Wednesday, a woman called the library - she was dividing her black-eyed susans and wondered if we wanted any; she was sure it was a silly idea, but asked anyway. She'd previously given a bunch to the Senior Center but they weren't sure if they wanted more. Knowing my boss, I said "yes!" Sue likes to be open to things.
After a while, the lady's husband came along with three flat containers and lots of plants and dirt inside. He showed us photos of her flower garden on his phone, and also a bobcat who'd come along one day, through the garden and in their driveway! In broad daylight!
Anyway, we have some small-ish ziploc bags for crafts and things, so I separated the plants and put them in bags, made a sign and put the lot in the vestibule on a small table we snitched from one of the copiers.
Sue took a couple, I took a couple - but there were lots! - and I wondered if enough people would come in and find them. It was about 5pm. Well, they were gone by the time Thursday morning came along! Now Sue is wondering if we should do a plant swap, since we've already been doing a seed swap for two or three years. It's a nice community thing.
That is really nice!!😊😊😊 also: a bobcat! Whoa! That must have been a bit of a surprise!!!
ReplyDeleteLovely! Seed or plant swaps are the best.
ReplyDeleteHow lovely!! Yay for community! I sometimes take cuttings from our library plants and then when they have roots I wrap them in wet paper towels and put them in plastic bags and put them on our "free table." They always get snapped up. I hadn't thought about it with garden plants, but that brilliant.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely thing to do!
ReplyDeleteSo now we're hoping other people will bring things in and start a swap.
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