Perennial Plant Exchange

Bring donated plants from your home garden to share with others and leave with new plants in this old-fashioned plant exchange!

This event is FREE and open to all. No registration is required.

Perennial Plant Exchange 2024

Thursday, October 10 at 6:00 p.m.

Garden Project’s Resource Center | 2401 Marcus St., in Lansing’s Foster Park

Also featuring:

Seed garlic distribution: 5 – 7 p.m. (10 heads per person)

Seed Exchange: Please bring extra seeds if you’d like to swap

How the plant exchange works: 

6 – 6:15 p.m. | Arrival & Check-in

• Organize your plants and browse the plant selection.
• NOTE: Check-in closes promptly at 6:15 p.m. Those arriving after 6:15 p.m. will not be able to participate in the exchange.

6:25 p.m. | Round 1

• Those who donated one plant may select one plant from the selection.

6:30 p.m. | Round 2

• Those who donated two plants may select a second plant from the exchange.

6:35 p.m. | Round 3 – 10

• Each person in attendance selects a plant from the table. Rounds continue until there are no plants left.

Preparing for the Exchange:

• Carefully divide or dig up the plants you wish to donate. Watch an instructional video here.
• Pot each plant individually.
  
• Label each plant with one of our labels. Please fill out labels before arriving to the plant exchange.
• Bring a box or crate to help you take your new plants home.

REMEMBER: Garden Project’s Resource Center has garden tools to lend, including digging forks and shovels to make your plant dividing task easier.

Plant Inventory: