Secret Trade Received!

[ZZTOPSOIL]

Oh Boy...I'm in Trouble...This "Thank You is Long Overdue!
I Received My Secret Trade the First Week of June...Shame on ME!

I Received an Incredible Box of Hostas!
A BIG...BELATED..."THANK YOU" to Cheryl('maidofshade') for My Incredible Wonderful Box!

Cheryl Sent Me 6 Beautiful Divisions of:

Bold Ribbons.
Emeralds and Rubies.
Emerald Tiara.
fortunei Aureomarginata.
Little Wonder.
Queen of the Seas.
and Beautiful Brass Plant Markers for the Plants.
(I Have 6 New Additions of Hosta Added to My Garden)

I am Such a Fool for Posting so Late...A Public Apoligy to You Cheryl. !
Everything Arrived in Great Condition.
The Box was More than I Ever Expected.
I Am Extremely Greatful to You Cheryl for Your Kind Generosity...And Having You as My Secret Sender!
You are the Best!

Lelan.

and..."Thanks Brian'" for Taking Your Time to Organize this Secret Trade!

[whamadiddle]

Hi Elizabeth (minnow),

Thanks for my package received today which included:

Tea & Crumpets
Hideout
Jujen
Ghostface

I see that Leonard Jones (Hideout & Jujen) is from down your way and I have a few of his other hostas. Stuart Asch (Ghostface) is always one of my favorites so a big thank you is in order.

Thanks again to you and to Brian!

Ken

[newhostaaddict]

ken...i have ghostface also...it is a very COOL hosta...


AND,,,to my tradee....check your post office...the box is waiting for you....if you don't have it already...


jill

[renaldo75]

I received my trade yesterday. My daughter is better trained than I thought. She had them out of the boxes and soaking in individual water bottles she'd cut the tops off of. [Guess she's seen that on the kitchen counter a time or 2.] Everything looked happy when I got home.

Jill/NewHostaAddict sent me 5 hostas. All new to me. They will be nice additions to my garden.

She sent a mix of 4 older varieties and one new. I think it's kinda cool to get some of the older ones that aren't grown so commonly anymore.

Gala - a selfed 'Tardiflora' seedling that sometimes is streaked & sometimes has a margin and or a streaky margin
Bold Ribbons - Mark Zilis says it's similar to Yellow Splash Rim & Neat Splash Rim - guess I'll find out since I have YSR
Crusader - have looked at this one in catalogs for years - similar to Gay Blade which is a favorite of mine
Sea Dream - I saw a very nice one in a MW convention tour garden & wondered where I might find this one
Golden Meadows - I'd just been admiring the ones in the post about GM recently - so nice to find a nice, big division among my trade hostas.

Thank you so much, Jill!! And thanks to Brian [in the Grand Canyon right now] for organizing this trade!! Great job!!

[maidofshade]

Hi ZZ
Glad you liked them, I was wondering what happened but I know you had your handsfull with what you were doing on "the other Site" I saw that you added them to your list, so I knew you got them. Glad they arrived in good shape it was very dry here so I was a little worried about how they would make the trip. We are catching up a little now. Enjoy your new additions and you are forgiven for the slip
Cheryl
Thanks again to all involved for the fun trade!! Lots of Happy Hosta Dancers this year

[newhostaaddict]

Reldon...

so glad they made it to you safely ....and happily....

MOST hostas are NEW to me....being so recently addicted....lol...

i just HAD to dig up my Golden Meadows for you...after seeing how much you were admiring it on the other thread here...it is one of my most favorites in the garden...i have shared it many times already...

all 5 hostas are good growers here and unique in their own way...hope they grow well for you...

jill

[renaldo75]

Thanks, Jill - I'm sure they will do just fine in my garden. And thanks for being so generous with your Golden Meadows. That's very kind of you!!

[newhostaaddict]

LOL...Reldon...i just "HAD TO" DIVIDE Golden Meadows for you...you know how it is,,,

did your daughter mention the little friend in the box??...

jill

[renaldo75]

I forgot to mention the little friend in the box. Cute little pot hanger. It was either a frog or a turtle. I'm in Ankeny now so I can't sneak a look and act like I know what it is for sure... But I know it was cute & it was green and I'm leaning more towards turtle. Thanks again for your generosity, Jill!!

[newhostaaddict]

lol...that's great....was hoping it didn't get thrown out witht the newspapers...

think i sent a turtle...although...i do have froggies too...

another trade i sent one and the 3 year old claimed it...don't know how old yours are...but mine is 15 and STILL loves them...

jill...

[scrappinmusicmommy]

Alright, alright, I am a bit tardy at posting a HUGE THANK YOU to ZZTopsoil (Lelan) for feeding my addiction to wavy, curly, music hosta. I loved the way the box was decorated (I'll attempt to post some pictures) but was more excited at the plants. It was soooo much fun to unwrap. It was almost like an excavation. I couldn't believe how many fit into that small box!!! They had a good drink of water, and I have potted up all of the plants.

Lelan sent the following 8 hosta performers for my garden :
Toy Soldier
Honeybells
Night Before Christmas
Summer Music
Bright Lights
Rhaphsody in Blue
Lakeside Rockytop
Jimmy Cracked Corn

I am sooooo greatful. I love them all, but I have a soft spot for Gershwin and John Denver (curse my mother for her influence) so I bet you can guess my two new favorites. I really appreciated the note too. Wonderful descriptions (and history) of the palnts and special care instructions.

Thanks so much.

Aundrea

[Linda P]

Still waiting here...sigh.
I'm wearing a path to the mailbox.
Linda P

[ZZTOPSOIL]

Great to See the Box Arrived Aundrea.
The Hostas were All Informed They were Heading to Colder Winters so...
They All are Prepared...to Put on a Second Pair of Long Johnnies this Winter.
Glad You are Happy and that I Could Feed Your Addiction and Music Collection.
Your New Hosta Buddy in Oregon had alot of Fun Putting Your Box Together.

[Linda P]

My trip to the mailbox today yielded a nice big box! Inside it were:
Black Beauty, one that I searched for some time ago, bought one that turned out to be mislabeled, and then got Black Hills instead.
I'm so glad to finally have the right one!
Cupid...a delightful small streaked plant. I know nothing at all about it, except that it was love at first sight.
Gilt by Association, one that I have but I'm glad to have another. I'm going to put this one in some morning sun and see how it does there.
Kinba, a nice big healthy piece of one I've never seen before. I'll be watching for a spring show from this one, and also look forward to seeing
the blossoms.
To my secret trader, JJR, thanks a million...ya done good!
To gardenkid, thanks for hosting the trade.
I'm off to pot up my new plants!
Linda P

[grdnnkd]

Looks like some awesome plants. I'll have to look a few of them up.

[JJR]

Unfortunately I have not been able to find much on Cupid myself. I don't have much on it in my notes other than it was labeled as an os division when I bought it. It does set seed pretty easily, but my dogs got to the scape last year before I could get the seeds...

I'm a big fan of Kinba. Pretty fast grower, red pets, bright leaves....

I'm glad that you liked the hosta I sent. I'm really sorry that they were so late.

Enjoy,

Jon