'We are Looking for a Few More Canadians...
to Sign-Up Here or...on the Hosta Forum".
You Will be Sending Your Hosta Plants to...
Fellow Canadian Gardeners.
It's that Time...
Time for the Last Hurrah of Summer Hosta 'Secret Trading'!
Time for and as I Promised the...
'End-of-Summer...Secret Hosta Swap'!
The End-of-Summer 'Secret Hosta Swap' is Open to...
All 'Dave's Garden Subscribing Members' Residing with an Address in the United States or Canada.
Canadian Subscribing Members are Welcome as Well.
(Just as Long as...
I Get at Least Two(2) Canadian Subscribing Members to Sign-Up for Match-Ups)
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2008 'End-of-Summer - Secret Hosta Swap' Rules
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If You Wish to Participate in the 2008 'End-of-Summer - Secret Hosta Swap'...
You Need to Sign-Up by Thursday, August 14th, 2008 at 11:59 PM.
(Just Before the Stroke of Midnight)
To Participate You Also Must D-Mail Me All Your Mailing Information Before the Closing Date/Time.
I Will be D-Mailing the Name of Your 'Secret Hosta Swap' Participants Name that You Will be Sending Your Hosta(s) to...Friday, August 15th, 2008.
(This Might Help Getting a lot of Packages Mailed on Monday, August 18th, 2008)
Again as in Spring...This 'Secret Hosta Swap' is for Sending...
at Least One(1) 'Named' Variety of Hosta Plant
(You are Allowed to Send More if you Choose but...You Must Send at Least One(1) Healthy, Disease Free, Named Variety of Hosta, with at Least One(1) Eye and Sufficient Roots for Planting)
There has been Much Discussion Here and Other Forum Sites on HVX and Foliar Nematodes. If You are Suspicious of Any Hostas You Have...Please Do Not Share those in Question with Your Fellow Hosta Friends. Please Only Send a Hosta(s) that You Would be Happy to Receive and Plant in Your Garden.
All 'Secret Hosta Swap' Packages...
Must be Mailed/Sent out by Monday, August 25th, 2008.
(This is to Get All Hosta Packages Mailed to and Received by Participants Before the Labor Day Weekend Holiday)
If there is Any Problem in Getting Your Package Shipped Out on Time...
Please D-Mail Me so I can Contact Your Secret Hosta Swap Mail Recipient/Partner.
This 'Secret Hosta Swap' is Set-Up so that No One Knows Who is Mailing to Who.
No One Will be Receiving a Package From the Person They are Sending to.
All Secret Hosta Swap Packages Must be Mailed by USPS Priority Mail, FedEx, or UPS with a Delivery Confirmation(DC) Number. Once You Have Mailed Your Package Please D-Mail Me with Your Delivery Confirmation Number or Tracking Number. This Will be Used to Track the Package if there is Any Problems with the Delivery.
Please Remember to Send Me that D-Mail with Your Information...So You May Participate in this 'Secret Hosta Swap'.
Make Your D-Mail Subject Line...'Secret Hosta Swap' and Include the Following Information:
Your Full Name (First and Last).
Your Full Mailing Address (Including Zip Code)
Your Dave's Garden 'Screen Name/User's Name'.
Your Personal E-Mail Address.
I Will D-Mail You with a 'Confirmation D-Mail' that You are a Participant of the 2008 End-of-Summer 'Secret Hosta Swap'.
I Will also be Posting Below the Participant's 'Screen Names' as They Sign-Up.
If Your Name Does Not Show Up on the List Below...Please D-Mail Me to Get this Corrected.
A Very Important Sideline Note...
Hosta Secret Swaps are Always a lot of Fun and We Can Avoid Disappointment by Making Sure that those who Sign-Up for the Hosta Secret Swap are Committed to Following through and Mailing out their Packages on Time. Please...Do Not Sign-Up if You Can Not Complete Your Obligation.
NOW...Everyone...If You Wish...
Post or Link Your List of Hosta(s) that You Have Currently in Your Garden Below When You Post to Participate. Wish Lists May be Posted Below Also.
(This DOES NOT Mean that Your Trader Has to Send You a Hosta(s) from Your List. It is Just a Guideline so People Will Know What Hosta's You Have Currently in Your Garden and the Varieties of Hosta(s) You May be Looking for.
Any Hosta(s) that are Sent...are Totally Up to the Individual Who is Sending.
This 'Hosta Secret Swap' is as All Secret Hosta Swaps are...For Fun!
So Let's All Have a Good Time...
Since...
The Summer is Coming to an End!
Lelan.
Links for:
Simple Instructions for Shipping
http://hostalibrary.org/misc/ship/index.html
Canadian Participants
ViolaAnn
This message was edited Aug 6, 2008 6:27 PM
The Last Hurrah-'End-of-Summer -Secret Hosta Swap'
We are Still Looking for a...
Canadian Trader to Trade Hosta Plants in the Secret Hosta Swap.
Please...
Do Not Let ViolaAnn Go without One More Hosta Box Addiction!
She is the Only One Signed-Up thus Far from Canada.
Lelan.
And I've got lots of goodies that could be divided! LOL
I'd sign up Anne, but then it wouldn't be a secret, would it. Actually I have two on your want list I think.
Well if it was spring I would participate but my new secret hosta bed is still all grass and wont be ready to plant until spring!
Secret or Not...
We All...(and Ann) Would Love to See Any of You Participate.
and fancyvan...it Only Takes One(1) Hosta Plant to be Mailed to Participate.
Come on...Give In...We are Almost at the End for Sign-Ups.
Lelan.
Way too complicated and too many rules.
ViolaAnn and Sanannie have given me great plants, for my community gardening project. Why this secrecy thing? I just don't get it. --A
Well, Andrew, I think it's the surprise element. But someone did D-mail me privately; so that's not secret as far as who it is. Anyway, I guess we Canadians so rarely get to participate in these things because of that International border, that a lot of us never think of doing so.
Ann
Mine are all babies, from Ann and Sandy, and not ready to be divided. Give me a couple of years!
OK...Andy.
Maybe in a Couple of Years.
ViolaAnn I was going to put my name to trade with you but I had just had a heart procedure done and I didn't know how I was going to feel so I didn't want to promise something I couldn't fullfill.
:( Donna