05/19/2026
HOLLY DDA/DPW
PLANT EXCHANGE – Saturday, May 23
Crapo Park
10am – 12 noon
EXCHANGE GUIDELINES
# of items per participant
We suggest no more than 30 total plants, bulbs, or other plant material per participant.
We also suggest No more than 5 of the same plant, bulb or other plant material to encourage diversity.
Trading
Bring a plant… take a plant
Donations
Donations of extra plants is gladly accepted. All proceeds from the sale of the plants will be used for future Holly DDA/Parks Dept. activities.
Plant Guidelines
• Plants must be containerized. Bare rooted plants must be wrapped in moist newspaper and contained in plastic “CVS” bags.
• Container size 4 inches up to 1 gallon.
• Plants should be attractive, healthy plants that you would be happy to bring home yourself.
• Baby plants will only be swapped if they are unusual. For example, baby airplane plants, aloe, jades etc. will not be swapped.
• Baby plants must have several sets of adult leaves, and still be sized appropriately for a minimum 4 inch container.
• All plants must be sized appropriately for their container.
• Common plants must be full and adult size.
• Plants should be established in their containers (preferably not transplanted within a week of the swap).
• Plants must be rooted in their normal growing medium.
Bulbs/corms/tubers
Package these in labeled bags of 3 or 5 bulbs. Put 3 per bag if unusual, 5 per bag if common or prolific. If unsure, do 5.
Other rules--same as apply to plants.
Labeling
If you don’t know the name of the plant and none of our experienced volunteers can’t identify it, we can’t accept it.
Label your plants/seeds/bulbs with as much information as you have for their new owners. Plants must be labeled with some information before they will be accepted.
Everything must be labeled before it will be accepted. Assistance will be provided in identifying plants.
Commonly asked questions
What sort of plants is not swapped? The following plants will NOT be accepted; plants that are sickly, have bugs, or are not well established or plants that cannot be identified.
Can I store my plants anywhere? Regrettably, due to capacity, plant swap staff will not be able to hold plants for you and may not be able to assist you with getting plants from your car to/from the swap.
Disclaimer
Holly DDA/DPW cannot guarantee the viability plants. Holly DDA/DPW is not responsible for mislabeled plants, “tag along” noxious w**d or grasses present in the soil of the plants.
