I've been talking to some people for a while about my excess of plants. I had too many day lilies. I didn't need 5, baby confederate jasmine, even if they were $2 a piece. I hate yuccas BUT, I knew exactly the person who would appreciate their toughness and spiky foliage, and I found homes for all my extra plants.
Now that spring is finally here and it's safe to start transplanting, the talking turned into taking. (woo-hoo!) All of the day lilies are gone, and I don't have to look at the yuccas when I drive down my driveway. And the coolest thing happened, my plant giveaways turned into plant swaps.
Just as I knew my saucy friend would love the spiky yuccas & spider-warts, she knew that some white and green plants would look great with the new paint job on my house. (It's like she knows a thing or two about design, or something like that.) Then my newlywed friends who took plants for their first garden, they knew that I would love their extra veggie seedlings. (Heirloom cherry tomatoes...yes please!)
I had no idea offloading these plants would turn into plants swaps, but I am declaring plant swaps cool, and I think they need to happen more often. Thanks y'all!!
Also, a shout out to my friends who left me their extra impatiens. They are exactly what I'm looking for my window boxes!
Also, a shout out to my friends who left me their extra impatiens. They are exactly what I'm looking for my window boxes!
Yay plant swaps forever!!! Hope you don't mind looking at those yuccas when you drive into MY driveway! Well, if they survive... ; )
ReplyDeleteThanks so much and I hope to start a plant swap trend!
I feel the same way about yuccas as I do about kids. I enjoy visiting them, but I don't need them at home!
DeleteI'm going to a plant swap with a bunch of Portland, OR bloggers this coming weekend, it's a twice yearly event, and a lot of fun! What great friends you have to be willing to trade plants with you, your extras for their extras.
ReplyDeleteI saw your question on my blog about Lupines, and hmm...I do have a couple that came back this year. They tend to be short-lived perennials, and I also took a bunch out a few years back because they are aphid magnets, and it was just so gross to see them covered in aphids. But anyway, I had them planted in part to full sun, with occasional watering, in good soil. They tend to be pretty hardy plants, we get them growing on the roadsides here quite a bit. I hope that info helps.
Thanks so much Allison! I've never really seen them, but the seed packs looked pretty, so I bought two packs. That helps me decide where to put them.
DeleteHave fun at your plant swap this weekend!!
All right, y'all. I have been staring at my iris, wondering what I'm going to do next year when the clumps double (again!). And cannas, oh lord, the cannas need a home...Emily you should formalize this thing and invite me, please.
ReplyDeleteYou got it Dava! I would love some canna lilies, they're on my list. Do you need day lilies, zinnias, or hellebores??
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