For more than 34 years, the Hudson Garden Club has welcomed the community to share in the tradition of plant sharing. Thousands of plants have found new homes, many of which have become common again over the years, and the cycle continues.
The Fall Plant Swap will be held on Saturday, September 17th at the Veterans Road Park Pavilion at 55 Veterans Road, registration will begin at 9:00 a.m., and the swap will begin at 10:00 a.m.
Veterans Road Park is close to downtown and can be accessed from Highway 91 (traffic light at Starbuck's) or Milford Road (past Acme Plaza). The booth is near the parking lot next to the playground, making it easy to pick up plants and take them home.
Since its founding in 1933, the Hudson Garden Club has been known for its long-standing traditions, and the Biennial Plant Swap is one of them. The tradition continued in the late 1980s when club member Sue L'Hamedi thought it would be fun for members to dig up plants from their gardens, collect them all and share them with other plant lovers. Until today. was born today. The club no longer uses the short cut, and the May Pavilion at Hudson Springs Park has hosted the May and September exchanges for more than 25 years.
In recent years, the factory exchanges were moved to the pavilion on Veterans Road, and a parking lot was placed next to it. Organizers say that each season, “we welcome those who make this a tradition and want to add new plants to their gardens. Gardens. We hope you will come and join us."
This club is not a fundraiser. Club members describe it as "a real exchange of plants from home gardens". This is also an opportunity to visit the park. The Hudson Garden Club donates a portion of the money to trees and other projects in parks and throughout the city through its main fundraiser, the Home and Garden Tour.
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For registration, each plant must be separated, labeled and shipped in a container bag in good condition. A label was developed to identify all plants equally and easily for volunteers and collectors. The tag contains the name of the plant, color, height, time of flowering and sun, shade, etc. growing needs are listed and can be downloaded from www.hudsongardenclub.org. The club welcomes any number of plants, bulbs, tubers and seeds you wish to share, as long as they are ground cover plants (ground covers are not accepted) or invasive perennials or grasses such as invasive plants, shrubs or trees. . will not be accepted.
No more than two of the following plants are allowed:
Herbs: lemon balm, mint, chives, valerian, tansy, and lemon balm (monarda)
Fast-growing perennials: daylilies, garden lilies, gooseberry, black-eyed daisy, shasta daisy, submissive plant, coreopsis, violets, etc.
A ticket will be issued for each standard size plant you transport. You can buy plants at the exchange with tickets, and if you have tickets, you can use them to buy plants that year. If you have no plants to trade, plants can be purchased at the end of the trade.
All plants are available for a ticket or $1, except premium plants marked as such. Prices for premium plants are a little high. Don't forget to bring a container to take your plants home with you.
If you have any questions, please contact Sherry Beam at 330-573-6353 or by email at sherrybeam@hotmail.com For more information, helpful information on preparing your plant shipment and downloading plant labels, visit www. hudsongardenclub.org visit the Hudson Garden Club website and select Plant Exchange.
As the COVID situation continues to evolve, the Club will follow current guidelines and recommendations from the City of Hudson, Summit County, Ohio, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding outdoor gatherings in the City.
This article originally appeared in the Akron Beacon Journal. Do you need new plants in your garden? Come to the factory exchange on September 17th
