Salvaging Discarded Plants

[malagabob]

There's a large wood near my sons house in Scotland that I regularly take my grandson for walks when visiting. The locals use it to dump grass/hedge cuttings, plus discarded plants. It's surprising what roots and flowers in the summer there. This week I came across a large mound of Gazinias that some one had thrown away Being a gardener I salvaged some for my sons garden, placing them in a sheltered spot. And some for myself to bring home.
Do others do this when encountering discarded plants.

[Chipchopper]

Yes Bob,
I've had a few good plants like that, what you have to look out for though, is weeds that may be among the dumped plants, such as ground elder, couch grass, three cornered garlic, bellbine, Japanese knotweed roots etc that may be there.

[melv16]

I always look in skips outside garden centres. I've found many a plant in them.

[Jennykenny]

Oh, half my garden is from salvaged plants - the other half from cuttings 'borrowed' of interesting plants from gardens that I pass on my daily walk.
I only take a little snip from bits that are hanging out into the road.
In return I often put out rooted cuttings of vines, spider plants, money plants etc in my front garden for passersby to help themselves.

[bunkmoreland]

We lived near a large cemetery,and i used to walk around it for the peace and quiet. One day, walked past a bin that had a large number of forget me nots and pansies (that needed dead heading) just thrown out!! I hate waste,so brought some of them back to my garden and replanted them after dead heading. They thrived and I was hooked on " saving" thrown out plants:-) Used to go there weekly and it was shocking how many begonias.geraniums and roses etc in pots,are discarded because they just needed dead heading to re flower! I got to enjoy those plants for so much longer and had a beautiful garden to show for it;-)