Opening the Gardener's Gate!

Hello Everyone!

As some of you will know the European Round Robin 2006 came back after 2 trips around Europe (be interesting to know just how many miles it went). Those of you who have been following the recent Round Robin thread will know that we've been batting around ideas about some poverty charity donations, one was to list up the remaining EURR seeds at the end of the 2nd round.

I'd like to be clear here and state there is absolutely no obligation for the current (as of the date of this post) EURR members to donate anything for these seeds, it's entirely up to you. If you do want to donate you can do it privately, giving to a charity of your choice or you can send it to me for a collective pot. Help with postage costs would be appreciated where possible :)

Anyone can join in on this project, but if you are not a current EURR member there is a stipulation of a donation (no minimum) to be sent to me should you want any seeds from the list below.

********************We have already collected £32.00***************************
that's about 47.40 Euros for the collective pot! Thank you to those of you who have made donations so far :)

We are still yet to decide on where the collective donations are to be spent, some of you seemed to like the "buying a goat or chickens"/ farm/garden/livestock for families idea but I don't think anything was set in stone so please let us know your suggestions.

All donations for the collective pot can be made by paypal (any currency Paypal accepts), cheque or PO (in pounds (£) sterling only please). Or let us know if you have any other ideas :)

I aim to post some of my own seeds for donation only too, I have not yet created the list but will not be posting out any seeds for a week so there you have time to browse the entries here. I've tried to add a little information that was already on the seed packs, an image or information website and how many packets but these are guidelines only. A number of packets are large enough to split into two generous packs. Not all packets with company names are in company packets, for many this was the information on the packet.

If you want to keep your name private, please feel free to d-mail me, I will update the list accordingly as and when I am able.

I have, most likely, made some mistakes in the following listing, if you recognise any please let me know so I can make the changes :)

Anything else I missed?

Ornamentals
Acacia farnesiana - Thorny Acacia ............Tree - semi-hardy http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/31848/ (4 packs)

Alcea ficifolia - Fig-leaved Hollyhock .........Biennial - has some rust resistance http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/1358/index.html (1 pack)

Alcea rosea 'Nigra' - Black Hollyhock ........Biennial/perennial http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/54739/index.html (2 packs)

Amaranthus paniculatus 'Hot Biscuits' - Amaranth .....Annual http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/53212/ (1 Pack)

Aquilegia fragrans - Sweet-scented Columbine .....Perennial http://davesgarden.com/journal/j/si/70885/ (1 Pack)

Arabis carduchorum ..... Perennial - rock garden (1 Pack)

Arabis caucasia - Alpine Rock Cress .....Perennial - rock garden http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/361/live_view/ (1 Pack)

Asclepias incarnata 'Ice Ballet' - Swamp Milkweed .....Perennial http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/54060/index.html (2 Packs)

Bauhinia purpurea - Orchid Tree .....Tree - semi-hardy http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/2325/ (1 Pack)

Broom .....Shrub http://davesgarden.com/journal/j/viewentry/39892/ (1 Pack)

Canna .....Tender perennial http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/plants/plantprofile_canna.shtml (1 Pack)

Canna indica - Indian Shot .....Tender perennial http://images.google.com/images?client=safari&rls=en-us&q=canna%20indica&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi (1 Pack)

Cedronella canariensis - Balm of Gilead .....Perennial - semi-hardy http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/2379/index.html (1 Pack)

Clematis montana - Anemone Clematis .....Climber http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/2770/index.html (1 Pack)

Datura - Thorn-apple .....Seeds from wild flowering Datura in Bretagne - France (1 Pack)

Datura 'La fleur Lilac' - Thorn-apple .....Annual http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/69809/index.html (1 Pack)

Eccremocarpus scaber - Chilean Glory Vine .....Climber - Semi-hardy http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/547/index.html (1 Pack)

Eucomis bicolor - Pineapple Lily .....Bulb - semi-hardy http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/657/index.html (1 Pack)

Francoa - Bridal Wreath .....Perennial http://davesgarden.com/pf/adv_search.php?searcher%5Bcommon%5D=&searcher%5Bfamily%5D=&searcher%5Bgenus%5D=francoa&searcher%5Bspecies%5D=&searcher%5Bcultivar%5D=&searcher%5Bhybridizer%5D=&search_prefs%5Bsort_by%5D=rating&images_prefs=both&Search=Search (1 Pack)

Geum 'Blazing Sunset' .....Perennial - T&M http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/79845/ (1 Pack)

Gladiolus italicus - Field Gladiolus .....Bulb http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/59879/ (2 Packs)

Godetia 'Amethyst Glow' .....Annual http://www.eseeds.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ProductDisplay?prrfnbr=382109&prmenbr=127 (1 Pack)

Haloragis erecta 'Wellington Bronze' - Toatoa, Seaberry .....Perennial http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&lr=&client=safari&rls=en-us&q=Haloragis%20erecta%20'Wellington%20Bronze&btnG=Search&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi (1 Pack)

Hemerocallis - Daylily ......Perennial http://davesgarden.com/pf/finder/index.php?sname=Daylilies&submit=submit (1 Pack)

Heuchera .....Perennial - reddy bronze http://images.google.com/images?svnum=10&hl=en&lr=&client=safari&rls=en-us&q=heuchera+Bronze&btnG=Search (1 Pack)

Hieracium 'Chocolate Spot'- Spotted Hawkweed .....Perennial http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/49949/index.html (2 Packs)

Impatiens balsamina - Balsam .....Annual - Pink http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/156/index.html (1 Pack)

Keratonia siliqua - Carob Tree ..... Tree - semi-hardy http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/38318/index.html (3 Packs)

Kitaibelia .....Shrub http://www.malvaceae.info/Genera/Kitaibelia/Kitaibelia.html (1 Pack)

Knautia macedonica .....Perennial http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/1059/index.html (1 Pack)

Lathyrus odoratus (from Crete) - Sweet Pea - Purple (2 Packs)

Lobelia 'Queen Victoria' (now L. cardinalis 'Queen Victoria').....Perennial http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/38352/index.html (1 Pack)

Lobelia syphilitica - Great Blue Lobelia .....Perennial http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/133/index.html (1 Pack)

Lychnis coronaria - Dusty Miller, Rose Campion .....Perennial - fromm white flowered type http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/80/index.html (1 Pack)

Lychnis coronaria 'Dancing Ladies' Dusty Miller, Rose Campion .....Perennial - T&M http://wholesale.thompson-morgan.com/uk/en/product/1300/1 (1 Pack)

Lychnis yunnanensis .....Perennial http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/1368/index.html (1 Pack)

Malva sylvestris - Common Mallow .....Perennial http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/124/index.html (1 Pack)

Matthiola incana - Stocks .....Annual/Perennial http://images.google.com/images?client=safari&rls=en-us&q=Matthiola%20incana&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi (2 Packs)

Mirabilis jalapa - 4 O'clocks .....Annual/Perennial http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/92/index.html (1 Pack)

Nerium oleander - Oleander .....Shrub - Semi- hardy http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/1327/index.html (4 Packs)

Oriental Poppy (1 Pack)

Osteospermum fruticosum - Trailing African Daisy .....Perennial - semi-hardy white and pink http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/87427/index.html (1 Pack)

Penstemon - Beardtongue (1 Pack)

Petrorhagia 'Pink Starlets' .....T&M - Perennial - Rock Garden http://wholesale.thompson-morgan.com/us/es/product/3233/1 (2 Packs)

Peucedanum verticillare .....Biennial/perennial http://flora.uniud.it/erbario/EIAOL/AOLmonti/mpeuve.html (1 Pack)

Phoenix canariensis - Canary Date Palm .....Palm - Semi-hardy http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/51657/

Physostegia (virginiana) 'Crown of Snow' - Obedient Plant .....Perennial http://images.google.com/images?svnum=10&hl=en&lr=&client=safari&rls=en-us&q=physostegia+crown+of+snow&btnG=Search (1 Pack)

Polemonium pauciflorum 'Sulphur Trumpets' - Jacob's Ladder .....Perennial, sometimes annual http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&lr=&client=safari&rls=en-us&q=Polemonium%20pauciflorum%20'Sulphur%20Trumpets'&btnG=Search&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi (1 Pack)

Puya chilensis (Chasudi) - Chilean Puya .....Bromiliad - semi-hardy http://www.trevenacross.co.uk/shop/pics.asp?plantid=240 (1 Pack)

Rumex sanguineus - Red veined Dock .....Perennial http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/1999/index.html (1 Pack)

Salvia forsskaolii - Indigo Woodland Sage .....Perennial http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/51604/index.html (1 Pack)

Scabious Lilac (1 Pack)

Stipa gigantea - Golden Oats, Giant Feather Grass .....Perennial http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/56709/index.html (1 Pack)

Styrax officinalis - Styrax, Incense, Storax .....Tree - semi-hardy http://images.google.com/images?client=safari&rls=en-us&q=styrax%20officinalis&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi (1 Pack)

Verbena bonariensis .....Perennial http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/141/index.html (1 Pack)

Verbena hastata - Blue Vervain .....Perennial http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/2302/ (1 Pack)

Veronica spicata 'Blue Carpet' - Spiked Speedwell .....Perennial T&M http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/90762/index.html (1 Pack)

Veronica virginica (now Veronicastrum virginicum) - Bowman's Root, Culver's Root .....Perennial, Chiltern seeds http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/85/index.html (1 Pack)

Vestia foetida .....Shrub - Semi- hardy http://images.google.com/images?q=vestia%20foetida&hl=en&lr=&client=safari&rls=en-us&sa=N&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&tab=wi (1 Pack)

Viola hybrida Purple with blue splash and golden eye (1 Pack)

Viola 'Miniola' 'Purple Heart' .....T&M http://www.cactuz.org/inger/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=179 (1 Pack)

Wisteria sinensis 'Alba' - White Chinese Wisteria .....Perennial http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/67511/index.html (2 Packs)

Mixes

Pink Annual Mix .....HEMA (1 Pack)

Lobelia (perennial mix) .....Perennial (1 Pack)

Campanula (Upright Mix) (1 Pack)

Aquilegia Mix - Granny's Bonnets .....Perennial (2 Packs)

Lucky Dip!

Herbs

Allium tuberosum - Garlic Chives http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/278/index.html (1 Pack)

Foeniculum vulgare 'Purpureum' - Bronze Fennel http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/285/index.html (1 Pack)

Inula helenium - Elecampagne http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/823/index.html (1 Pack)

Marrubium vulgare - White Horehound http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marrubium_vulgare (1 Pack)

Olea europaea - Olive (wild) http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/2374/index.html (1 Pack)

Petroselinum crispum var. neapolitanum 'Geaut d'Italie' - Giant Italian Flat leaved Parsley (1 Pack)

Thymus - French Thyme (1 Pack)

Vegetables

Beetroot 'Red Ace' http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Stephen_Nottingham/redace.htm (1 Pack) *********Cannot be sent outside the UK******************

Broccoli http://images.google.com/images?client=safari&rls=en-us&q=quick%20heading%20broccoli&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi Quick heading Real Seed Catalogue (1 Pack)

Brussels Sprouts 'Noisette' Old French variety Suffolk Herbs (1 Pack)

Butterhead lettuce http://images.google.com/images?svnum=10&hl=en&lr=&client=safari&rls=en-us&q=butterhead+lettuce&btnG=Search (1 Pack)

Capsicum Hot & Spicy http://www.fothergills.co.uk/en/chili-pepper-hot--spicy-284.aspx Mr. Fothergills (1 Pack)

Capsicum pubescens 'Rotoco' Rare hot pepper from Bolivia. 2ft spreading bush Real Seed Catalogue (1 Pack)

Chili 'Cherry Bomb' http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/80537/index.html (1 Pack)

Carrot 'Lubiana' Yellow carrot (1 Pack)

Celeriac 'Balder' http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celeriac (1 Pack)

Climbing French Bean 'Neckarkonigin' http://www.eseeds.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ProductDisplay?prrfnbr=285942&prmenbr=127 (1 Pack)

Hot Oriental Salad Mix Edwin Tucker (1 Pack)

Japanese Burdock (selectively bred Arctium lappa) (1 Pack)

Japanese Parsley - Mitsuba http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/88818/ Perennial Edwin Tucker (1 Pack)

Jaune de Poitou Yellow Leek http://www.realseeds.co.uk/stemcrops.html Early season. Not very cold hardy, use early winter. (1 Pack)

Lamb's Lettuce - Mache a Grosse Graines http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&lr=&client=safari&rls=en-us&q=Mache%20a%20Grosse%20Graines&btnG=Search&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi Sow July - Oct, harvest Nov (goes on til Feb in gentle climate) (1 Pack)

Lamb's Lettuce/Corn Salad 'Grote Noordhollandse' http://images.google.com/images?client=safari&rls=en-us&q=grote%20noordhollandse&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi (1 Pack)

Lettuce Leaves Mixed http://www.fothergills.co.uk/en/mixed-lettuce-leaves-668.aspx Mr. Fothergills (1 Pack)

Lettuce Salad Bowl red & green mix http://www.fothergills.co.uk/en/lettuce-red-and-green-salad-bowl-mixed-738.aspx Mr. Fothergills (1 Pack)

Loofa - Luffa aegypticaca http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/712/index.html (2 Packs)

Pickling cucubit 'Melothrie' http://www.realseeds.co.uk/cucumbers.html Real Seed Catalogue (1 Pack)

Purple Popcorn (1 Pack)

Raddici - Use like Spinach (2 Packs)

Raddici (wild) - Use like Spinach (1 Pack)

Radish 'Munchen Bier' http://www.organiccatalog.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21_22_23_39&products_id=303 Grown for seed pods and roots Suffolk Herbs (1 Pack)

Red Beet - Small round form (2 Packs) **********cannot be sent outside the UK*************

Spring Onion 'Ishikura' http://www.fothergills.co.uk/en/spring-onion-ishikura-726.aspx Mr. Fothergills (1 Pack)

Sweet Red Pepper 'Meurrca' Large Sweet Pepper (1 Pack)

Sweetcorn 'Double Standard' http://www.organiccatalog.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21_22_43_117&products_id=1600 Bicoloured cobs - sweet Edwin Tucker (1 Pack)

Swiss Chard 'Lucullus' http://images.google.com/images?client=safari&rls=en-us&q=chard%20lucullus&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi (1 Pack)

Tomato 'Marglobe' http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/66983/index.html Auchan (1 Pack)

Tomato 'Roma' http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/30674/ Plum type (2 Packs)

Turnip 'Golden Ball' http://www.dobies.co.uk/index.html?/cffiles/varieties.cfm?var_ref=1231&cat_ca_ref=505&#source=webgains&siteid=5333~main Old variety, Suffolk Herbs (1 Pack)

*************For those donating only**************************

Vegetables - Legumes

Broad Bean ‘Red Epicure’ http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/40640/index.html Crimson flowered type with reddish seeds. Gourmet veg! (1 Pack 10 seeds)

Carlin Pea Ancient pea, grows to 6ft tall. (2 packs 7 seeds each)

Christmas Lima Bean http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/40283/index.html Was sent these in a trade, harvested 2003. (1 Pack 7 seeds)

Climbing French Bean - Mr. Fearn’s Purple Flowered From Patbarr who gave a plentiful packet in the EURR (2 Packs 10 seeds each)

Dwarf French Bean ‘Kinghorn Wax’ Yellow pods. (1 Pack 10 seeds)

Petit Pois ‘Waverex’ http://www.organiccatalog.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21_22_23_33&products_id=251 From Suffolk Herbs. (1 Pack 50 seeds each)

Runner Bean ‘Relay’ http://www.gardenandleisure.com/products/wun7151.html From Unwins, produces red, white, bicoloured and pink flowers on different plants. (1 Pack 15 seeds)

Vegetables – Non-leguminous

Beetroot ‘Detroit 2’ http://www.dobies.co.uk/index.html?/cffiles/varieties.cfm?var_ref=986&cat_ca_ref=505&#source=webgains&siteid=5333~main From Lidl (1 Pack) *************************Cannot be sent outside the UK*********************

Beetroot white variety http://www.realseeds.co.uk/roots.html From Real Seeds. ***********Cannot be sent outside the UK**************** (1 Pack)

Broccoli ‘Romanesco’ http://www.birstall.co.uk/products/wun6055.html (1 Pack 25 seeds)

Carrot ‘Purple Dragon’ http://www.eseeds.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ProductDisplay?prrfnbr=588821&prmenbr=127&CGRY_NUM=4546 (1 Pack 25 seeds)

Cucumber ‘Rhinish Pickling’ Old German variety, for pickling strangely enough. From 2003 J (2 Packs 20 seeds each)

Leek ‘Monstruoso di Carentan’ From Suffolk Herbs 2004 (1 Pack)

Lettuce ‘Grandpa Admire’s’ http://www.realseeds.co.uk/lettuce.html Butterhead type from Real Seeds. (1 Pack)

Lettuce ‘Great Lakes’ Iceberg Type (2 Packs)

Lettuce ‘Webbs Wonderful’ http://www.fothergills.co.uk/en/lettuce-webbs-wonderful-234.aspx Crisphead variety (2 Packs)

Lettuce Loo’s From received in a trade but originally from HDRA (1 Pack 20 seeds)
Onion ‘Barletta’ http://www.italianseedcompany.co.uk/onions.htm Pickling onion. (1 Pack) (2 Packs)

Oriental Leaf Salad Mix (1 Pack)

Pepper – Black variety. Sorry no idea what type although I suspect they are Sweet Peppers. (1 Pack)

Radish ‘Long White Icicle’ http://henryfields.com/product.asp?pn=12551 From Lidl. (1 Pack)

Watermelon ‘Sugar Baby’ http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/59999/index.html From 2003 (1 Pack)

Herbs

Coriander Coriandrum sativum http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coriander Annual (1 Pack)

Good King Henry - Chenopodium bonus-henricus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_King_Henry Annual or Perennial (1 Pack)

Rue – Ruta graveolens http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruta_graveolens Hardy shrub and skin irritant! (1 Pack)

Sage – Salvia officinalis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvia_officinalis Hardy shrub (1 Pack 10 seeds)

Sweet Marjoram – Origanum majorana http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marjoram Tender perennial but grows under a Rosemary here in SC England. (2 Packs)

Ornamentals

Abrotanella forserioides – Cushion Plant http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/113396/index.html Rock garden plant from Tasmania (1 Pack)

Aconitum lycoctonum subsp. vulparia http://www.nccpg.com/gloucestershire/plantweek10.html Perennial, poisonous. (1 Pack)

Anacampseros rufescens http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/70947/index.html Tender perennial/succulent, seeds from SRGC 2005 distribution (2 Packs)

Antirrhinum majus ‘Tom Thumb’ – Dwarf Snapdragon http://www.b-and-t-world-seeds.com/images/77800.jpg Annual (1 Pack)

Aquilegia atrata http://magnar.aspaker.no/Aquilegia%20atrata.jpg Short lived perennial. (1 Pack)

Arnica chamissonis http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/1947/ Perennial (1 Pack)

Aster alpinus var. albus – White Alpine Aster http://www.franz-alpines.org/w_aster_alpinus.html Perennial, seeds from SRGC 2005 distribution (1 Pack)

Cactus mixed seeds (1 Pack)

Calochortus ambiguus http://www.mineralarts.com/cactus/desertwildflowers.html Bulb, needs a lot of patience. (3 Packs)

Campanula mixed, seeds from garden and trades included (2 Packs)

Cardiocrinum giganteum http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/53513/index.html Bulb reputedly takes 7 years to flower from seed. (1 Pack)

Clarkia pulchella Double Choice Mixed http://www.edirectory.co.uk/chilternseeds/pages/moreinfo.asp?pe=DBFAJIABQ_+clarkia+pulchella+double+choice+mixed&cid=211 Annual Chiltern Seeds (1 Pack)

Clematis recta http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/53467/index.html Climber (1 Pack)

Corokia cotoneaster ex ‘Little Prince’ http://www.smgrowers.com/products/plants/plantdisplay.asp?plant_id=440 Shrub, seeds from SRGC 2005 distribution (1 Pack 10 seeds)

Crocosmia ex ‘Lucifer’ http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/57411/index.html Perennial, strong grower. (1 Pack)

Dahlia merckii – Merck’s Dahlia http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/953/ Tuberous perennial. (2 Packs)

Dianthus barbatus Double mixed – Sweet William http://hardyplants.com/catalog/p811_811.html Biennial (2 Packs)

Digitalis lutea subsp. australis http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/1378/index.html Perennial (3 Packs)

Digitalis mixed species (2 Packs)

Digitalis purpurea ‘Dwarf Red’ http://www.jardiniere.net/digitalis/images/digitalis%20dwarfred.jpg Chiltern Seeds (1 Pack)

Digitalis purpurea ex ‘Elsie Kelsey’ – Foxglove http://www.gardensgreen.com/images/foxgloveelsiekelsey.jpg It’s unlikely to come true from seed but who knows! (2 Packs)

Digitalis purpurea Excelsior Group http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/31543/ Biennial (3 Packs)

Erigeron karvinskianus http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/1648/index.html Biennial/perennial (1 Pack)

Eriocephalus africanus http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantefg/eriocephafr.htm Shrub, seeds from Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden (2 Packs)

Freesia laxa – False Freesia http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/53510/index.html Bulb includes seed from the white type too (1 Pack)

Gentiana verna alba Spring Gentian http://www.franz-alpines.org/w_gentiana_verna.html Perennial rock plant. (2 Packs)

Heterotheca jonesii http://www.kadel.cz/flora/f/kvCard.asp-Id=9355.htm Seeds from SRGC 2005 distribution (1 Pack)

Inula oculus-christi http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Inula_oculus-christi.jpg seeds from SRGC 2005 distribution (1 Pack)

Kiggelaria africana http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantklm/kiggelarafric.htm Tree, seeds from Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden. (2 Packs)

Lesquerella wardii – Ward’s Bladderpod Brassica relative, seeds from SRGC 2005 distribution (1 Pack)

Lilium formosanum http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/2905/index.html Bulb. (2 Packs)

Macleaya cordata – Plume Poppy http://www.botany.wisc.edu/garden/db/speciesdetail.asp?genus=Macleaya&species=cordata Perennial. (At least 10 packs)

Meconopsis napaulensis http://class.bishopb-college.ac.uk/hortic/pldisp.php?pid=714 From trade (2 Packs)

Mentha aquatica - Mentha aquatica http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/2449/index.html Perennial (2 Packs)

Moraea mixed species http://davesgarden.com/pf/adv_search.php?searcher[common]=&searcher[family]=Iridaceae&searcher[genus]=Moraea&searcher[species]=&searcher[cultivar]=&searcher[hybridizer]=&Search=Search From Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, hardy to tender bulbs, needs some patience and an appreciation of small (but often plentiful) flowers! (2 Packs)

Nicandra physalodes – Shoo-Fly http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/654/index.html Annual (2 Packs)

Onopordum acanthium – Scots Thistle http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/plants/plant_finder/plant_pages/5286.shtml Biennial, self seeds, very prickly! (1 Pack)

Papaver somniferum ‘Danish Flag’ Opium Poppy http://www.henriettesherbal.com/pictures/p10/pages/papaver-somniferum-2.htm Annual. (1 Pack)

Papaver somniferum Paeoniflorum Group – red form, one we’ve selected for 10 years (3 Packs)

Pollia japonica http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/plant.asp?code=E740 From 2005. Perennial. (3 Packs)

Primula ex Cowichan Garnet Group Seeds from SRGC 2005 distribution (1 Pack)

Rhododendron ferrugineum – Alpenrose http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhododendron_ferrugineum From trade, shrub (2 Packs)

Rumex sanguineus – Red Veined Dock http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/1999/index.html Perennial (3 Packs)

Sisyrinchium californicum http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/49958/index.html Perennial, self seeds! (1 Pack)

Sisyrinchium mix (2 Packs)

Sorbus aucuparia – Rowan http://www.british-trees.com/guide/rowan.htm From trade, tree. (1 Pack) ***************Cannot be sent outside the UK*************

Sparaxis tricolor – Harlequin Flower http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/48748/index.html Bulb (1 Pack)

Thalictrum flavum subsp. glaucum http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/1309/ Perennial, I’m no good at germinating Thalictrum so I’ve no idea how viable these seeds are. (1 Packs)

Trachelospermum asiaticum http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/factsheets/vines/trachelospermum_asia.html Climber, may also be ground cover too? (1 Pack)

Viola mandschurica – Manchurian Violet http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/64418/index.html Perennial (1 Pack)


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Hi Baa

I am interested in the Euphorbia myrsinites, the Amaranthus spilt personality, the Abe Lincolns and the Tomatillos. I would be happy to wait for the next RR if you would prefer that to actually posting them to me direct. Just mark them with my name on the packets.

Thanks B1zzy L1zzy!

I've marked those down for you. Please let me know your address via d-mail. I've no idea when the next RR will be, unless someone wants to take it on it won't be for at least a couple of months :)

Hi Baa, I 'm interested in the following if possible.
Dierama - Angels Fishing Rods
anthericum saundersiae
Lettuce Romaine 'Forellenschloss'
Sorrel 'Belleville'

I like to make a donation. What a wonderfull idea. Can I donate more seeds and is it possible to donate in cash Euro ?

Thank you for doing this Baa!

Thanks Saya! I've put those aside for you.

I've just checked with the post office and they will exchange Euros commisson free, my only worry is about sending cash through the post. If you are happy to do that it would be great :)

If you have any spare and want to donate more seeds for the list, that will be fantastic. I will list them here, I'll be putting up my own list, I hope, this weekend.

Baa,

what a lovely job you did for a moment's inspiration !! I thank you personally and I never imagined you would present all seeds so analytically . Congratulations and many wishes.

Hi Baa, you've put in a load of work here, it's very much appreciated....I can send a load more seeds to go on the list if you want, though I may be a bit sporadic on here for awhile as hubbys had a fight with a car, and not too sure who's come off worst...so am having to do my nursing skills at the mo.(dauhgters just taken him for docs appt so I have 5 mins free)

Will go through the list when I have a bit more time to peruse

Thank you Dimitri. I thought if it was more like a catalogue where you could (almost) instantly view the plant and have a little info then it would be easier for people to make a choice and wouldn't mean spending time remembering the spelling and having to trawl google for it.

Sueone, Thank you :)

I hope your husband is going to be OK and has a speedy recovery! Do you know whose car it was?

Baa thanks for your trouble, and what a great idea!

I would like the Incarvillea zhongdianensis if still availble. I can make a donation by Paypal.

Thanks Wallaby! I have put those aside for you :)

That list must have taken you ages Baa, thank you so much for all your efforts. I would like the Cherokee Trail of Tears beans please and can pay by Paypal if you give me the details. Hope you haven't already told us and I've missed it.

Thanks Patbarr! I've put those aside for you, I'll be posting these seeds out in a day or two, I'll say what day.

Sorry you didn't miss my paypal email, I choose not to make it public but I have sent it to those of you who need it via d-mail :)

Throwing out a thought here, I may yet place an Ad for this on DGs own Classified Ad forum if Dave, Terry and Trish agree. Any thoughts?

Hmmmmmmmmmm

I am very happy to see there is going to be a significant turnover from this story.

Gardeners appreciate the development of life through knowledge, protection, support and devotion; consequently, they should be happy to see their donations for the children of unicef, those weak unlucky seedlings that need all our attention to make it to maturity.

Thank you all; I am now collecting seeds of all kinds to provide the Gardeners Gate with more and more.

I am very happy.

:-D

Thanks once again to all of you for joining in this venture!

My apologies for my lateness on this, I have now included a list from my own seed store, you can find it under the main list and below the words "For those donating only"

I should be sending out the first round of seeds by the end of this week, I know some of you were waiting for my list so I will wait for you to advise me before I send your seeds out :)

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Oooh, I would like

1) Moraea mixed species

2) Eucalyptus caesia ssp magna

As well as the Incarvillea already mentioned,

Please!! Thanks!

Thanks Wallaby1, I've put the Moraea, Eucalyptus and Incarvillea aside for you :)

I sent the seeds out on Saturday so they should be with you soon!

Hi Baa, they arrived this morning, super quick!

Thanks, I know it can be time consuming. Nice lot of seeds.

My pleasure! I'm just happy you are all so willing to contribute and help make this a reality :)

Hi Baa, sory it's taken me so long to get back to you, all sorts of things going on here, and we're off to France on Friday (hopefully with hubby driving!!...LOL) if not it's daughter who has to drive, and I don't now who's more aprehensive of that!

Yes, he knows who's car it was, he baught it to a halt after smashing the windscreen on his way up in the air, and buckling the roof on his way down....how he got away without breaking any bones I don't know...but thankfully he did, just ended up with severe bruising, and a leg swollen almost to bursting point...which then developed an infedtion...he's hoping to be off the antibiotics for going on his hols, he doesn't want to miss the wine.....

I have a list of goodies that I''d love, if you mail me your Paypal account, I'll send the money.How do you go about paying fopr postage, as it's not fair if it ends up costing you money to do this.

My list is as follows

Campanula lactiflora 'Pritchards variety'
Geranium ruprechtii
Lobelia syphilitica alba
Pea Feltham first
Petit pois Waverex
Beetroot Choggia
Dahlia merkeii
Digitalis mix sp
Malica transsilvania
Thalictrum flavum glaucum.

Many thanks

Seeds arrived this morning, which I think is amazing to Spain. Thank you for all your work Baa!

Thank you Sorgina for the Tomatillos

Thank you Pat for tha Abe Lincolns

Thank you to WIMC for the Amaranthus and to WIMC for the Euphorbia mirsinites!

Will keep you updated with successes/failures as they arise!!!!
Lizzy

Hi Baa, Seeds arrived safe and sound yesterday. Thanks.
Pat

Thanks Sueone, I've put those aside for you. I'm so glad your husband is now recovering! Is he well enough to drive now? :) Do you want me to send these after you come back from France?

Enjoy your holiday!

Thanks for letting me know they got to you safely B1zzyL1zzy and Patbarr! That was a quick delivery to Spain.

Hi Baa, if thats o.k. I'll sort it when we return . I'm sure we'll have a whale of a time.

Hi Baa, I'm home again now, after a week of feasting, drinking and chilling, I'm rested and ready for the off again.

Just an odd little query here, absolutely nothing to do with gardening at all...

On our outward journer , we were travelling along the toll road between Calais and Caen at about 1.30-2 a.m. when we spotted these strange lights in the sky.it was a multi layered ring of circles that slowly swept backwards and forewards in a slow arc accross the ssky, looking like l;ittle puffy clouds.We could see these 'things' for quite a long time, and much discussion (very heated at times) has occured as to what it was, from spaceships to cloud formations, I'm of the opinion that it was some sort of light show? though at that time in the morning ?
Any ideas or answers would be very much appreciated......things are still getting heated when it's discussed...

Well, perhaps there was a little too much feasting and drinking!!!! But, there's always the possibility that we're being watched by alien beings who are just waiting for the perfect moment to come down and breed and probe and do all manner of nasty things to us......... Or else it is a light show ;)
Glad you managed to chill out on your hols Sue!!!!
Lizzy

Can't put it down to the feasting and drinking , we hadn't even begun then....LOL.. I'm determined though to find out what it was ,somehow!

Don't fancy the alien theory, though it was a bit scary at the time watching this 'thing' seeming to track us as we travelled for miles...

As we came across alliens here, I posted a booster to bring things down to Earth:

http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/648200/

In hope somebody will respond.

And how much have we raised so far ?


Dimitri

Sorry Sueone, I'm not ignoring you, it's been bedlam here just lately! I'm glad you had a good time on your hols even if it was heralded by a mystery. Does sound like some kind of lazer/light show doesn't it.

I'll get these out to you this comming week, I'll let you know the day.

Dimitri

So far we've managed to raise 42 GBP which, according to Oxfam, is enough to "buy" a goat and provide safe water for 25 people. However, another 8GBP would "buy" a donkey or irrigate a farming plot for 6 months!

OK, thank you Baa;

I 'm sending this little cash, together with plenty of oregano for your winter roasts and some o. onites I found, and some more seeds. The only drawback is I lack the time to sit down and make 10 - 20 little envelopes of cosmos sulphureus, carob seeds, some huge spectacular rudbeckia and my usual stuff that you know about. If the worst comes to the worst, I will send them to you in big envelopes and you distribute them as demanded - but I see no one interested in my offer as linked above, anyway.

Dimitri

Hi Baa, don't forget to let me know your Paypal addy too.

My deepest apologies for not answering sooner, I've not been up to my eyeballs this week!

Dimitri, that's wonderful thank you, please feel free to send on the larger packets if you want, in the next few months I suspect more people will be considering next years seeds. I may yet put that ad in the DG Classified Ads forum, I need to find some time to devote before I do though :)

Sueone, again my apologies, I'll send you a d-mail and will stamp Sueone seeds on my forehead for this week *G*

I've been woefully abscent of late but I wanted to say a big thank you to all who participated, we've raised £52.00! We have enough now to "purchase" Donkeys, Beehives or Goats, clean water, school stuff etc, something to really give a family a chance to make a good living or help a small community to grow.

As we've had no recent takers I will ask the question whether we want to continue with this or start afresh next year, spend the cash as appropriate now (see below) or keep it in the kitty and see if we can raise some more?

Here's an example of the things we can use the money for. Any other ideas and suggestions (related to the thread please ;) please let me know!

http://www.oxfamunwrapped.com/

http://www.sendacowgifts.org.uk/default.asp

Whatever is decided what a great Christmas present to be able to give! Congratulations to you all and thank you so much for all your efforts.

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The sites are great.

I vote that we spend the money now and my choice would be fruit trees. With what we raised we can affore 160 saplings!!!! Thats a very bountiful gift from a bunch of gardeners. Just my eurocent!

I think it would be best to spend the money now and put to good use.

I'm not sure if the 25 trees for £8 are all fruit trees, but they did state they provide food, shelter and prevent soil erosion so I imagine they must include at least some fruit and nut trees. There are 16 mango saplings for £32, which would give a farmer an income for life but for the same money 100 other trees can be purchased.

Sums work out short of £1 with 125 trees for £40 (25 @ £8), a tool set for £13 would give the ability for a community to plant the trees and would have a continued use for many people.

Thank you both :)

I'm just going to quote myself from the 1 Billion Trees thread.

The main thing is though that whatever is bought is not necessarily what we've physically bought, while we may opt to buy a donkey, the actual physical money we've donated may well go to providing trees, clean water etc, it does in essence means we've bought a donkey as the money we send frees up money elsewhere for the animal where it is needed. I hope I haven't just confused the matter further there *G*

While I've said all that I think it is important for us to say we'd like the money to go into X because it's our project :)

Anyone else want to add their thoughts?

Hi Baa, and thanks for all your hard work.

I too think we should spend it now, but I'm quite happy with anything that you guys decide.

Sorry I've taken awhile to join in but have been struggling a bit with my M.E. at the mo, so computer time kept to a real low, and mainly 'evesdropping'

But I'm really chuffed that we ,managed to get some money together for this.

Sue

Thanks Sueone

I'm sorry to hear you were struggling, I hope you've seen some health improvement now. Hows the allotments going?

I've started a new thread here http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/679233/ and I'll be asking Dave & Terry to remove the sticky status of this one :)


All that remains now is to work out what to do with the rest of the RR seeds :)

Any thoughts please?


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