Twin Cities Garden Tool Swap Events

Check out the upcoming Garden Tool Swaps taking place around the Twin Cities. A chance to find the perfect tool!

Not sure about you, but each year I have high hopes for our garden.  Would love to have green peppers but it seems like our garden is only able to give us tomatoes. 

Last fall I added an area of native grass and native flowers, my Dad joked that they should be called weeds instead.  Either way, I was excited to see butterflies and insects coming around to the area.  This year I’m anxious to add to that area with some seeds from a friend  and I am determined to make it more native than weeds. 

Then there are the tools. Each spring I look at my tools and think I need to upgrade and find the perfect shovel.  We have a bit of an odd collection of tools and we just kind of make do but wouldn’t it be nice to add or trade without spending an arm and a leg?   

I would love a garden that has an abundance of colorful vegetables, however it really is all about the tools to get the garden going isn’t it? One of my favorite small garden spades was left in the dirt too long and is now a bit rusty, it’s still my favorite. 

Dakota County will host a Garden Tool Swap on Saturday, April 20th from 11am- 1pm at the Lakeville Maintenance Facility.

The City of Chanhassen will host a Garden Tool Swap on Saturday, April 27th from 10am- 12pm at the Chanhassen Recreation Center.

Washington County is hosting a Garden Tool Swap on Wednesday, May 1st from 4-7pm at the Washington County Environmental Center.

The upcoming Minneapolis Garden Tool Swaps will take place at various different locations, on May 11th from 9am-12pm.  A chance for you to find the perfect rake or maybe you need a little shovel to dig out those carrots you are planting for the first time?  

• Armatage Park
  • 2500 57th St W, Minneapolis, MN 55410
• Folwell Park
  • 1615 Dowling Ave N, Minneapolis, MN 55412
• Martin Luther King Jr Park
  • 4055 Nicollet Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55409
• Logan Park
  • 690 13th Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413
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Additional Minneapolis locations will be posted soon.

The City of Burnsville is hosting a Garden Tool Swap in coordination with their Annual Native Plant Market on Saturday, May 18th from 9am- 12pm. Bring gently used items such as shovels, rakes, hoses, birdfeeders, ceramic pots, and much more to trade with neighbors and refresh your garden’s look. Items must be in good, usable condition. Broken items and plastic planter pots will not be accepted. Swaps are open to everyone. No purchases are necessary. Bring what you can and take what you’d like!