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Thursday, November 7, 2024

Branching out: the Sydney street libraries where neighbours swap plants instead of books

Members of the community exchange seeds, cuttings and greenery – and leave with a sense of joy

Tri-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’s inner west; all are free for neighbours and passersby.

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