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Recyling Plants
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Date Posted: Wed, Sep 15 - 12:39 am
- Hello, Where can I recycle live plants in good condition?
- Hello there, What a good question, thanks for bringing this to our attention! I reached out to some other master gardeners and we've come up with a few options. The first one would be to post your available plants on Facebook Marketplace (I realize that not everyone is on FB so this may not work), a second option might be Craigslist, a third is Lewis Ginter-they will take plant donations but I believe it will depend on what plants you have available. I would also encourage you to ask your neighbors, some neighborhoods have informal plant swaps and that would be a great way to find a new home for your plants and maybe meet some new neighbors. Your question got us all thinking about ways to organize plant exchanges, so stay tuned for new developments. I hope your generosity is duly rewarded!
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Boston Ivy
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Date Posted: Thu, Aug 12 - 9:06 pm
- I am new to the area and looking fir a free cutting of Boston Ivy to propagate. Can you recommend any sources? Plant sharing groups? Thank you.
- Hello there, I noticed that there are plant swap groups you could contact on the internet-there's a Facebook group in particular you might want to check out. I know various neighborhoods often have informal plant swap groups. Checking with neighbors is a good way to get acquainted with like-minded souls. If you wanted to try the native version of Boston ivy you could probably find some virginia creeper (parthenocissus quinquefolia) in your local woods or in a vacant lot. It's happy to grow just about anywhere. Just be mindful that it can sometimes share space with poison ivy and they have a similar look at times. Generally, the virginia creeper has 5 leaflets and poison ivy has three but that's not a hard and fast rule. If you can't find any swap groups you could buy one small plant and propagate from that plant. Cuttings take off fairly quickly. Good luck with your search!