If you live in my neck of the woods, want some great plants at good prices, and to help put food on other folks' tables at the same time, this is the place to be on Saturday.
When: July 18th, 2015 from 9:00am to 2:00pm.
Where: Downtown Garland Square
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Fresh Connections is a community garden based in Garland, Texas and operated under the auspices of Buckingham United Methodist and Springcreek Church. Every third Saturday during the summer, the garden has a booth at The Marketplace in downtown Garland. Booth rental fees go to support Good Samaritans of Garland, and proceeds from the garden’s sales go to the associated food pantry operated by BUMC. I found them last July while looking for a place to donate surplus plants and have contributed to their market sales ever since. Other community garden members also contribute plants and the garden itself sells any harvested produce not used by the food pantry.
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This July will be special: There will be a larger than usual variety and quantity of plants, including nearly 40 potted Caladiums. I was a not-a-raffle winner in May and chose them as my prize. When Bill Kurek (www.caladiumbulbs4less.com) found out what I planned to do with the majority of bulbs received, he was exceedingly generous in filling the box and I can’t thank him enough. Don’t they look great?
In addition to all the plants from me and the other garden members, there will also be a handful of garden plate “flowers” I made, and some Tom Clark Gnomes/Other figures. Proceeds for these items only will be split between me and the garden. All other proceeds go 100% to the garden.
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Below is a list of what I am sending, including nearly 50 named Iris gathered from my garden and from the trade/for postage generosity of ATP Iris folk; some have multiple available rhizomes. I am also sending two unbloomed Daylily seedlings I have grown from purchased seed if anyone likes the idea of adventure.
Most of the plants listed here are only in a quantity of one, but there are some multiples. I will have a firmer count as it gets closer to Saturday and I finish corralling everything. I may have a few more plants to add before then, as well. Most plants will be seedling or division size in four-inch pots. The Iris will be bare rhizomes.
MIXED PLANTS - One available unless noted
Achillea Paprika
Asiatic Dayflower - 3 ct
Baptisia australis
Caryopteris Summer Sorbet (Blue Mist Spirea) – 20 ct.
(Don’t know if seedling foliage color will stay true to the parent. Good deal on getting a quantity, though, if you want to put in a loose, bee-friendly hedge and have time to wait for maturity.)
Coreopsis Nana - 3 Ct
Dianthus Early Bird Chili - 2 ct
Dianthus Passion
Dianthus Pink and white NOID - 2 ct
Echinacea Southern Belle - 2 ct
Gladiolas, Parrot - 4 ct
Gomphrena Strawberry Fields - 6 ct
Hosta Patriot
Lantana, Trailing Lavender
Lemon Thyme
Liriope, Variegated
Oregano, Golden - 2 Ct
Penstemon Dark Towers - 2 ct
Peony Celebrity
Rose of Sharon Pink
Rosemary, Cascading Irene - 2 ct
Salvia greggii Red
Salvia Victoria Blue
Sedum Marina - 3 ct
Stonecrop, Variegated - 2 ct
Veronica Sunny Border Blue - 2 ct
DAYLILIES
Daylily Unbloomed seedlings: Lighthouse Peach Jewel x Emerald Starburst - 2 ct
Daylily Crimson Pirate - 2 ct
Daylily Dad’s Best White - 3 ct
Daylily Happy Returns
Daylily Isolde
Daylily Lemon Lily (four foot bloom scapes on this one!) - 1 mature 3-fan clump
Daylily Teenie Girl
Daylily NOID Num 7
Daylily NOID Num 8
Daylily NOID Num 11
Daylily NOID Num 15 - 4 ct
IRIS - One available rhizome unless noted
Ada Marie - 1 ct 3-rhizome clump
Aldo Ratti - 2 ct
Alice Davis
Art House
Autumn Riesling
Ballet Girl - 1935 Sass-Schreiner Robert Introduction; Lavender Self
Bing
Boulevard Jazz - 2 ct
Bubbling Waves
Caprice - 1 ct 2-rhizome section
Champagne Waltz - 2 ct
Crystal Fountain - 2 ct
Crystalyn - 2 ct
Darcy's Choice - 3
Dracula's Shadow - 2 ct
Drady - 2 ct
Fanfaron
Fit For A King
Flower Shower - 4 ct 2-rhizome sections
Fly Your Colors - 2 ct
Friendly Advice
Gypsy Lullaby - 7 ct
Hearty Burgundy - 2 ct
Heaven's Edge - 2 ct
Imperial Blush - 3 ct
Indian Pow Wow - 3 ct
Jazz Festival - 2 ct
Just a Kiss Away
Low Ho Silver
Magnificent Masterpiece
Mary Frances - 4 ct
Only in Dreams
Pagan Dance
Passion Play
Peach Frappucino - Possible mix up at point of origin. Could be Golden Apricot.
Perfection - 7 ct
Reddy Set - 2 ct
Safari Sunrise
Sea Power - 3 ct
Shared Secrets
Summer Shadows
Super Model
Superstition
Tango Amigo - 2 ct
Thornbird
Tiger Honey - 2 ct
Tiger Play - 2 ct
Tracy's Sunshine
NOID Purple (I call it Ombre for my records, might be Spouting Horn) - 4 ct
