Saw on craigslist that someone here in my town wanted to swap flowering bulbs, so I contacted her.... turns out she only lives about 12 blocks from me. She was such a charming young mother of 2 little girls....she & DH had just bought the house & she's trying to landscape it on a shoestring budget.She had lots of red canna bulbs I wanted, so I can plant a solid line of them in the back for privacy from my unlikeable neighbor! LOL!I have "Sorbet" peonies (pink) & she had white, so we exchanged, got several dahlias from her. She doesn't know what colors, as they were a gift, but all dinner-plate dahlias. I took her really a lot of plants, as she's just starting out & I got that windfall of a truckload of plants for free! She was so happy. Took lots of daylilies, crocosmia, daffodils, iris,& i'd ordered 3 bulbs of canna "Wyoming" ( orange & copper-toned) so I took her one of those & a bleeding heart. Fun morning...we sat on her front porch with cups of coffee & talked gardening.
What a wonderful gardening experience, for both of you! You have made a new friend, and so has she. Gardens bring folks together, don't they?
Yes, it was a really nice morning. We definitely "clicked", despite the age difference.... (almost 35 years!) & have decided to visit back & forth to see how each other's gardens are doing & exchange more plants/bulbs, as we get them.
What an excellent way to spend a morning. I have a feeling that you two are going to be firm friends and that both your gardens will soon be flourishing.
Nice meeting of two people living not too far apart who benefit from each others garden and plants,..and friends as well,..it makes one smile when you hear a story like this.
