wishlist Swap #3

Good Mornin All
I sure have enjoyed this swap, but I guess I had better strart thinking about getting it in the mail. How long should we wait ya'll. I hate to wait until the last minute when theres a blizzard and the mail can't get through.

great information flowerhead. I plan to put it to use.

Now take the next step and join us at the trough.

mao

So tempting mao, but my sinuses are saying hold back baby!
I should clarify-you can also gently lift and cut the roots into pieces for more traditional root cuttings, but when the plant is new I have found that it does not harm them to just rip a [piece off when there's not a lot to give.

Flowerhead, it is really easy (on the first pass, the second one is much harder)

The truth is, there are a lot of good reasons to paw through that box - To remind yourself that spring really is just around the corner; to lighten up things so you can find what you need when you need it; to notice things that should be sown ASAP that you might otherwise have forgotten about; to pull out and keep safe any seeds that are definite MUST HAVES; and to trade something ugly in for something you'd like better.

For the First Pass, You Just:

1. Look for old ones

2. Look for ones you will never grow

3. Look for duplicates you have

4. Look for ones you really will just not grow.

5. Look for ones that you wonder why you even have them

6. Look for more duplicates

7. Look for ones that you know darn well you'll never sow.

S-T-O-P

Listen to this idea: For the seeds I want to keep but just can't get to this year, I'm making slips of paper that tell the recipient they are in charge of growing this seed and harvesting it and sending me seed of it back in one year for annuals and two years for perennials. That they are the Keeper of the Flame and had better not let me down. That I am EXPECTING some of that seed back :)) I also want baby pictures in my dmail.

Waddya think? Good idea?

Then ya gotta make hard decisions and those are best left for another day. LOL!

Suzy

Ansonfan, Now where do you live where there are BLIZZARDS? The mountain pass?

If you think you have everything together, go back and re read the instructions (first post) from the first thread and go ahead and send them in. I'm in the address exchange.

We've really enjoyed meeting you and hope you pop in to see what's going on every so often....are we saying good by? Do we kiss, or shake hands?

smooch! smooch!

Suzy.

Starlight;

I would be happy to provide a home for :

Nasturtium ' Carribean Cocktail'

1 Geranium " Maverick orange' ( about 14 seeds)

2 geranium " Maverick red (10 seeds

I also dmailed you.

Cheers,
Michaela

Morning everyone. For anyone interested, there might be a coneflower coop starting soon. She's checking into the popssibilities!

I'm liking the sound of that Cat!
Suzy-Thanks for the persistant prodding! (I am asking for it aren't I?). It is ever so tempting, but I'm just burnt out. Can't I just live vicariously through all your pigginess and be intensely envious when you all start sprouting your goods?!?!? LOL!!

Me too! I am so wanting to start a coneflower garden this spring! Going to try a few of the hybrid seeds but who knows what i'll end up with. I have 4 or 5 of the new ones I desperately want. The catalogs are starting to come in now, and I'm having a hard time not ordering!!!! Waiting to see how much cheaper a coop would be

Unfortunately, I have quite a few of the new ones, but I took out the labels for a lot of them! Woops! Some are easy to identify, but others, not so much! But I do so want that green envy myself! Well, keep us updated, Cat!

I have been wanting the green envie also, I can't remember where I read it or heard about it, but was told that it doesn't come true from seeds. Not sure if that is true or not, but I still want it rofl

HI Suzie, I got your message and I guess I'll be packing things up and getting them ready to go, but in the meantime if anyone would like any seeds please dmail me and I'll check in before I go to the PO. Thanks

PEPSI-HOW COOL-YOU REALLY ARE RIGHT DOWN THE ROAD-WHAT 15 MINS?? We are going to have to do the old fashioned "drinking tea in the garden" thing-or I guess in your case Pepsi... I'll Dmail ya!!

We do have one request for nice things that will self sow....I am going to be pulling from your things for her. (So you don't have to do a thing)

Suzy

who is "her" ?

Suzy -- my packet is en route.

and just a thought..... ... if anyone has A LOT of seeds they want to "dump" just because they can't sow them all, and want to 'give them to a good home' drop me a Dmail.

Terese

Hi everyone - sorry for the tardiness!! Blue - you're running into what a lot of folks have discovered in switching from film to digital cameras in garden pictures - the digitals don't always give you the color clarity that film does, so you find yourself twiddling dials and poking buttons to try to get it to work the way you want. I've found that flash is absolutely horrid, unless you're desperate. Which means you rely on ambient light. And a bright sunny day can also be horrid - washes everything out if you aren't twiddling and poking!

Blue, I won't hijack beyond this - we must chat! - Sissinghurst, in my opinion, changed everything. (well...that was pretty blunt, wasn't it?) There is a great "silvers" book that was published a couple years ago that is directly along the lines you are discussing: "Elegant Silvers" by Jo Ann Gardner. I admit to meeting her at the Chicago Flower show the year the book was published - pure serendipity as I was volunteering for my master gardener hours and she was a guest lecturer there to discuss her new book. She stopped by the spot where I was volunteering, and we had a nice short chat - she was very nice and open to chatting, even in such a crowded venue as that.

Wind - I've got some Breadseed Poppy (from Suzy - LOL!) that I can send on to you.

As for those TEENY seeds, I use a little magnifier that has a clamp on the other end. That way I can clamp it to the table next to me and twist it to where I want it. The added benefit is with the magnifier in between me and the seeds I don't accidentally breath on them - the mirror provides a barrier :) It's the same one I use when cross-stitching the eentsy patterns I like. (I use a toothpick, never thought of a needle! The blunted-end ones used for some crafts are perfect for that!)
http://www.misterart.com/store/view/001/group_id/3247/DAYLIGHT-COMPANY-Flexilens-with-Clamp-or-Base.htm
This vendor is an art supplier, but I actually got mine at a crafting store years ago.

Got ya covered Seandor. Gotta run. Will be back later tonight: )

One little .. two little.. thre e little piggies... : )

OK, I’m new at this but after Suzy’s kind instructions I’ve gathered the courage to give it a try.

SEEDS AVAILABLE:

These are my “leftover seeds”. Most of them I got them through swapping and they are all harvested either in 2006 or 2007. The number of trades available is stated in front of the name, the number of seeds after (by approximation!). If no number is stated it’s 50+:

1x Persicaria orientalis (10 seeds)(goes to Pamsue)
1x Codonopsis clematidae (20 seeds)(goes to Fairy2004)
3x Ageratum houstonianum (lots)(1 goes to frausnow)
2x Hibiscus trionum (30 seeds
1x Lapagera rosea (very rare, so only 5 seeds + sowing instruction)
1x Yellow balsam, species unknown(split between Grampa and frausnow)
1x Hardia Lobelia, species unknown
1x Phlox “Heavenly blue” (20 seeds) (goes to Pepsidrinker)
1x Salvia splendens “Blaze of fire” (20 seeds)
1x Helleborus orientalis (20 seeds) (goes to Fairy2004)
4x Gerber daisies
1x Ricinus communis (5 seeds)
1x Lathyrus Bernard Jones (13 seeds)
1x Lilly of the Valleys (25 seeds)(goes to frausnow)
1x Celosia, species unknown
2x Cytusus scoparius (goes to frausnow)
2x Salvia glutinosa (10 seeds) (1x to Dryad57)
1x Delphinium Volker Frieden (30 seeds)
1x Asclepias curassivica (30 seeds)
1x Lavatera arborea (10 seeds)
1x Petunia surfinia “Purple Cascante”
2x Silene schafta (30 seeds)(goes to Grampa and Ansofan)
3x Sanguisorba officinalis (20 seeds)(goes to Ansofan)
1x Tragopogon porrifolius (20 seeds)(goes to Grampa)
1x Tagetes erecta “Lemon drop” (20 seeds)
4x Petunia “Pink Wave” (1 goes to Seandor)
2x Commelina coelestis (15 seeds) (goes to Fairy2004 and frausnow)
1x Codonopsis pilosula (30 seeds)(goes to Grampa)
1x Lavender cosmos (30 seeds)
2x Lunaria redivia (15 seeds)(1 goes to Grampa)
1x Night scented stock (goes to Pepsidrinker)
4x Isatis tinctoria (20 seeds)(1 goes to frausnow)
1x White Lychnis coronaria
3x Verbascum thapsus
1x Kitaibelia vitifolia (15 seeds)(goes to Pamsue)
1x Semiaquilegia ecalcarata (25 seeds)(goes to Grampa)
3x Gratiola officinalis (30 seeds)(1 goes to Ansofan)
1x Argemone mexicana
1x Lathyrus latifolius Pink Pearl (20 seeds)
1x Canary creeper (10 seeds)
1x Mandeville laxa white (15 seeds)
1x Allium triquetrum (25 seeds)
1x Santolina chanaecyparissus(goes to Grampa)
1x Yellow dwarf coreopsis, variety unknown
1x Pandorea (10 seeds)(goes to frausnow)
1x Primula veris Red Strain (split between Illoquin and Pamsue)
1x Diplocyclos (15 seeds)(goes to Ansofan)
1x Crocosmia lucifer (goes to Fairy2004)
1x Bupleureum longifolium (15 seeds)(goes to frausnow)
1x Achillea ptarmica “Nana compacta”
1x Flowering cabbage
1x Ligularia dentata “Britt Marie Crawford”
1x Mesembrianthemum, variety unknown (30 seeds)
1x Digitalis Ferruginea
1x Sweet williams Extra dwarf Mix
1x Butterfly pea (8 seeds)
1x Veronica longifolia nemerosa
1x Meanopodium “Butter Daisy”
1x Camellia Japonica (2 seeds)(goes to frausnow)
1x Perennial Lathyrus, variety unknown (30 seeds)
1x Nicotiana affinis
1x Rumex scutatus(goes to Grampa)
1x Chelone obliqua (goes to Grampa)
1x Gypsophila elegans

The seeds of which I have sizeable quantities and which I can almost always deliver


WISH LIST:

Here’s the list of what I would like to get in return. I’ll send d-mails too, just to be sure….

From Illoquin (Suzy) I would like to get (if you still have):
Amaranth 'Orange Flame'
Caryopteris (Blue Mist Spirea)
Yellow Hibiscus - gets 6 feet tall. This would be a pale primrose yellow
Artemesia annum - Sweet Annie -- very fragrant
Love in a Puff Vine
Orlaya grandiflora
Snapdragons Crowne Royale, mini rich red
Zinnia 'Canary Bird' Yellow
Zinnia 'Liliput'

From Pamsue (Pam) I would like to get (if you still have):
1 trade Hollyhock figleaf frilly peachy pink

From Bluespiral I would like to get (if you still have):
Stachystarpheta jamaicensis (Porterweed) purple T

From Amsonfan I would like to get (if you still have):
MG Scarlet- Hearts and Honey
Mint: Chocolate & Spearmint/Chocolate Mix
Parsley Flat Leaf

From Maozamom I would like to get (if you still have):
Abelmoschus manihot

From Grampapa I would like to get (if you still have):
Wildflower mix (packaged)

From Robynznest I would like to get (if you still have):
Millet - purple majestic
Sweet Autumn Clematis
False Yucca - Red yucca

From Fairy1004 I would like to get (if you still have):
Datura's Black Currant Swirl
Nigella hispanica 'African Bride'

From cat64129 I would like to get (if you still have):
Purple Majesty Millet

From Frausnow I would like to get (if you still have):
Cordyline australis
Gomphrena haageana 'Strawberry Fields'
Limnanthes douglasii
Wheatstraw Celosia

From Starlight1153 I would like to get (if you still have):
Ornamental Millet ' Purple Baron'
geranium " Maverick red
Fox Glove ' Apricot Beauty'

From Shirley1md I would like to get (if you still have):
Clematis seeds from "Francis Rivis" - they will not come true to the parent plant.
Clematis foster
Clematis heracleifolia
Clematis lligusticifolia
Clematis viticella

And for the rest anything that can be used as a cutflower, i.e. big garish blooms and strong straight stems…..

Hope this is the right way to do this. Somewhere halfway this thread I got really confused......

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You're right on target Tuinkabouter! Great site!!!

If I can quote an earlier post: "suuueeeeee - here piggy, piggy, piggy!!"

Tuinkabouter - this little piggy is interested in any Savlia you may care to send her way!

I'll be updating my list today, and will let everyone know. Please feel free to keep asking for anything from me, as I will be driving my stuff to Suzy's so you can ask for seeds from me up until Suzy says STOP.

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Tuinkabouter

I would love the

1x Phlox “Heavenly blue” (20 seeds)
1x Night scented stock

Connie

Will put your name on purple majesty tuinkabouter