Hello Neighbors - If you love to garden or if you have plants that you need to thin or remove, then you'll enjoy the Pittsburgh Garden Swap. This is the seventh year for this local event and I hope that you stop by to partake in the swap and our gardening related activities. The Swap is a non-profit event for gardening enthusiasts of all ages, is taking place on Saturday, June 2nd at the Frick Environmental Center in Squirrel Hill. The beauty of this annual event is the ability for local gardeners to share and trade treasures from their own gardens. Here are the details: Pittsburgh Garden Swap Saturday, June 2nd 12:00pm - 3:00pm Frick Environmental Center 2005 Beechwood Boulevard, Frick Park in Squirrel Hill Admission: $3 per person Join local garden enthusiasts and trade perennials, annuals, seeds, bulbs, garden tools and decorations. Plants should be clearly labeled and well potted (please do not bring un-potted, poorly-potted or bare-root plants). Other activities include Pittsburgh Garden Stories a new activity that provides local gardeners with an opportunity to show off their gardens. Participants are asked to bring a photo of their blooming garden to the event and the Garden Swap team will provide a template for writing a short narrative about their gardening experiences, challenges, and triumphs. All Pittsburgh Garden Stories will be posted for participants to read. Select stories will be published on the Pittsburgh Garden Swap Website. Participants and their families will also be able to take part in hands-on, nature-inspired creative activities. Participants will be able to plant and take home their very own Grass-Hair Friend, a cup-size friend whose hair is really growing grass. Other activities include Seed Art, nature-inspired puppeteering, and face painting. In addition, vendors will also be on hand to display and sell their garden-inspired creations. The Pittsburgh Garden Swap is sponsored by the East-End Coop, the Frick Environmental Center, and the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy. Proceeds will support Frick Environmental Center programming and the Pittsburgh Garden Swap operating fund. Complete details about the Garden Swap can be found at <http://pittsburghgardenswap.blogspot.com/>http://pittsburghgardenswap.blogspot.com. For more information please contact <mailto:pghgardenswap@yahoo.com>pghgardenswap@yahoo.com. I hope to see you there! Jessica Pedersen Bryant Street