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Seed swap encourages residents to start their own gardens

  • Master gardener Lamara Martin examines a daffodil before handing them out to guests at the Seed Swap. Martin, who lives in Athens, was one of two master gardeners at the Seed Swap, which was held March 4 at No. 3 Railroad Street. (SHELBY WINGATE/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO)
    Master gardener Lamara Martin examines a daffodil before handing them out to guests at the Seed Swap. Martin, who lives in Athens, was one of two master gardeners at the Seed Swap, which was held March 4 at No. 3 Railroad Street. (SHELBY WINGATE/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO)
  • Volunteer gardeners Janet Smith (left) and Jackie Tripp (second from left) show the seeds they gave away at the Seed Swap. (SHELBY WINGATE/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO)
    Volunteer gardeners Janet Smith (left) and Jackie Tripp (second from left) show the seeds they gave away at the Seed Swap. (SHELBY WINGATE/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO)
    Of all the seeds available at the Seed Swap, the Irish potatoes were the center of conversation.    With an early spring planting season, master gardener Lamara Martin...

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