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House Plant Swap
2024-02-10 12:00:00 2024-02-10 13:30:00 America/New_York House Plant Swap Add some more green to your home at our plant swap! Bring house plants and cuttings to swap, and find some new friends to take home. Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library - Large Meeting Room

Saturday, February 10
12:00pm - 1:30pm

Add to Calendar 2024-02-10 12:00:00 2024-02-10 13:30:00 America/New_York House Plant Swap Add some more green to your home at our plant swap! Bring house plants and cuttings to swap, and find some new friends to take home. Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library - Large Meeting Room

Add some more green to your home at our plant swap! Bring house plants and cuttings to swap, and find some new friends to take home.

Bring your house plants and cuttings to swap during the event, or beforehand from February 5-10. Unfortunately, we cannot accept plants to swap earlier than this time. Cuttings should be wrapped in a damp paper towel or repotted. Plants and cuttings can be dropped off at the Adult Reference Desk.

Please check your plants for pests like spider mites, thrips, and scales before bringing them. Plants with pest infestations will be disposed of and not included in the swap.

AGE GROUP: | Teens | Seniors | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Special Event | Gardening |

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Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library
Phone: 703.746.1702
Fax: 703.746.1763
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Tue, May 21 10:00AM to 8:00PM
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Parking: The library has a large parking lot with 175 spaces.

Public Transit:

  • Metrorail: King Street Station (Yellow & Blue Lines 3.2 miles); Van Dorn Station (Blue Line 2.1 miles)
  • Metrobus: 29K/N, 21C
  • DASH Bus: 30, 32

For reasonable disability accommodation, contact jgregorio@alexlibraryva.org or call 703.746.1701 or TTY 703.746.1790.

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