September 20th's plant exchange was a big success, as always! The tables were loaded with various plants, cuttings, bulbs, and seeds, and there was a separate room for pots, tools, books, and other garden items. At 9:00 am sharp, after dropping off their donations at the door, the public streamed in and excitedly wandered around picking new treasures for their own gardens.
Here are my personal finds. The first pic is a jade plant (Crassula ovata) in a heavy glazed ceramic pot. Being Chinese, I can never have too many jade plants. In the Chinese culture and feng shui. The fat, round, green leaves of the jade plant symbolize money, good luck, and prosperity. I couldn't resist this pretty plant, and once home, I added a rock to stabilize it.
Here are my personal finds. The first pic is a jade plant (Crassula ovata) in a heavy glazed ceramic pot. Being Chinese, I can never have too many jade plants. In the Chinese culture and feng shui. The fat, round, green leaves of the jade plant symbolize money, good luck, and prosperity. I couldn't resist this pretty plant, and once home, I added a rock to stabilize it.
In the book room, I found a like-new coffee-table garden book with gorgeous pics, and an unused lined faux crocodile book, which is the perfect size for a travel diary. After perusal, I might re-donate the garden book to the next plant exchange.
Here are some tall and straight bamboo sticks that my friend MG Spring donated. They will come in handy for propping up blackberry plants that just arrived in the mail, and should be potted up next month.
Another MG donated some irresistible tiny Haworthia arranged in ornamental pebbles and clay pots.
Finally, the pot below was a donation failure. I brought several pots of rooted dwarf everbearing mulberry, Conadria fig, and a Japanese maple, but ended up bringing one mulberry pot home. Why? Because if you look very closely, the cutting below has precociously sprouted flowers. The relatively big tree that I took the cuttings from (purchased from Stark's last summer) has not even flowered yet. So I just had to bring this one home to give it its own pot, coddle, and observe.
It sure was fun yesterday. Cheers and Happy Gardening!