Open Greenhouse& Plant Swap

🌿 Neemtree Farms · Brandon, FL

Saturday, June 6  ·  9 am – 1 pm

602 Ronele Drive · Brandon, FL 33511

Last swap of the summer, and maybe the best!

Along with all the native plants we usually share, we’ll be digging up many plants along the property line before Tampa Bay Water arrives. The selection is exceptional. Bring a shovel, bring containers, bring the kids — everything is free to share.

🚨 Rescue Before the Machines Arrive

Plants from the Property Line

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Tampa Bay Water is coming down the street and taking a 10-foot swath with them. These plants need new homes now.

  • 🍌Banana plants — mixed varieties from previous swaps (drought-stressed but resilient!)📷 UF/IFAS Gardening Solutions
  • 🥜Macadamia nut tree — large, bearing (before the freeze); a true collector’s plant for Florida📷 UF/IFAS Gardening Solutions
  • Sweet almond bushUF/IFAS ExtensionSweet almond bush (Aloysia virgata) — several large specimens; incredibly fragrant, blooms March–November📷 UF/IFAS Extension Lake County
  • 🌸Powderpuff (Calliandra) — multiple large plants, showy red pom-pom blooms📷 UF/IFAS Gardening Solutions
  • Dwarf poincianaSouth Florida Plant GuideDwarf poinciana (Caesalpinia pulcherrima) — multiple plants; stunning tropical flowers, butterfly magnet📷 South Florida Plant Guide
  • Firebush with butterflyUF/IFASFirebush (Hamelia patens) — native, hummingbird magnet, extremely tough📷 UF/IFAS Gardening Solutions
  • 🌺Salmon porterweed (Stachytarpheta mutabilis) — butterfly favorite; non-stop summer color📷 UF/IFAS Gardening Solutions

💚 From Laura Lee’s Garden

Hundreds of Native Seedlings

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Our friend Laura Lee has come through again with seedlings from the prolific plants in her yard. Come early — these go fast!

  • Native salviaFL Wildflower FoundationNative salvia (Salvia coccinea) — easiest native to grow; attracts hundreds of pollinators all summer, hummingbird fave in winter📷 Florida Wildflower Foundation
  • Dune sunflowerUF/IFASDune sunflower (Helianthus debilis) — cheerful groundcover; tolerates drought and salt; blooms almost year-round📷 UF/IFAS Gardening Solutions
  • Partridge peaFL Wildflower FoundationPartridge pea (Chamaecrista fasciculata) — nitrogen-fixer; host plant for Gray hairstreak & Cloudless sulphur butterflies📷 Florida Wildflower Foundation · Mary Keim

⛏️ You-Dig in the Yard

Native Groundcovers & Shrubs

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Bring a trowel (or a real shovel). These are in the ground and ready for a new home.

  • 🌿Frog fruit (Phyla nodiflora) — low-growing native lawn alternative; loved by butterflies📷 UF/IFAS Gardening Solutions
  • 🟣Native porterweed (Stachytarpheta jamaicensis) — vigorous bloomer; non-stop butterfly traffic📷 UF/IFAS Gardening Solutions
  • Simpson's stopperUF/IFASSimpson stopper (Myrcianthes fragrans) — fragrant native shrub; white spring flowers, red-orange berries birds love📷 UF/IFAS Gardening Solutions
  • 🌾Scorpionstail (Heliotropium angiospermum) — native; curling flower spikes attract tiny pollinators📷 Atlas of Florida Plants · USF
  • Elderberry berriesUF/IFASElderberry (Sambucus nigra) — small forest of them; wildlife magnet, edible berries, fast-growing📷 UF/IFAS Gardening Solutions

🍅 Bring the Fussy Kids!

Kid-Approved Edibles

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Two plants that will have children sneaking snacks straight off the plant before you get inside.

  • TomatoesUF/IFAS · Lance Cheung, USDAEverglades tomato — the only tomato that goes all summer in Florida! Tiny, sweet, perfect for kids. A dozen potted seedlings ready to go.📷 UF/IFAS Gardening Solutions
  • Mulberry fruitUF/IFAS · Vern Wilkins, Indiana Univ.Dwarf everbearing mulberry — ripe and ready to taste right now! Take a cutting home — they root easily. Favorite of every kid (and every bird).📷 UF/IFAS Gardening Solutions

❄️ Three Nights in the 20s — They Didn’t Flinch

Cold-Hardy Survivors Worth Celebrating

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While the arecas struggled, these plants made the cold look easy. Worth growing for their resilience alone.

  • 🌹Louis Phillippe rose — the Florida Cracker rose. Didn’t miss a beat in the cold. Roots easily in water. Intentionally left unpruned — needs a good trim and a new home!📷 UF/IFAS Gardening Solutions
  • 🌴Lady palms (Rhapis excelsa) — still look phenomenal after 14 years and three hard freezes. Big roots — transplant to a shaded pot to start. Plenty to share.📷 UF/IFAS Gardening Solutions

🌱 Lawn Alternative

Dwarf Mondo Grass

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Making room for more natives — three large sections available. Dwarf mondo grass (Ophiopogon japonicus) handles sun, shade, and foot traffic. No water or fertilizer once established. Transplants easily and spreads quickly.📷 UF/IFAS Gardening Solutions

🌾 Seed Table

Seeds to Share

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🎋 Bonus Materials

For the Crafty & the Creative

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  • 🎋Giant bamboo canes — cut to length for gorgeous garden trellises
  • 🪵Wooden pallets — for the crafty folks who make beautiful things out of them

Bring containers, a shovel, and your appetite —
the mulberries and Everglades tomatoes are ripe right now.Open Greenhouse & Plant SwapSaturday, June 6  ·  9 am – 1 pm
602 Ronele Drive, Brandon, FL 33511

www.neemtreefarms.comNeemtree Farms

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