CL worked for awhile until I got tired of people flaking out. I gave a lot away to friends, I even packed up a box of plants to send to my Mom. Still, that barely made a dent.

Light bulb: What about Habitat for Humanity? They build these awesome new houses and surely they might benefit from some free plants? Sure enough, they loved the idea and yesterday I brought over 25 big pots of various plants. Daylilies, echinacea, scabiosa, shasta daisies, and penstemon. The manager used to work at nurseries, and she knows her stuff, so I felt confident leaving them in her hands. I even got to claim a nice cash value for my tax return. A perfect win-win.

Now that I've found this solution I think I can keep them outfitted in plants for the foreseeable future, yay!

I'm passing along this idea to others since this is a common dilemma for us all.

Karin

What about patented plants?

Garden phlox 'Peppermint Twist' is one which I find very vigorous and it's necessary to divide it periodically to keep it looking good.

At the same time, I don't want too much of any one plant (cultivar) in our garden.

Dee

If one doesn't have a habitat for humanity locally, many cities have non-profit plant-reuse efforts; you just have to hunt for them.

I have been passing them along to friends and neighbors, taking them to plant swaps and posting them on freecycles.

I will post them on freecycles again next spring. Posting on craigslists resulted in only one taker who did not show up at the last minute. I suppose a car full of plants for $15 was still too expensive for people.

Maybe I will post an offer on freecycles again then add that I want potting soil so I can use it for winter sowing.

A poster here used to hold plant sales. I wanted to follow her foot steps, but never had the grumption to pot up the plants and be organized enough in spring.