Name: Gardener's Swap
Start: 2018-05-07T17:00:00-05:00
End: 2018-05-07T19:00:00-05:00

May 7, 2018 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

7305 Oxford Street

Saint Louis Park, MN

Looking to add variety to your perennial garden? Have extra vegetable seedlings you don’t have space for? Realize you’ll never use all those trowels? Join the City of St. Louis Park for the first Gardener’s Swap! Free and open to all!

Bring items to swap and take home new treasures!
• Garden and yard tools (shovels, trowels, rakes, pitchforks, hoses, etc.)
• Pots and planters (plastic, wood, terracotta; please NO plastic multi-packs)
• Gardening and plant books
• Garden art and décor
• Bird houses and feeders
• Plants (perennials and annuals; please label)
• Seeds

Please do not bring any chemicals (fertilizers, pesticides, e.g.) or broken items. Please note: The city is also hosting the rain barrel and tree sale pickup at this site during the same hours; follow the signs for the “Gardener’s Swap.”

Questions before the event? Contact Emily Barker at 952.924.2187 or ebarker@stlouispark.org

For more information, visit: Gardener's Swap

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