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  • lisa69lisa69 Posts: 119

    Hi Gardengirl

    I posted your seeds today as well hopefully you'll get them soon (2nd class also).

    Thanks for seed swaping image

    Lyn - really interested in the bare roots by post, how do you do it? I've had bare root hedge plants delivered from the nurseries and they're just wrapped in a plastic bag, does this work for other plants too?

  • Hi alsilvert

    Thought I would ask how people post bare roots.

    Here's how some other post bare roots hope this helps

    http://www.gardenersworld.com/forum/plants/bare-roots-by-post/67659.html

    Hampshire Gardener
  • Wow guys...I have been away from my laptop due to illness but am really happy that so many of you are up for a seed swap image

    I have loads of fox gloves (mixed & white), delphiniums (Blue, white and purple collection) Wild Viola mix of dark and light, Forget-Me-Not, Native Cowslips, Campanula, Blue and white (Think they are called Canterbury Bells???) and a few mixed Dianthus.

    Im looking for plants that are really good for bees and butterflies or cottage style, 

  • lisa69lisa69 Posts: 119

    Hi Sam

    Hope your feeling better, sorry we started without you but great idea.

    I lots of seeds from a wildflower garden I sowed last year, I originally bought the seeds for bees and butterflies and for birds and insects.  I have some research to do to see exactly what the flowers are but happy to send some.

    It was an easy job and a beautiful result with very little effort and I now have a bee's nest (not sure what type of bees but they go into a small holes at the side of the greenhouse).

    I am just trying to get hold of a book recommended by Nutcutlet to identify the flowers but I took lots of photo's so I will see if I can post some later image

    And thanks Gardengirl thats great .

     

  • lisa69lisa69 Posts: 119

    Nutcutlet thats a lovely looking seed head, and I've had a lovely morning in the greenhouse thanks to this thread sorting out what seeds I have. i now have the dining room table covered with little brown envelopes and lovely seeds.

    I also have some Black Eyed Susan, Love in the Mist and Toadflax image and what I think are native orchids. 

  • Hello Sam Glendinning

    I am up for a seed swap with you

    I have nasturtiums seeds (climbing) orange, red and possible yellow mixed and honesty seeds all collected from my garden. The nasturtiums are really good for bees.

    I would swap for your delphiniums seeds (Blue, white and purple collection)

    Let me know if you want to swap

    Thanks gardengirl..

    Hampshire Gardener
  • Hey Gardengirl

    That sounds fab image They are really tasty in salads too. Brilliant. I will PM you my address and give me yours and I can get them in the post. I'm really pleased that this seems to have triggered the reaction for cheap ways of producing plants image

  • Hi Asilvert,

    Glad you have had a good day in the green house. I love spending time in mine. I am really interested in the love in the mist you have to offer. Is there anything you are looking for???

  • Hi sam

    I have got your seeds already to send tomorrow 2nd class post so you should get the seeds in a few days.

    Thanks so far so good with sending seeds. Good way of getting seeds that you do not have or have not tried before for not too much money.

    Enjoying seed swap so far

    Hampshire Gardener
  • Brilliant Gardengirl. Yours are ready here in their little wage slip bag lol. I'm glad everyone's enjoying it. I felt a little disheartened by the first couple of posts but just goes to show...Its a great way to get seeds like you say and the bit I like is that when you buy a pack and have some left over...you can pass them on rather than them going to waste image

    Thanks again. Think this could be a yearly event now (I hope)

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