{"id":148030,"date":"2024-11-07T21:00:57","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T14:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/branching-out-the-street-libraries-where-neighbours-swap-plants-instead-of-books\/"},"modified":"2024-11-07T21:36:37","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T14:36:37","slug":"branching-out-the-street-libraries-where-neighbours-swap-plants-instead-of-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/branching-out-the-street-libraries-where-neighbours-swap-plants-instead-of-books\/","title":{"rendered":"Branching out: the street libraries where neighbours swap plants instead of books"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nAt these Sydney plant libraries, members of the community exchange seeds, cuttings and greenery \u2013 and leave with a sense of joyGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailTri-coloured frangipani cuttings. A blueberry plant. Daisies and begonias, oregano and basil. And a lawn edger that was snapped up in a jiffy.These are just some of the plants and gardening paraphernalia sitting on an arched shelf at the Carshalton St Plant Exchange in Croydon Park, in Sydney\u2019s inner west; all are free for neighbours and passersby. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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