[Artemisia] Uprising Gardening Gathering (seed and start and meet and greet)

[LadyPDC at aol.com]

It would appear that I am in charge of our little gardening  get together.  
I apologize to all for not checking my emails more  frequently, I would 
have noticed and sent this out sooner.  Mea  Culpa.
 
Well, with that out of the way  ----  
 
The Uprising Gardeners Gathering (aka "Seed and Start  Exchange", 
"Gardening Meet and Greet", "Gardening Gossip Gather", and many other  names I am 
sure) is scheduled for Thursday the 18th starting at 11 AM and ending  at 1 PM. 
 This gathering will immediately follow a class I am  teaching on Medieval 
gardening methods so those who are interested might want to  schedule that 
into their timing.
 
Since the gathering is scheduled over a traditional mealtime,  I thought I 
would bring a couple of my favorite garden type recipes and some of  my 
early production  just so everyone can enjoy the taste of fresh grown  produce 
and share some things beyond just the seeds and starts.  I would  invite 
others to do the same.  If you do bring a dish to share,  please bring a copy of 
the recipe and I will compile these and send them out to  any who attend 
the Gardening Gathering.  I just love sharing  these types of things.
 
Besides recipes, please bring any seeds or starts you happen  to have handy 
and we will have an area where we can all display and trade what  we bring. 
  I know that it is late in the game but if any of you have  a moment and 
want to share what you will be bringing (so we can all drool and  plan) 
please take a moment to list them here.  
 
I plan to bring several well  rooted starts of the heritage (read original 
not hybrid) Damascene Rose.  I  also have several rooted starts for English 
Thyme and Lemon Thyme.  Also in  the herbal area, I will be bringing the 
following,
 
Lavender, Comfrey Root, Rue, S John's  Wort, Tansy (aka "Cramp Weed"), 
tarragon, sage, marjoram, dill, lemon balm,  chives, horehound, caraway, & 
yarrow.
 
Berries  - several starts for  Boysenberries, Blackberries and gooseberries 
(these are great if you or someone  you know suffers from kidney stones as 
a fresh gooseberry leaf tea will dissolve  kidney stones).
 
Flowers, several splits of daylilies and  a few miniature rosebushes.
 
Veggies - don't have much to share this  year but do have some lovely 
flowering kale that needs splitting and relocation  to a new home and one bosc 
pear start that grew too large too low and had to  leave it's mother tree, it 
has rootlets and is looking for a new  home.
 
OK, enough listing, those are just a few  things that will be available.  
Looking  forward to both hearing and seeing what others will bring.  I am 
esp.  interested in useful climbing plants to grow on pergolas  and arches.
 
Last but certainly not least, bring your ideas and  knowledge.  I think 
that is the best part of the gathering, the little  tidbits of knowledge that 
keep us knowing and growing.
 
Looking forward to meeting with all of you on Thursday at 11  AM.
 
 
Constance de la Rose, OL

Barony of  Loch Salaan
Kingdom of Artemisia

"Remember, it should also be  fun"
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