Plano Custer Road Spring Perennial Swap
Saturday, April 14, 10 a.m. - 12 noon
1621 Custer Road
Plano, Texas 75075
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972.596.5211
Make new friends, swap plants and advice. Mark your calendars for this fun, friendly and economical Texas gardening gathering. Feel free to share stories and advice below.
2013 Swap in Plano
When is the 2013 Plano Spring swap????
Pink and Yellow Pride of Barbados
I will have a couple of each color started and ready to trade. Not looking for anything specific, but I have a taste for the tropical and showy -- also have a deep passion for hibiscus of all varieties.
When is the Spring Swap for 2013?
Any swaps in the Richardson or Garland areas?
I have lots of aloe vera plants and yellow iris bulbs. I also have some indoor plants to swap as well. I have a lot of seeds for basil and cilantro from my garden last year.
Looking for some good ideas for shade bedding plants to add in as a filler for summer color.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Cheryl
Shade
I'm ready for the swap, too! I have had good luck with leather leaf fern, oak leaf hydrangea and oxalis in the shade. My hostas tend to get eaten by slugs.
I will have purple iris, daylilies and some random plants to share.
Robin
swap
Only have one perennial to swap. It is oxalis. Low growing, clover leaf with pink flowers. I do have seeds from the Moon Flower. Would like red cannas or any pernnial.
Sorry I Missed You
I tried to find everyone that wanted some of my plants, but I never saw Laura, Dinah, or Anonymous. I had a clearance give away at 11:00 your plants went to anyone that was interested. Maybe next time.
New Comer
My name is Matt and this will be my first time at the swap so I'm super excited. My patio garden is still too young for me to bring any swap samples of my own but my close gardening buddy is fronting me some of her BEAUTIFUL aloe plants to bring to the swap. I can't say I know exactly what I will be looking to swap for but I do love a good native Texas Plant and anything else with bright brilliant flowers that can withstand the heat and maybe a little lazy watering. Thanks. Hope to see yall all there :D
Calling Judy C. who was at the last fall swap
Judy,
Mary thought that you had called her to see if we (Mary, Jane, * Judy B.) were coming to this spring swap. You remembered that we had daylilies. We will have daylilies again. Hope to see you there. You can't miss Mary--she will have her rolling walker with her.
Jane
Mary's wish list
I will have the items that we discussed. Yes, I did try to call Mary, but her line was busy. See you all tomorrow!
Judy C.
Plant Swap
I will be bringing:
Yellow Canna Lily
Vinca Minor
Peppermint
Hosta, Variegated and Green
Purple Jew.
Green houseplant, but we keep it outside in the shade during the summer
Wish List:
Ground cover that can take the sun.
Lilies
Butterfly Weed
Agapanthus
Fountain grass
Salvia
Poppies
Japanese bloodgrass
Gazanias
Ronnie
lariope
Hi Ronnie: I am bringing some lariope which is a wonderful ground cover. Linda
Lariope
Linda,
Thanks, but I have plenty lariope, I'm just not bringing any.
Ronnie
Hosta
Hi Ronnie, I'm interested in your variegated and green hosta. I have Mr Henry Duelberg (purple) and Mrs. Henry Duelberg (white) salvia to trade if you're interested. They're texas superstar plants. Let me know. Thanks, LCW
Salvia
LCW,
We are interested in possibly trading. We plan on being in Plano right at 10:00. Look for the couple in the Hawaiian shirts.
Ronnie
varigated vinca to trade for "wishful thinking" or maybe not!
I am new at gardening and all I have to trade is Variegated Vinca - excellent form of ground cover, offering support and moisture for flowerbeds as well as adding stability for the surrounding soil. low-growing evergreen vine, rarely topping 12 inches in height but spreading out much wider. This ground cover also has a long blooming season, lasting from early spring into the late fall, allowing for multiple blooming periods.
I am "Wishing" for:
Russian Sage
Woodland sage
Scarlet sage
Autumn sage
Moss Verbena
Dwarf Mexican sage
Clary sage
Creeping phlox
Cone flowers
Day lilies
Coreopsis
Rain lilies
Butterfly/african iris
Milkweed
Society garlic
Thanks!!
My Name is
Vanessa - I didn't see a prompt to enter it above!
Plants to Swap
the plants to trade:
Aloe
lamb's ear
mint
sunflower
4 o'clock
Ivy
mexican Petunia
i also can dig up some succulents,obedient plant,pink skull cap,red sage,yellow ice plant,victoria sage sage,autumn sage if anyone would like to trade.
Want list
Spiderwort
phlox
hardy amaryllis
daylily
rain lily
"Texas gold"columbine
4 nerve daisy
Lynne.
Red Sage, Autumn Sage, Victoria Sage...
I have a really cool bulb that blooms blue/Purple around August...kinda looks like an Amarylis, that I could trade if you would be interested.
~~Tere
Tere-Blue bulb
Tere, I would love your blue bulb if nobody has claimed it. we are already trading, & I have lots of other plants you would probably like. If I posted this too late, I can always bring you something later (If we do mondo yard thinning)! Thanks, Allison. See you there!
Lynne -
I would love some autumn sage if you have some, but I don't have anything on your wish list. Sorry!!
Kelly
kelly
That is ok,i will get it for you.:)
lambs ears for rain lilies
Hi Lynne, I have rain lilies and would like to swap it for your lambs ears if you have any left. Thanks. Pushpa
hi,Pushpa No Problem.i will
hi,Pushpa
No Problem.i will get one for you and make your name there.:)
My LIST from 3/15 plus butterfly ginger Mary Anne
I won't relist my plants but will be there at 9AM for trading and won't be on the computer again. Mary Anne
Need shady ground cover
I plan to be there by 9:30 and will bring Medium Mondo grass, some garlic chives and lots of Green oregano. Meg
mondo grass
Hi I have bare spots and would like some mondo grass. I wish I could trade something I have..mint, rosemary, and some kind of ivy thats growing in my front yard. (not poisonivy lol!)
Thanks, Liza
looking for 'Georgia Blue' speedwell (aka veronica)
I'm looking for some Georgia Blue speedwell, Oxe-eye Daisy and the red and yellow Butterfly Weed (Mexican Milkweed).
I have to share:
Lemon Balm (aka Melissa)
Indigo Spires salvia
zexmemia
onion chives (watch out!- reseeds, but great to put near roses to ward off pests)
iris (purple or maybe yellow)
rue
lamb's ear
1 'Martha Gonzales' rose
large flag trellis - about 5' tall, painted white/rusted-- very rustic looking
-Tina
wanted onion chives
Hi Tina, I would like to have some of your onion chives if you have any left. I have hostas, oregano, horseradish, 1 mum, 1 crossvine, left if you would be interested in any of these. Thanks. Pushpa
Speedwell plant
Tina,
I know you're looking for the Speedwell plant. If you talk to Margretha, she has one that may be a slightly lighter color than the one you're asking for, but still, it's a blue Speedwell. See her post near the end of this page. I just want to help...
~Gen
Martha Gonzales rose, and zexmenia
i have ox-eye daisy and butterfly weed for your rose and zexmenia. My name is Wilson. I will be wearing a red shirt with black stripe.
Hi Wilson, I'll gladly trade
Hi Wilson,
I'll gladly trade you for the oxe-eye daisy and milkweed! I will put your name on the rose and zexmenia and look for you tomorrow. I could use several of the daisies, if you have them, and I will have more than one start of the zex. if you need it. Thanks!
-Tina
White trellis
Tina,
That trellis sounds beautiful! Unfortunately I don't have specifically what you're asking for. But please take a look at mine, and let me know if you might be interested in what I have.
Prickly Pear Cactus - whole plants with roots, dug up from a neighbor looking to be rid of them.
Mimosa Strigillosa (5-10 of these, just as many as I can dig up.)
Pink/Lavender Allium - again as many as I can bring 5-10 maybe more. (In the Wild onion family, but don't smell or taste like onion. When the buds are closed, they look EXACTLY like wild green onions though!)
I'm also going to look around my garden tonight and make my very final listing once I'm done.
~Gen
allium/trellis
Hi Gen,
By any chance, is your allium 'Society Garlic'? I forgot to put that in my list of what I'm needing. But, I am only looking for that specific one.
If I don't end up making a swap for my trellis, I'd be more than happy to give it to you. I just want it to get a new home in somebody's garden.
Tina
Allium breed
Tina,
I'm not exactly sure of this guy's specific genus. But it looks exactly like the photos on the internet I'm finding for the "society Garlic". So I'll put some aside for you just in case. You can take a look/smell and see if they're what you want. (These are all growing wild on this new property, so I have no idea what's what yet!) ~Gen
Plants to Offer and Items Wanted
Plant to trade:
Lamb's Ear
Orange Trumpet Vine
Blue/Purple Aster
Yellow Lantana (just coming up but grows fast)
Green and white ground cover
Wanted:
Redbud Tree
Yellow Trumpet Vine
Perennials
Hostas
Anything unusual
Barbara M
trumpet vine
I'd love your trumpet vine and your ground cover. I will be bringing Greek oregano, medum Mondo grass and some garlic chives. Meg
Yellow Lantana & Aster
Hey Barbara,
I would be interested in the yellow lantana & Aster if you would want a bulb that blooms around August...blue/purple. I have no idea what it is. It is really pretty tho.
Let me know and I can put your name on it.
Thanks,
Tere
Yellow lantana and aster
Barbara,
I also would like the yellow lantana and blue aster if you have any left. I can trade you grape hyacinth or a dewberry plant.
Deborah
Pushpa--Calla Lilies
Pushpa,
Do you still have any Calla Lilies to swap. I have several plants I'm still looking for good homes to go to. Let me know & let's see if we can swap.
Jane
calla lilies for oxblood lilies
Hi Jane. I can dig up a couple. Do you still have the oxblood lilies? If so I would like those. Thanks. Pushpa
Trade for calla lilies
I can certainly go out & dig some. When you get the oxblood lilies then plant them & let the foliage die. The bulbs may or may not bloom with flowers this fall but the foliage will certainly come up proving that the bulb is alive & well--just cranky from getting moved out of season. I do hope that they bloom for you.
Jane
Thanks Jane.
Hi have the calla lilies for you with your name on them.
OMG! I'm blown away!
I posted earlier what I have but didn't get any response. I'll be pulling a little vintage wood wagon on Saturday and my name is Sheri. Look for me and I'd love to trade for something I don't already have!!!
Iris bulbs to swap
I have 20-25 Iris bulbs in pots that I would like to swap for any other flowering plant.
Melody
iris
Hi Melody, I would like ten bulbs if you have them. I have fairy lilies bulbs, tuberrose bulbs, hosta, or calla lily tubers to trade for these. Let me know. Thanks. Pushpa
Tuberrose tubers
Iris I would love to have some tuberrose tubers and a calla lily or two. I have Orange trumpet vine, yellow lantana, blue/purple aster, green and white ground cover. Let me know. Thanks
Melody...Would Shasta Daisies or Orange Day Lilies work
I have Shasta's and Day lilies if you would like to trade. Just let me know if you are interested and I will put your name on some.
~~Tere
Aloe Plants
I have 20+ aloe plants looking for good homes. No trade necessary, but I do need a few daylilies to fill in an open spot.
Aloe Plant
I would love to have an aloe plant or two. I don't have daylilies but I have asters, yellow lantana(just coming up)lamb's ear if you want any of these. Let me know.
Barbara M
I would love to give an aloe
I would love to give an aloe a good home, if you have enough. I am TEREE--please see my entry from 4-9 about what I am bringing (no more Christmas/Easter cactus, Persian Shield cuttings, nor Jungle Fire cuttings). Perhaps you'd like some Purple Hearts (purple leaves) which do wonderful in our TX summers? GREAT for sun/part sun/shade/ANYWHERE some dusty color is needed! Sorry, but I have no daylilies...