Do you know of a website or referral service for “recycling” plants? I have about 10 feet of barberry (Berberis) bushes that I want to get rid of and thought if they could be dug up with enough of the roots, someone could use them. They are quite ornamental, birds love them, and the thorns are quite lethal (for me, not the birds).
You can contact Plant Amnesty’s Adopt-a-Plant program.
You can also try GardenWeb’s Pacific Northwest Garden Exchange, or freecycle. You might also see if there is a “Buy Nothing” group in your area which you can join.