{"id":40,"date":"2025-03-12T10:11:57","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T17:11:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/stevens\/?page_id=40"},"modified":"2026-01-15T09:48:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T17:48:06","slug":"plant-exchanges","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/stevens\/mg-home\/educational-outreach\/plant-exchanges\/","title":{"rendered":"Plant Exchanges"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-hero wsu-width--full wsu-pattern--wsu-light-radial-left  wsu-hero--size-small wsu-hero--style-boxed \">\n\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__background\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image-frame--fill\">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2024\/07\/Wide-view-down-main-walkway_sm.jpg\"\n\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2024\/07\/Wide-view-down-main-walkway_sm.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2024\/07\/Wide-view-down-main-walkway_sm.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2024\/07\/Wide-view-down-main-walkway_sm.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2024\/07\/Wide-view-down-main-walkway_sm.jpg 768w\"\n\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"\n\t\talt=\"Plant Exchange attendees on the main walkway at the Firewise Demonstration Garden\"\n\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 76% 27%\"\n\t\t\/>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__overlay\">\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__inner-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wsu-hero__title\">Plant Exchanges<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__caption\">We team up to grow seedlings for the Spring and to divide up our bulbs and perennials for the Fall, then offer them up for exchange for other plants!<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__content\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs \" typeof=\"BreadcrumbList\" vocab=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/\"><span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to WSU Extension.\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/\" class=\"main-home\" ><span property=\"name\">WSU Extension<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"1\"><\/span> &gt; 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place<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Spring Plant Exchange<br>May 2nd, 2025, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fall Plant Exchange<br>Sep (to be determined, probably 19th or 26th)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WSU Stevens County Extension (parking lot &#8211; look for our canopies!)<br>986 S. Main St., Colville (by Henery Hardware)<br><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"792\" height=\"1034\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/03\/Plants-on-Table-Fall-22-792x1034.jpeg\" alt=\"Plants on tables at the Plant Exchange\" class=\"wp-image-8017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/03\/Plants-on-Table-Fall-22-792x1034.jpeg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/03\/Plants-on-Table-Fall-22-396x517.jpeg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/03\/Plants-on-Table-Fall-22-768x1003.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/03\/Plants-on-Table-Fall-22-1177x1536.jpeg 1177w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/03\/Plants-on-Table-Fall-22.jpeg 1532w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"792\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/03\/Plant-Exchange-activity-with-CougHead-792x658.jpeg\" alt=\"People attending the Plant Exchange\" class=\"wp-image-8018\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/03\/Plant-Exchange-activity-with-CougHead-792x658.jpeg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/03\/Plant-Exchange-activity-with-CougHead-396x329.jpeg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/03\/Plant-Exchange-activity-with-CougHead-768x639.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/03\/Plant-Exchange-activity-with-CougHead-1536x1277.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/03\/Plant-Exchange-activity-with-CougHead.jpeg 1999w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"792\" height=\"992\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/03\/Irises-in-boxes-Fall-22-792x992.jpeg\" alt=\"Boxes of Irises donated to the Plant Exchange\" class=\"wp-image-8016\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/03\/Irises-in-boxes-Fall-22-792x992.jpeg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/03\/Irises-in-boxes-Fall-22-396x496.jpeg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/03\/Irises-in-boxes-Fall-22-768x962.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/03\/Irises-in-boxes-Fall-22-1226x1536.jpeg 1226w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/03\/Irises-in-boxes-Fall-22.jpeg 1597w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/28\/IMG_3554.jpg\" alt=\"Plants for sale\" class=\"wp-image-519\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"792\" height=\"567\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2024\/07\/Wide-view-down-main-walkway_sm-792x567.jpg\" alt=\"Plant Exchange attendees on the main walkway at the Firewise Demonstration Garden\" class=\"wp-image-6268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2024\/07\/Wide-view-down-main-walkway_sm-792x567.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2024\/07\/Wide-view-down-main-walkway_sm-396x284.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2024\/07\/Wide-view-down-main-walkway_sm-768x550.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2024\/07\/Wide-view-down-main-walkway_sm.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-heading--style-marked wsu-heading--mark-color-crimson\">Broad plant selection, locally grown<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our plant exchange is the product of many volunteer master gardeners, pulling together to host a &#8220;Pop-up Nursery&#8221; two weekends per year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Spring<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Around February to March every year, our local group starts sowing vegetable seedlings and propagating houseplants to ensure a wide selection of items are available to Exchange in early May.  We cannot guarantee what types of plants we will have available, as it depends on what is grown and whether the growing is successful and well-timed to be ready for the exchange.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fall<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Around July to August every year, our local group starts dividing up perennials, bulbs and tubers, as well as houseplants.  Last year, we received a generous donation of several oak and walnut sapling trees, too!  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