I never heard of a Garden Swap before. At a local restaurant I found this brochure which asked participates to bring seeds, plants, gardening books or just conversation. I decided to swap morning glory and shasta daisy seeds for some lovely purple geraniums which are suppose to bloom in the shade. A welcoming committee greeted me as I entered the yard. There was a sign up sheet asking for email addresses. Incoming plants were to be placed in the sunny or shady areas, seeds were to be put in a box with the rest offered, gardening books were found at the hostess table, they also provided a holding area for the plants chosen to await their new owner to come and pick them up. There was food. There was background music. There was a self guided tour of two yards. Remember this event was FREE. Here are pictures of some of the plants I saw while at the Garden Swap Friday evening, May 22, 2009.
A welcome sign in one of the yards. 
A purple clematis already in full bloom. Notice the pink clematis hiding below. How cute is that?
This is the same clematis but I changed it to a black and white photograph and cropped the image to emphasize textures and shapes.
Unidentified plants. Perhaps one of you know the name of this flower.
Both of these are hosta plants. 
Click here to see photographs featured on other sites with an Outdoor Wednesday theme at: http://asoutherndaydreamer.blogspot.com/. Thank you Susan for being our hostess.
