Have a plant or clipping you want to share with others? Or have you been eyeing a particular plant your neighbor has? Well don’t fret, just swap it out.
The Winona-Montgomery County Library will host a plant swap Thursday, April 8 from 10 a.m. until noon.
So, what exactly is a plant swap?
Winona-Montgomery County Librarian Wendy Rushing said a plant swap is an event where fellow plant lovers can come together to swap species.
“All you must do to participate is bring a pest-free, beautiful plant, or two or three for trade; they can be potted or bare root—as long as you’re prepared to part with them,” Rushing said.
She said the idea for the plant swap came from the Mid-Mississippi Regional Library Systems Headquarters in Kosciusko.
“I was asking them for suggestions on programs we can do that would be safe for people and this was suggested,” she said.
Rushing said there are no sizes required on plants to swap. You just have to be willing to part with them.
This event is come and go, so there’s no limit or restrictions, except practicing socially distancing and wearing a mask.
Rushing said people can come in, place their plant down, leave and come back to see if more have arrived before they swap or browse around and see the selections.
Attendees can also register online for a prize that will be given away Friday, April 9.
“I’m going to pick up a few from a local nursery to get us started off, and hopefully people will come in and bring in their plants and swap them out,” she said.
She said participants will be entered for a giveaway that will be pulled that following Friday.
She said there will be two categories for adults and children, and she’s still getting prizes together. Rushing said slowly, she’s hoping to bring programs back to the library.
“Hopefully we can do something outside, like have an outside reading this summer where children can take home whatever book that was read to them. So, the children can spread out and not crowd together or something like that,” she said. “I’m hoping by the fall we can have indoor programming.”
She said she’s hoping that the plant swap is a success and people leave with new plant babies to love on, nurture, grow and bloom.
“I’m hoping that it’s a success, we’ve never done anything like that here. At least not here in a while,” she said.
