Plant Exchange.....Who's Interested and Whaddya Got?

One of our readers Jen has suggested doing a plant exchange.
In an email yesterday she suggested that we could meet in the park in Princess Anne one day soon bring a brown bag lunch, exchange plants, and meet new friends.

I think this is a grand idea, and would like to see this happen.

What I am going to do is put a list of up of what plants I have that I can separate and then you can put up a list of what you have.

We should do this within the next two weeks as the plants will do better if they have a chance to get established while it is still cool and wet.

So here's my list:

Siberian Iris - small deep purple iris that grows to about 12". They grow in a circular clump and are really hardy

Day Lilies - Tall green reed shaped foliage with bright orange flowers, spreads nicely for empty corners

Ferns- small low growing not sure of the variety, but are a nice ground cover for a shady spot

Border Plants - small low growing that look like miniature clumps of pampas grass, with small purple flowers that grow like a clump of grapes

Obedient Plants- Tall Spikes with purple flowers that bloom from the bottom up

Brunswick Fig- This fig is from Thomas Jefferson's Monticello garden. He brought this specimen back from his stay in France. It is a smaller fig that is not quite as sweet as other varieties, however it tastes almost kiwi like in it's flavor and I prefer it over other indigenous varieties.

Another thing that we should not neglect is sharing are seeds. If you have saved seeds from a favorite melon or tomato, by all means; bring them!

So send in your lists and dates that would be good for you and we will put this together!