All posts in the topic Plant Swap (Short link)

From: Steven Clift Date: Apr 02 18:58 UTC Short link

Noting all the avid gardeners from the introductions, let's use this
topic to post offers of plants to share this spring.

Once this snow disappears, I am planning to dig out about half the width
of a 30 foot row of traditional orange daylilies. We are on the short
block and they pretty much cover my 5 foot "yard" along the alley. I'll
post a notice when I dig them up on this forum topics when I place them
on the curb in front of my house.

I don't need anything in exchange, but I'll gladly give some green thumb
love to:

1. Hostas - particularly those big blue green ones
2. Blackberries - To keep my raspberries company. (I should have some
runners to share as well)
3. Iris - Anything not purple. :-)
4. Rock Garden Plants or perennial Thyme I can grow between bricks as a
low traffic ground cover aside my new "old" granite cobble patio (yes,
once done I'll have a forum gathering on my patio to celebrate or something)
5. Strawberries that really produce - I have lots of non-producing
plants to give away that came from the Soo Line Community Garden years
ago. :-)
6. Tiger Lilies - I want to put in some really tall ones to bap, I mean
slow down the alley traffic with their beauty.

Cheers,
Steven Clift
    

From: Shirley Yeoman Date: Apr 04 20:03 UTC Short link

Unfortunately the SENA Garden Club no longer meets, so there's no plant swap
available there.  The Garden Club member I talked to said they had stopped
doing the swap after attendance fell - they believed it was because there are
several other groups also doing swaps.  So there may be some area swaps - I
don't know what they are.

While we're talking plants - we could use some extra hardy, durable plants for
the boulevard in front of the SENA office.  We'd love to make that space look
better but it's a pretty hard place to get something to survive - what with
foot traffic, vehicle exhaust, etc.  If anyone has advice or excess plants to
offer, we're open to either.
    

--- shirley

From: Steven Clift Date: Apr 29 22:14 UTC Short link

Finally, a decent day!

The first batch of traditional orange daylilies -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemerocallis_fulva - are ready for the taking.
First come, first serve.

I have 5 boxes (see photo link below) - take one, take all five! I'll let the
group know when they are gone. I plan to put out a second batch.

Pick them up at 3211 E. 44th Street - right on the curb near the alley - can't
miss them.


Also, after I put wood chips along the alley the other year I seemed to create
the perfect seeding ground for a mixed variety of purple, pink, and white phlox
(2'-4') that has probably been here for 50 years, so if you want some of those
let me know or watch for my next Plant Swap post.

I will also have some kind of tall 6'-8' yellow flower - someone called it a
perennial sunflower once that I need to dig away from the alley. You'd
definitely want to grow this against a wall or fence. It flowers from July to
September!

Cheers,
Steven Clift
    

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From: Shirley Yeoman Date: May 07 21:35 UTC Short link

PPNA - Powderhorn Park - has an organized plant swap.  http://ppna.org/node/123