Cooper-Young plant swap combines community engagement and horticulture
Jennifer Hardesty (left) and Amanda Yarbro-Dill (center), the organizer, and Ozge Kovarik (right) chat about a Monstera propagation Saturday July 2nd, 2022. (Lucy Garrett/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Maddi Wilkerson with one of her plant swaps. (Lucy Garrett/Special to The Daily Memphian)
The plant swap allows local community members to trade not only houseplant clippings but tips and tricks on gardening. (Lucy Garrett/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Plant swap participants bring in cuttings from their own houseplants or garden placed in water-filled glass jars and water bottles, envelopes or plastic bags, and are then free to select any other donated plant in exchange. (Lucy Garrett/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Houseplant propagation uses existing plants to make new plants. (Lucy Garrett/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Many varieties of plants were available for swapping at the Coope-Young Plant Swap. (Lucy Garrett/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Cooper-Young residents and other Memphians swapped freshly cut houseplants, herbs and flowers for their first in-person “plant swap” since 2019.
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Alicia Davidson is a lifelong Memphis resident and graduate of The University of Memphis College of Journalism and Strategic Media. When not scribbling about the latest Memphis news, you will find her reading historical biographies, cooking Italian cuisine and practicing vinyasa yoga.
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