Maggie's Farm

They tore down a house behind mine 3 years ago. Beforehand, I strolled the property (it was overgrown) and found some Hostas which were very small and being choked by weeds. I moved them to my house and they have thrived - each year bigger than the last.

This year, my wife and I used Freecycle (please look into this - every community has one and we LOVE it mostly to get rid of good things others can use, but sometimes to get things we need for free) when someone posted for "FREE PERENNIALS - you dig them up".

We arrived at the location (after telling the person we would be right over) and she gave us 4 buckets of Coneflower, Secum, Lilies, Pachysandra, and a variety of other perennials that needed thinning.

We transplanted them and are loving the rain this week - all of the flowers have taken quite nicely.

Next week we'll thin our own Lilies and Irises, move them around to areas that need color.

FYI, Bird Dog, I mentioned Freecycle because I saw you "threw away" excess plants.

Remember - someone can always use them to brighten their day and/or property. List them on Freecycle (or somewhere else) for removal as long as people bring their own shovels and buckets and point out which ones they can thin.

We figure we saved about $200 versus going to the local Home Depot (which has lousy plants anyway) or the garden store. In this economy - pays to share what you can.