Free plants for your garden? That’s possible! At Intratuin in Zoetermeer you can pick up plants from Saturday 12 to Saturday 19 April and that will not cost you anything. The only condition is that you remove tiles from your garden.
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‘In a garden with fewer tiles and more green, you have less flooding and it is cooler in the summer’, says the site of the initiatorMonth of the green garden. The tile exchange action has been set up to ensure that Zoetermeerders make their garden greener.
Two plants for two tiles
How does it work? Get two tiles from your garden and upload a photo here. You will then receive a voucher with which you can pick up two plants at Intratuin on the Voorweg in Zoetermeer. Normally these plants cost 9.98 euros.
You don’t have to take the tiles to the garden center: uploading a photo is sufficient. The system automatically rejects photos if the image is not homemade or if there are no tiles on it. NB! This promotion applies. A maximum of one voucher is available per customer.
Bring tiles for free
The plant action coincides with the NK Tegelwips, which Zoetermeer participates in. Handy: you can bring the tiles from your garden to the environment for free. You can hand in a maximum of three portable bags with tiles.
Month of the green garden
‘Tiles out, plants in it’ is part of the month of the green garden. The initiators share from 1 to April 30, 2025 tips To green your garden and there are different ones activities. The Month of the Groene Garden is an initiative of Milieu Centraal together with, among others, IVN, the Bird Protection and the Bijen Education Center.
According to the Month of the Green Garden, there are several advantages if you transform your Zoetermeer garden into a green paradise:
- Less flooding in heavy rainfall
- Cooler in the summer
- More birds, insects and other animals
- Positive effect on your health