Plant Swap. June 2012 Saving money, reducing waste.

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Plant Swap June 2012 Saving money, reducing waste www.admin.ox.ac.uk/estates/environment/biodiversity Plant Swap is the University s free give-and-take-scheme. Plant Swap is sent out once a month.

uk You can swap the following in Plant Swap: Plants Shrubs Trees Tools Seeds Pots Containers Garden equipment & furniture Plant Swap rules We know you are all very busy, so we ve developed some

1 Plant Swap June 2012 Saving money, reducing waste Plant Swap is the University s free give-and-take-scheme. Plant Swap is sent out once a month. To sign up to Plant Swap, kate.aydin@oued.ox.ac.uk You can swap the following in Plant Swap: Plants Shrubs Trees Tools Seeds Pots Containers Garden equipment & furniture Plant Swap rules We know you are all very busy, so we ve developed some rules: Rule 1 tell Kate Aydin (kate.aydin@oued.ox.ac.uk) if your item has been taken, so she can remove it from Plant Swap promptly. Rule 2 If you tell someone you want their items, please don t let them down tell them if you change your mind / can t collect. Rule 3 If you someone and they don t get back to you it s because the item has already been taken (saves them having to answer 100s of s).

need to stay away from direct sunlight) ready for a new home Contact

2 NEW ENTRIES Sant Ambrogio thyme & aloe vera plants 1 x lovely Sant Ambrogio spreading thyme It takes very quickly and spreads steadily (if you would like a cutting please me) Also, I have a number of small aloe vera plants which are very suitable for an office environment (they need to stay away from direct sunlight) ready for a new home Contact: Fiona Whitehouse fiona.whitehouse@careers.ox.ac.uk Love-lies-bleeding Various Love-lies-bleeding plants available (Amaranthus caudatus) Collect from the lodge at Merton College Contact: Lucille gardens@merton.ox.ac.uk 2

PREVIOUS ENTRIES Water lily Water lily suitable for small

: Judith Secker judith.secker@learning.ox.ac.

One larger (30") cherry laurel in a pot Contact: Katy Janda

3 PREVIOUS ENTRIES Water lily Water lily suitable for small pond Contact: Judith Secker Cherry laurel One smallish (18") cherry laurel in a pot One larger (30") cherry laurel in a pot Contact: Katy Janda katy.janda@ouce.ox.ac.uk Pots & trays Miscellaneous plastic pots/trays About 100 pieces Contact: Katy Janda katy.janda@ouce.ox.ac.uk 3

dtbrownseeds.co.uk If you only want say, 10 seeds, it s possible to split the 50 seeds Contact

4 Raspberry plants A few raspberry plants need to be re-homed They give masses of fruit from summer to autumn They are a mix of red and yellow (but I can't remember which is which!) Contact: Peta Brown peta.brown@ocdem.ox.ac.uk Pea seeds 50+ Alderman pea seeds (not in original packaging) Bought from If you only want say, 10 seeds, it s possible to split the 50 seeds Contact: Lisa Blackwell lisa.blackwell@ctsu.ox.ac.uk Beetroot seeds 1x packet of beetroot seeds that are not needed Contains 60 seeds Contact: Lisa Blackwell lisa.blackwell@ctsu.ox.ac.uk 4

5 ITEMS WANTED (most recent item at the top) Box topiary balls I m looking for some box topiary balls to brighten up a garden Contact: Cecilia Neilson cecilia.neilson@proctors.ox.ac.uk Clematis or passion flowers Wanted: any cuttings from clematis or passion flower Contact: Cecilia Neilson cecilia.neilson@proctors.ox.ac.uk Herbs & pots Merton College Edible Garden Group are looking for: Herbs (sage, chives, rosemary, thyme, mint, etc) Large flower pots Large plastic containers Please help them get their garden started and dig out any unwanted items you have in the back of the shed! Contact: Ruth Persian ruth.persian@merton.ox.ac.uk New plant for office The Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic & Planetary Physics are looking for a new plant Ideally size should be max. 0.7m Contact: Neil Bowerman bowerman@atm.ox.ac.uk New plants for office I m looking for office plants to make an interview room look less clinical Any unwanted plants will be given a good home Contact: Jean Christensen jean.christensen@psych.ox.ac.uk New plants for office The Student Systems Programme is looking for any office plants (all types and sizes welcome) We have an office of 12 desks and a meeting room which we would like to brighten up a bit If you have any unwanted plants, please let us know Contact: Ciara Mahon ciara.mahon@admin.ox.ac.uk 5

6 Herbs Magdalen College is looking for herb plants: Rosemary, thyme, bay, sage, mint, chives Contact: Claire Shepherd Tools & gardening equipment Gardening equipment urgently needed Equipment wanted for the newly-formed OxGrow University and community allotment scheme Garden tools, wheelbarrows, wellingtons, etc anything considered Contact: Doireann Lalor 6

7 SHARING & CARING This page is for people to advertise if they want to swap advice or share expertise. 7

Plant Swap. December 2012 saving money, reducing waste.

Plant Swap. December 2012 saving money, reducing waste. Plant Swap December 2012 saving money, reducing waste www.admin.ox.ac.uk/estates/environment/biodiversity Plant Swap is a University virtual give-and-take-scheme. Plant Swap is sent out once a month. All