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| To the swap |
We've been going to these plant swaps for at least five years and we usually have a lot of fun. Sometimes it's a little disappoint- ing when someone gets that one plant you had your heart set on, or when you see something afterward that you would have picked up if you had seen it earlier. We have also gone through a change of attitude toward then over the years - in the beginning we were just excited over free plants, but then we became a little more discerning, and practical. What I have noticed at the fall swaps is that people will bring their leftover annuals - if not seedlings, then vegetables or something else that won't last past the first frost, which I have the same problem with, since we have a less that ideal home for these.
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| From the swap |
I know I'm being a little critical - these swaps have been really fun, and I've gotten a lot of great plants from them over the years ...and I wasn't even able to attend yesterday's. I know I will continue to go to Darren's plant swaps, but they have grown into something they weren't five years ago. When I started going, they were a little more intimate, but still had tons of plants. I was still a little green, and got excited about. And maybe I'm a little disappointed in the plants that I was able to take as well. I remember looking at them as I was labeling them thinking, "really? These same plants again?" So, without further ado, the plants that Robin took to the swap:
Purple Water Iris
Purple-stemmed Elephant Ears
Native Hibiscus seedlings
Dwarf Papyrus
Root Beer Plant
A few small Agave Americanas
And, what Robin brought home from the swap:
A couple of small shrubs
A few different succulents
A few gardenias
and a Dianthus
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