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Visiting fellow frugal gardeners

17 years ago

Hello, all. I haven't posted in a while, but it's gratifying to see my post from almost 3 years ago (on fav. frugal tips) is still generating responses. :)

I love to travel, especially to see gardens, but don't really have the budget for hotels. Even low-budget ones can add up, especially if traveling alone.

Then it dawned on me that several organizations exist for home exchanges, though usually for high-end travelers in tourist-destination cities. I thought, gosh, how nice would it be for passionate, frugal gardeners to be able to travel by staying in another frugal gardener's house? I know for me that would sometimes make the difference between going and staying home. The exchange wouldn't have to take place at the same time; in fact, I think it would be cool if the local gardener could help point out cool places of interest in his/her area to the guest.

If anyone is interested, I can offer a bedroom in Ann Arbor, MI. My house is modest, but clean, bordering on a park and with a nice garden (of course!). ;-)

If enough folks are interested, I could start some kind of a list!

Personally, I'd love to find someone in Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio. I'll be in Cleveland May 24-25 attending a garden writers conference. In Columbus, I'd love to see the "Ohio's Garden Path" exhibit (gardening from 1790 to the present) at the Ohio Historical Center, as well as do some research on old seed catalogs at the library there.

Monica

Here is a link that might be useful: Ohio's Garden Path exhibit

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shaynelle
17 years ago
I would be very interested in this. I live in Winnipeg, MB Canada and we will be travelling quite a bit this summer but would be home at times to accomodate guests. Monica my husband and I are expecting in April and hope to travel to Ontario via the US sometime in early June, do you think it would be possible to make use of your spare room around that time? Also, any chance you would make a trip to Canada? We would be happy to have you as a guest, although with a newborn in the house our garden may not be much this year!

Katherine
citytransplant(zone5)
17 years ago
Hi All,

I would be very interested in doing this. I live in a very modest and clean home, with a small guest bedroom and bath. My gardens that are only a few years old and a constant WIP. Since I live in EastCentral, Illinois there are three wonderful nature centers and and a state park that offers, not so much flowers as trails, canoeing, great fishing and various activities throughout the year. I too have been wanting to travel since a forced early retirement, but ya know how it is..no work...not a heck of a lot of money. This is a great idea and could work out very well.
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