Looking for a little change in the garden?
(Talk of the Town photo by Jennifer Zartman Romano)
Are you looking for something new and different to jazz up your garden this year? If you’ve got more hostas than you need and would rather trade your plants that spend your hard earned money buying new ones, an upcoming event a few miles south of here in Huntington might be just what you need! 
Huntington’s annual Plant Swap will be held Saturday, June 6, on downtown Jefferson Street between Washington and Market Streets.
Registration is from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. The swap begins at 10 a.m. and continues until noon. Entries for the container contest must be registered by 9 a.m.
Swappers may bring up to 20 plants for the round-robin style swap.
Plant categories include annuals, perennials, house plants, herbs, fruits and vegetables and garden miscellaneous.
The event has several rules, including the following:
-Absolutely no money is to be exchanged for any swap item
-No banned plants allowed (i.e., Purple Loosestrife)
-Bring healthy, attractive plants that you would want to take home yourself, in a container no bigger than a gallon
-Three to five bulbs, corms and other tubers per bag
-Plants must be labeled with as much information as possible
-No one is to touch plants in others’ holding areas.
Tickets may be redeemed as follows: 1 gallon = 1 ticket; one four-inch pot = one ticket; a six- or four-pack = one ticket; bulbs, tubers, corms at three to five per bag = one ticket; Daylillies, Siberian Iris, Bearded Iris at three to five per bundle = one ticket
Local nurseries, florists and farmers-market vendors also will be available during the event.
The Plant Swap is sponsored by the Huntington Park and Recreation Department in cooperation with the Huntington Downtown Business Group. For more information, contact Teresa Plasterer at (260) 356-2191.