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Sep 16, 2017 7:08 AM CST
Thread OP
Name: Alana H
SE Kentucky (Zone 7a)
Greenhouse Hibiscus Seed Starter Container Gardener Keeper of Poultry Rabbit Keeper
Frogs and Toads Dog Lover Plant and/or Seed Trader Annuals Bee Lover Butterflies
Swap members, look for the swap's first game in this space Sunday evening, September 17.
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Sep 17, 2017 5:02 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Alana H
SE Kentucky (Zone 7a)
Greenhouse Hibiscus Seed Starter Container Gardener Keeper of Poultry Rabbit Keeper
Frogs and Toads Dog Lover Plant and/or Seed Trader Annuals Bee Lover Butterflies
Many of our games are won by people willing to dig a little to find answers to questions or fill in the blanks. This time we will try two concurrent games, one for researchers and one for guessers.

One winner will be the first person to accurately name the authors of a list of books with plant references in the titles.
The other winner will be the first person to correctly guess which of those books I have actually read.

You can choose to play in only one game or submit an answer for both, and it is possible that the same person could win both games.

The winner of each game can choose one of these prizes. I can accommodate both winners if they want the same prize:

1. 6 seeds of Diplocyclos palmatus, Marble Vine. I really enjoyed this plant. I have not collected many seeds yet, but I started with just two and it is easy to grow.
Marble Vine (Diplocyclos palmatus)

2. 10 seeds of Cuphea schumannii, freshly collected
Schumann’s Cuphea (Cuphea schumannii)

3. 3 acorns


Game One-Who wrote it?

Murder in the Secret Garden

An Unthymely Death and Other Garden Mysteries

The War of the Flowers

Flowers in the Attic

Where the Red Fern Grows

Black Narcissus


Game Two-Which one have I read?

I might have seen the movie, read reviews, or even discussed some of these books, but I've only read one of them.
Which one?
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Sep 17, 2017 5:20 PM CST
Name: Kelli
Northern Nevada (Zone 6a)
Morning Glories Organic Gardener
Ellery Adams
Susan wittig Albert
Tad williams
V.c. Andrews
Wilson rawls
Rumer godden

My guess...flowers in the attic!

I sure hope I was supposed to post this and not PM...lol
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Sep 17, 2017 5:30 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Alana H
SE Kentucky (Zone 7a)
Greenhouse Hibiscus Seed Starter Container Gardener Keeper of Poultry Rabbit Keeper
Frogs and Toads Dog Lover Plant and/or Seed Trader Annuals Bee Lover Butterflies
You did it exactly right Kelli!

You won Game One. You can post your choice of prize anytime. It will be added to your return envelope at the end of the swap.

I've seen the movie, but never read Flowers in the Attic, so someone else can make a guess for that one.
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Sep 17, 2017 5:49 PM CST
Name: Kelli
Northern Nevada (Zone 6a)
Morning Glories Organic Gardener
Yay fun! I'll go with the cuphea schumannii please Smiling
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Sep 17, 2017 5:57 PM CST
Name: Richard
Texas (Zone 7a)
The War of the Flowers
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Sep 17, 2017 6:20 PM CST
Name: Christine
North East Texas (Zone 7b)
Shine Your Light!
Heirlooms Native Plants and Wildflowers Organic Gardener Hummingbirder Bee Lover Herbs
Butterflies Dragonflies Birds Cat Lover Dog Lover Garden Photography
I haven't read any of these books but after a little review, I'm going to guess -
An Unthymely Death and Other Garden Mysteries
because that's the one I would probably want to read. Smiling
May your life be like a wildflower, growing freely in the beauty and joy of each day --Native American Proverb

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Sep 17, 2017 6:33 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Alana H
SE Kentucky (Zone 7a)
Greenhouse Hibiscus Seed Starter Container Gardener Keeper of Poultry Rabbit Keeper
Frogs and Toads Dog Lover Plant and/or Seed Trader Annuals Bee Lover Butterflies
Richard, you guessed it. Name your poison, er, prize.

Wildflowers, that is an intriguing title. Smiling

That game went quickly. Congratulations to the winners!
I'll post another in a few days.
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Sep 17, 2017 6:43 PM CST
Name: Christine
North East Texas (Zone 7b)
Shine Your Light!
Heirlooms Native Plants and Wildflowers Organic Gardener Hummingbirder Bee Lover Herbs
Butterflies Dragonflies Birds Cat Lover Dog Lover Garden Photography
Congrats winners! Hurray!

That was fast.
May your life be like a wildflower, growing freely in the beauty and joy of each day --Native American Proverb

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Sep 17, 2017 7:09 PM CST
Name: Richard
Texas (Zone 7a)
Wow, I actually won! I'll take the Schumann’s Cuphea (Cuphea schumannii). Thanks so much!
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Sep 17, 2017 7:14 PM CST
Name: Ronnie (Veronica)
Southeastern PA (Zone 6b)
Count your blessings, be grateful
Region: Ukraine Organic Gardener Keeps Goats Zinnias Dog Lover Morning Glories
Annuals Bee Lover Dragonflies Butterflies Hummingbirder Birds
Congrats winners Hurray!
Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.
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Sep 21, 2017 6:17 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Alana H
SE Kentucky (Zone 7a)
Greenhouse Hibiscus Seed Starter Container Gardener Keeper of Poultry Rabbit Keeper
Frogs and Toads Dog Lover Plant and/or Seed Trader Annuals Bee Lover Butterflies
Good evening....
Anyone signed up for the swap can participate in this simple guessing game. It's still September, but Halloween is my favorite, favorite, favorite time. .
At the end of this post is a photo of a candy dish filled with candy corn. The dish is 1 inch deep and 8 inches wide from leaf tip to leaf tip. Each player can make one guess as to how many pieces of candy are in the dish between now and Monday, November 25 at 5 pm. You cannot duplicate another person's guess so check the thread to make sure your guess is unique. The person who comes closest to the correct number wins.

The winner can choose from these haunting prizes:

Daylily Witch's Brew

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or,
Daylily Grey Witch



or 5 (spooky?) acorns.

If the winner selects a plant prize, I will mail it out immediately. Smiling




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Sep 21, 2017 6:32 PM CST
Name: Ronnie (Veronica)
Southeastern PA (Zone 6b)
Count your blessings, be grateful
Region: Ukraine Organic Gardener Keeps Goats Zinnias Dog Lover Morning Glories
Annuals Bee Lover Dragonflies Butterflies Hummingbirder Birds
119
Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.
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Sep 21, 2017 6:37 PM CST
Name: Michelle
Cheyenne, WY (Zone 5a)
Salvias
275
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Sep 21, 2017 6:48 PM CST
Name: David
Lucketts, Va (Zone 7a)
Heucheras Native Plants and Wildflowers Birds Region: Virginia Herbs Bee Lover
Seed Starter Butterflies Winter Sowing Ferns Region: Mid-Atlantic Plant and/or Seed Trader
317
Earth is a galactic insane asylum where the inmates have been left in charge.
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Sep 21, 2017 7:28 PM CST
Name: Ron
Naples, Florida (Zone 10a)
Region: Florida Hummingbirder Butterflies Adeniums Bromeliad Hibiscus
Foliage Fan Plant and/or Seed Trader Xeriscape Seed Starter Garden Ideas: Level 1 Plant Identifier
215
[He] decided that if a few quiet beers wouldn't allow him to see things in a different light, then a few more probably would. - Terry Pratchett
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Sep 21, 2017 8:36 PM CST
Name: Leslie
Chapin, SC (Zone 8a)
Keeps Sheep Daylilies Hybridizer Garden Photography Cat Lover Hummingbirder
Birds Region: South Carolina Plant and/or Seed Trader Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Garden Ideas: Level 2 Avid Green Pages Reviewer
237
Leslie

As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. Joshua 24:15
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Sep 21, 2017 9:18 PM CST
Name: Duane
Redmond OR (Zone 5a)
Life began in a garden.
I helped beta test the first seed swap Winter Sowing Plant and/or Seed Trader Seed Starter Salvias Hummingbirder
Hostas Cottage Gardener Annuals Echinacea Container Gardener Dahlias
224
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Sep 21, 2017 9:41 PM CST
Name: Kelli
Northern Nevada (Zone 6a)
Morning Glories Organic Gardener
142!
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Sep 21, 2017 11:08 PM CST
Name: Audrey
Central Texas (Zone 8a)
Adeniums Organic Gardener Keeper of Poultry Hummingbirder Keeps Horses Cactus and Succulents
Butterflies Photo Contest Winner: 2015 Photo Contest Winner 2018 Million Pollinator Garden Challenge
150

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