@jimard8 -
I wasn't thinking I could do much this year either (the aardvark ate my homework), but I kept finding things in the yards of other people who are gardeners. And I see someone is interested in my Douglas Fir seeds I got from a cone in my neighborhood and dried on the kitchen counter.
I picked some seeds off a Stewartia tree this afternoon. Unfortunately when I read about them when I got home, I discovered they cannot be dried (like acorns, this is lethal) and require complex warm->cold moist stratification, with Gibberellins! So, I just did that, hopefully I will remember to deal with them and put them in the fridge in a few months. I don't even want a Stewartia (no room for another tree), but I can't resist a challenge, and the Autumn colors were so pretty on the mama tree.
I also got some seeds from someone's Pitcher Plants (carnivorous plants) in a bog in their yard. These will also go in the swap as I have no swamp.
Other things (like Jim's morning glories) just did not make seeds this year, here in Seattle it is often iffy due to lack of heat in summer.
I have also noticed that many of the best plants in my garden are sterile, like
Rozanne Geraniums, since they set no seed they just never stop blooming.
