Weekend garden events: A seed exchange
Photo credit: Baltimore Sun/Susan Reimer
Washington Gardener Magazine is hosting a seed exchange Saturday from 12:30 to 4 p.m. at Brookside Gardens in Wheaton.
This in-person seed swap allows you to meet the gardeners and get planting advice for their seeds. And everybody leaves with a bag of seeds. to try.
Even if you don't have seeds to swap, you are welcome to attend. There will be extra seeds and lots to learn. Experts from the local gardening community will give short talks on seed collection and propagation.
But hurry to register because there are only 100 spots available and the seed swap is expected to sell out. There is a $15 attendee fee, but discounts for Washington Gardener subscribers and friends of Brookside Gardens.
A second day of seed swapping will be helpd Feb. 5 at Green Spring Gardens in Alexandria, Va.
Participants are also urged to bring new or used garden books and seed catalogs to swap and share at the event. And please bring your own water bottle or reusable mug.
To participate in the swap, package your seeds in resealable plastic zipper or wax sandwich baggies. Put about 20 seeds in each, more for small seeds like cleome, fewer for large seeds such as acorns.
Label each bag with a white sticker, giving all the information you have about the seeds: common and latin names, soil, sun and watering needs and the plant's origins. Unused or opened commercial seed packs are also welcome.
There will be door prizes and goodie bags, too.
