WOW, RECEIVED MY SECRET SPRING TRADE!!!!

Not yet I didn't but wanted to get this thread started, I'm sure that will be my sentiment when I do get the trade in the mail :~D

I sent my secret trade out today and it's going to the state of....oooh, I better not teeeellll! LOL

Lana

going to ask Dave to move this to plant trading, most will be looking for it there. can't wait to hear what you get.

just wanted to keep this near the top, at least long enough for everyone to know it's started. The boxes should start arriving soon, so be sure and post here please!!!

Wow - my secret trade is in already! I got home yesterday to find a garden-in-a-box - literally!

Here's the list:

Stella D'oro daylily
lambs ear
heliopsis (false sunflower)
sweet pea vine
coreopsis
jupiters beard
black-eyed susan
purple coneflower
gallardia
candytuft
vinca vine
anthemis
Each plant is really, really big and in great shape, and each has its own marker

AND - a hand-painted ladybug rock to guard everything! I love it!

I'm not positive about who my secret trader is, but I think it's dispatcher1?

Whew - I'll be planting for a couple evenings I think - one of my favorite things to do.

Thank you Lou!

What a great trade Cheryl!! Enjoy :~D

Lana

I hope you enjoy the plants and the bug. I didn't have anything on your want list and felt bad about that. I was off work due to the river flooding where I work, so Friday I got up and started digging. I hope they survived okay. If you have any questions about them , let me know and I will help out if I can. Lou

Lou I know I'll enjoy them! You sent so much of everything and it all looks great! I'll really enjoy planting everything.

I'm just starting to decorate my garden with things other than plants so the bug is perfect too.

Thank you again - very much!

Hi Wanted to let my secret trader (pardancanda) know I got my package today. I got some great plants from him.
Hosta Fragrant Bouguet
Elegans
Campanula persicifolia White bell flower
Ajuga with blue flowers
Helictotrichon-Blue Oat Grass
Delosperma nubigenum Basutoland

Thanks so much for such a great selection of plants. I looked at your addie you only live about 45 minutes from me.

Happy Gardening and again thank you so much
Kim----silly-girl

THANK YOU SO MUCH WVDAISY!!!!!! WOW! Did I get the plants and they are all in good shape and beautiful and I can't pick a favorite bc I love them all. I got:

Several Hostas
Lambs Ear
3 different kinds of sedum
Star of Bethleham
Achillea
Bell Flower
Peony
Mum
and an unknown pink flower which is beautiful and she sent a picture of it.

Thank You Thank You Thank You....You are so generous...And a BIG thanks to tiG for putting this together!!

Hi Kim/silly_girl, you are very welcome, and I hope you enjoy your plants. I am on the border of zones 6 and 7 myself. Tried to find a few things on your wishlist... John

On Monday, I received 15 geraniums that are very healthy looking!!!! Then today , I received a package with texas blue bonnet seeds !!! Thanks You to the rhymer from ohio who has not yet identified him or her self. I made two hanging baskets for my shephards hook , a long planter beside my pond and had three left for a pot on the other side of the pond. I can't wait for them to bloom. I love them! Thanks so very much! Lou

hehehe, I know!!!!

Thank you very much to Midwestsnowbird!!! Received a nice package of plants today, and have them already planted:

(2) clumps of tall bearded Iris
Bee Balm (Monarda)
Monkshood
Passionflower
Rose Geranium

I do have some Iris, but these will make nice additions, can't wait to see them bloom.

Have been wanting Bee Balm and Monkshood, how did you know?

The Passionflower has leaves which are totally different from the ones we all got from jcf, hope to see it in bloom.

And the Rose Geranium is deliciously scented.

Thank you very much, I am very happy with my surprise package!

John

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John, I have monarda/bee balm coming out of my ears if you want some more. Mine blooms purple.

I received my secret trade today and WOW!!!
I got
Rose of Sharon tree
Purple Monarda
yucca
a huge clump of iris
a huge clump of daylilys
yarrow
and rose campion!!!
thank you so much VIC for an awesome secret trade.
Jen

Oh you are so welcome...I hope they do well for you...

As I was packing up my trade box this morning, my Secret trade box arrived for me.
This is like Christmas in a box. Wow, I must have been a good girl this year. lol

My Secret trader was Sprouts28...Shannan..you were so giving to me. Thank you so much for all the lovely items. I do not have anything that you sent me. I am so looking forward to seeing these grow up. I have a couple of questions regarding certain plants, but I will contact you directly, ok?

Here's what I got:
Clerodendrum - Bungei
Heartleaf Bergenia
Liriope - Silver Dragon
Solanum Jasminoides - Potato Vine
Ruellia - Katie
Mock Orange - "Natchez"
Ginger "yellow butterfly"
Solanum Seaforthianum - "St Vincent Lilac"
Dutch Iris -Purp/with yellow
and some Mimulus seeds

I'm going out now and give these guys some water and pot up the ones that need it for now.

Thanks again for all the lovely plants Shannan,
and thank you tIG for all the work to arrange this fun trade.

Donna

Hi,
I received my box of plants today and sure was happy to see some fine plants. This very beautiful lady sent African Iris, Desert Bird of paradise, Bells of Ireland, Wormwood, and Menton Asiatic lilies. We all know her as Ma Vie Rose`.
Hugs for you Ma Vie and thanks to tiG for a great job.

SoCal your welcome and please email with any questions. If I didnt include all the latin names let me know i can find them on for you.
Shannan

my pleasure Mary/Busybee :D! Thanks for being a friend!!! to U too tiG! anxious and looking forward for my secret package too.

Got my trade today from Azalea. Thanks for the fun of receiving all these plants. I got:
Black eyed susans
Rose Campion-magenta
Hardy Begonia
Strawberry begonia
Varigated Hosta- Christmas (something)
Several sedums
zebrina malva
Ice plant-hot pink
mini stone crop
blue salvia
I didn't have any of these except the malva. Thanks tiG for the work involved. Lani

this has really been fun watching and hopefully my person will be pleased that I've been watching this thread and mailing late, getting lots of reminders of things I have here :)

Got my package yesterday, it had such lovely things in most of what I don't have and the couple I do have are different colors. She is very generous and these were very healthy and big. I got:
Sweet Autumn Clematis
Voodoo Bulb
Canna
Purple Lantana
Frosty Pink Brug
sprial Ginger
Cleredendron
Buddleia
Queens Tears
Aloe Vera
Rose of Sharon
My Secret Trader is Busybee - Mary
Thanks so much for everything Mary. I sent you an email with a couple of questions. Will have my package mailed out today.
Dee

You are very welcome Dee. I am glad that you are pleased with them.

I got my secret trade today. I got Star of Bethelem, Campanula, Lamb's Ears, Hosta and Cosmos Picotee w/a little pot. My secret trade person is dignbloom. Thank you so much, they all arrived in great shape. I love them all. Sandy

Oh thank you naturepatch/ Luanne i recieved my package today and fixing to go start planting it all. I recieved:
Grape Hyacinth (Didn't have any)
Red bee balm
Lemon lilly
Rosa Rugosa
hollyhock seeds
Silver lace (been wanting this)
virginia creeper
egyption onions
Lady's mantle
Lilly of the valley
virginia bluebells
Sedeum Kamchatum
Blue columbine
Bloody cranesbill (been wanting this)
Old fashioned hosta
small yellow hosta
Lugwart
parkers yellow yarrow
Lavendar phlox
Indian blanket
False dragonhead
Coreopsis tickseed moonbeam
Coreopsis pink (been wanting this!)
Iris purple/ white
two tone purple iris
So as you can see i will be busy planting this afternoon. thank you so very much for all the lovely plants! they all came in great condition.

I sent my box out this morning! She should get it around Tuesday!

kat7/kathy....DOIN THE HAPPY DANCE(aka rain dance..lol)!!!!

omg.....she sent me everything i didnt have...woohoo

here we go:
bellflower
creeping phlox
chrysanthemum
rock soapwort
gayfeather-purple
lambs ear(looks different than mine)
sedum 2 or 3 different kinds(never have enuff of that and always want more)
toad lilly
spiderwort-pink
obedient plant-purple
shasta daisy
daylilly
johnny jump up
tickseed-yellow
lilly of the valley
black eyed susan

i sure hope it dont rain tomorrow so i can get these out...im so dog gone happy........this has made my rainy day so much better!!!!!

DOIN THE HAPPY DANCE IN MISSOURI.......:)

cindy

HI GOt mine today too... Thank you no1thumb... Heres what I got:

Hens & Chicks (atleast I think that is what they are)
Lambs Ears
blood red geran. cranes bill
Lily of the Valley
hosta
grape hyacinth
Autumn Sedum

Now off to plant them all :) Thanks again no1thumb
tamlamb

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your welcome tamlamb YES they are hen & chicks! thought I marked them. happy growing

Got mine today! WOW!! Thank you Debby from Iowa!
These lovely plants are such a delight!
Blackberry Lily
Valarian
Sweet Cicely
White Swan Coneflower
Red Bee Balm
Bleeding Heart
Thanx again!!!
And thanx tiG for making this possible!!
Great way to help brighten up these gloomy days in Cleveland!
LOL to all,
so glad to be welcomed into a terrific group of people!
Cecelia

Hi All,
Got mine today... from a fellow Pennsylvanian....

I got:
Pachysandra
Snow on the mountain
unk. Purple perennial( daughter will steal this!)
Mock orange... have been wanting this...
Thank you so much, tamlamb...
SYR

My trade isn't gonna make it into the mail til Monday.. Sorry for the delay. Hope my trader understands...
SYR

hi SYR

Glad it arrived safely. Hope all them were ok. Wish I had something you were looking for. The mock orange smells wonderful when its in bloom.
Good luck
tamlamb

Hi Cindy/brommom-Glad you liked your trade!

Just recieved my box in the mail today-WOW!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH Patricia-so much cool stuff!

Here's what I got:

Daffodil and hyacinth bulbs (these were the only things I
already had, but had wanted to pick up more this spring
anyway!
Heleborus orientalis-Thank you, thank you-I really wanted
this!
geum rival salmon
perennial phlox bright eyes
perennial phlox cream de menth-I love varigated plants!
yellow cala lily
statice-been trying unsuccessfully to grow from seed!
brugmansia-really wanted to try one of these too!
seeds-brugmansia white, mixed abutilon, and datura double
lavender

Thank you so much-you really made my day!!
Kathy

Cecelia: You are most welcome. So glad to have you aboard here and that they all arrived well. They will provide you with years of pleasure. Debby

WOW, Everyone has gotten great trades! I get more and more excited! Can't wait to see what comes in the mail for me :~D I'm sure to be doing the happy dance too!

Lana

Mee too Lana!! I simply can't wait to get mine!! I have been waiting on the mailman everyday now. I kinda hope it don't come tomorrow b/c we are going to be gone all day (family reunion) and I don't want it to sit on the porch that long! oooo makes me want to skip the reunion just to see if it comes hee hee

Oh, wow, where do I begin? I received my secret trade today IN PERSON from Badseed & family! She's very clever, this woman :) She & I have chatted several times in the DG chat room & via the threads. We're less than an hour apart and she had mentioned (very casually) that she was going to be passing by my area today and wanted to stop in for a quick "hi" just to meet. Sure, I said ~ it would be great to meet a friend from DGs in person! I had no idea that she was really being quite sneaky and delivering me my secret trade in person!!! She was in my area because she was coming to deliver it ALL in person! I emphasize ALL because she brought so much and had so many things that were on my wish list. Ucky weather, but very healthy plants!!!

Thank you, thank you, thank you, Michele :) It was so much fun meeting you & your family. Your girls are so cute and well behaved. They wore out my son & dog, Morph, which is a great thing! I thoroughly enjoyed your visit and hope you all did, too. Can't wait til I can come & visit you :)

Here's what she brought (I hope I haven't missed anything as I was trying to find each and every item while it was turning dark) -->

Snow in Summer
Siberian Iris to compliment my Bearded Iris
New Bearded Iris Colors (peach & yellow with white)
Dame's Rocket
Black Eyed Susans
Various Malva varieties
Veronica Teucrium
Obedient Plant
Gooseneck Loosestrife (clethroides white)
Lysimachia
Agastache-Anise Hyssop
Elephant's Head
Golden Tree
Beaf Steak Plant
Yellow Chrysanthamums
Dianthus angustifolia
Linaria purpurea
Verbascum chaixii
Amaranthus
Verbena Bonariensis

Here's a picture of her wonderful family --> Hyperlink

Heee hee ha ha! I was bad to Morph. LOL I want you all to know I had a really great time sneaking in a visit. Morph has a very lovely home with great landscaping and is about to garden all the rest. She has done a lot of work and has some great plans. I was thrilled to be able to contribute. :) It was so nice to meet her in person. She is a pretty little spunky gal with a great looking son and husband! They were such great sports to put up with us. Her son and dogs may never be the same. LOL Being a true gardener, she loaded up my flats with her own plants and sent me on my way! It would have been great to stay longer, but it was getting cold, dark and still raining! I can't wait until she can come visit me.

dear ruby 42-Sue. thank you so much for the beautiful package. i received 2 hostas, for my addiction :), Ground master and So sweet. i was also sent coreopsis zagrab, obedient plant, campanula takesimana (elizabeth) AND.... a bears breech, which i've wanted really really bad. :) and to top it off she sent the cutes garden sign that says "Garden sweet garden" and hanging from the sign are a gardening fork, a flower pot with a lady bug painted on it and a watering can. they all have bows and are painted in a nice soft country pastels.
thank you sue, you were very generous with me and i appreciate it. can't wait to get them all planted outside and see them thrive. your a sweetie.
debi z