Thanks for the inside info saintpfla! I WILL check it out. Just curious, where in St.Pete are you? Not many of us in this forum hail from St.Pete. I live in west St. Pete not far from the Treasure Island causeway. Maybe we're neighbors? Lot's of beautiful gardens in this neighborhood, so I wouldn't be surprised.
Sue.

Thanks for the tip!!!

You guys are quite welcome...heck..even saw free firewood and mulch out there too.

Suegrew: (love your alias by the way...) I am in lovely old northeast in downtown St. Pete a few blocks west from the Vinoy. The TI Causeway area is gorgeous...what a view you folks have too!

Wow! 2-40' queen palms for free. If I had the right equipment I'd grab 'em up. Oh well. Please post again if you run into any other deals.
So you're right over there near the Vinoy. I love the area over there. So much shade with all the mature trees. And as an added bonus you're within walking distance to all the events which seem to be every weekend. I'm sure you heard the race this past weekend!
Anyway, nice touching base saintpfla. What's your 1st name BTW?
Sue.

Hey, just brought in the mail and I very rarely take the time to flip through those annoying flyers but I'm glad I did today.
In "The Flyer", page 8-someone posted this message,"FREE Maple-Acacia-Plumeria and Bird of Paradise, you remove. (727)343-7877.
I'm not really interested but thought maybe someone here may want to check it out.
Sue.

I'm in west st pete.
The house of too many oak trees.

Free oak tree, or two.

Free other tree, dont know what you call it but its way big and free.

Free live christmas tree. A really big one!

You dig/remove/fill in hole(s).

Maybe I can get somebody to remove some of these trees so my lawn can get a bit more sun.

LOL...yeah, I also suffer from the 'House with too many Oaks' syndrome. Two of the oaks are side by side and choking out my pink grapefruit. I may have to have one cut down.

SueGrew: Kimberly

Nice to "meet" you Kimberly. Maybe sometime someone will host a swap in our area. Hope so.
As for free tree handouts, I too have a free oak for sale. Completely free of charge. It IS approx. 100 feet tall, so you'll need a very long truck and a decent shovel. What really sucks though is, it's right on the edge of our property line, almost in the alley and the only neighbor that profits by it's shade is the neighbor from hell. (AND their sprinklers run day and night! So naturally the branches of the oak are growing and overhanging on their property. They keep reminding us that we should have it trimmed, etc...the only shade it provides for us is about 1/10th shade over our carport.(Which we don't use and plan to renovate) What 'ya gonna do?
Any other St. Pete members here?
I too live in the land of the oaks. Near St. Judes and Eagle Crest.
Sue.

I actually gave away a whole vanload of plants through Craigslist. I never get much response to the "u dig" posts I put up. Once I ended up having to dig the plants myself, because when the person got there, she said she couldn't dig because her fibromyalgia was acting up. I felt sorry for her, so I dug her a few, but she would have gotten much more if she had been able to dig them herself. Next time, I'll just say "sorry, I have a bad back."

Hi! I live in Gulfport right near Stetson. Been here about 20 years. Glad to "meet" some others from the area!
Brenda

live near park street and tyrone. Have gotten several plumeria on freecycle, but don't do them anymore, too many people begging for stuff.
green thumb festival in 2 weeks. Can't afford to purchase much but like to look. They gave free pentas last year, mine still growing.
Also, I have lots of tomato and pepper plants for free to members, just email.

Small world huh? Neighbors (the good kind) I never knew living right around the corner.
Yes, the Green Thumb Festival at Walter Fuller on Earth Day. I'll be there. Probably not with a wagon though. A bit overpriced.
Maybe all us "St. Petersburgers" should meet up somewhere over there.
Any thoughts?
Sue.

Aaah...Green Thumb Fest...the SuperBowl of plants to gardeners!

I agree, some of the plants do seem overpriced, but great place to purchase some of the exotics and others that you dont find at HD or Lowes.

We should plan on a GW meet up at the GT Fest.

I'm over on Kenneth City
- Between St. Pete and Pinellas Park.
Love it here!

Green Thumb IS our biggest plant sale here,
but I like the Master Gardener's sale, too.
Great plants at really cheep prices!
I think it's May 10th.

We ought to do a yard tour here and visit each other's yards.
I'm game.
SueGrew - didn't you come to my open yard tour last fall?.........cheryl

Hailing from Palm harbor.

We would love to know more about the master gardner sale. Where is it?

I live in the Historic Kenwood neighborhood of St Pete about a mile west of downtown. I haven't missed a Greenthumb Festival in several years now.

I wouldn't trade my old oaks for anything! Their shade makes life bearable in the summertime.

Free native, low-growing trees at giveaways this weekend and next in Tampa Bay and Central Florida

Here is a link that might be useful: Native trees

Just to say...I am a hometown St. Pete girl. My kids and grandson are now 6 and 7 generations! Just my 2 cents...