A few shared understandings.
Plant It On is a free, non-commercial service, personally operated by Stuart Hough, established in United Kingdom. It is not operated through a registered company. Contact hello@plantiton.com.
A free introduction
Every item is free. No buying, selling, deposits, courier charges or other fees. Plant It On makes an introduction; it does not sell, inspect, transport or guarantee an item. Nothing in these terms excludes rights or liability that the law does not allow to be excluded.
Adults and accounts
Plant It On is exclusively for adults aged 18 and over. Anyone under 18 must not register or use the website. Enter your true date of birth when registering; it is used to check the age you declare, without asking for identity documents. Use your own account, provide accurate information and keep login details private. Be kind and lawful. Do not impersonate anyone, evade restrictions or use the service to contact children. An adults-only rule does not replace the operator’s responsibility to assess child access and applicable safety duties.
Local collections in Great Britain
Items must be located in England, Scotland or Wales. Northern Ireland is outside the launch coverage. Members arrange local collection themselves and choose whether to proceed. Do not offer or arrange deliveries through the website or ask for payment or collection charges.
Member Responsibility
Plant It On is a free community platform that allows adults aged 18 and over to connect and share garden plants and items.
Members communicate and arrange exchanges independently and at their own discretion.
Each member is responsible for their own messages, behaviour, arrangements and decisions, including any meetings or collections.
Plant It On does not participate in exchanges, inspect items, verify members' claims or guarantee the conduct of other users.
Members accept responsibility for assessing the suitability and safety of any exchange they choose to undertake.
Plant It On is not responsible for disputes, disagreements or losses arising from interactions between members, except where responsibility cannot lawfully be excluded.
These member responsibilities do not limit Plant It On’s own legal duties, including data protection and applicable online safety obligations. Nothing in these terms excludes liability for fraud, or death or personal injury caused by negligence.
What belongs here
Plants, shrubs, trees and genuinely reusable garden items you own and may legally give away. No prohibited invasive, illegally obtained, protected or diseased plants; unsafe items, pesticides, controlled substances, weapons, animals, spam or general household classifieds. Site rules may exclude items even where possession is otherwise lawful.
Identify plants and check official rules for the place they are located. Giving a plant away is not a blanket exemption from invasive-species, plant-health or protected-species law. Read Sharing safely; if unsure, leave it out.
Listings and conversations
Describe condition, size and known hazards honestly, including toxicity. Use photographs you are entitled to share. Do not publish private addresses or anyone else’s personal information. You keep ownership of your content and allow the service to display and process it as necessary to operate and safeguard Plant It On.
Do not harass, threaten, scam, discriminate unlawfully, send sexual content or unrelated advertising, or upload unlawful content. Do not post pornography, content promoting suicide, self-harm or eating disorders, or material that exploits or endangers children. Personal collection details belong in a private conversation, only when you feel comfortable.
Mark collected items taken. Available listings expire after 90 days unless renewed. Removal and retention follow the privacy information; old information is not being deleted automatically yet. The privacy information explains the approved schedule and how to request help.
These content rules apply to everyone, in listings, photographs and private messages. Bullying, abuse targeting personal characteristics, incitement to hatred, serious violence or instructions for it, dangerous challenges and encouragement of harmful substance use are not allowed. This includes material that encourages harm even where it is not illegal. Practical advice about plant toxicity, tools and safe gardening is welcome.
Reports, blocking and moderation
Report a listing from its details, or use “Report or block” in a conversation to report a message or the other member. Email hello@plantiton.com if you cannot sign in or are affected without an account. New-message blocking does not erase old history or stop someone viewing a public listing. Already sent notifications cannot be recalled.
The operator may proportionately restrict content or an account where justified for safety, law or these rules. Reporting does not automatically remove content. Automated public-listing suggestions also require contextual review and do not alone ban a member or permanently remove an item. Decisions should be recorded and explained where lawful, with a route to request review, while protecting reporters and necessary investigations.
Complaints and closing your account
Contact hello@plantiton.com with the relevant page or report reference, your concern and the outcome you seek. The operator initially handles complaints personally; there is no promise of an independent appeals team or round-the-clock monitoring. See Contact & reporting.
To close your account, choose “Delete my account” in Account settings and confirm once. It removes your listings and unneeded photographs and removes or redacts your messages while protecting other members’ accounts and remaining records. Any necessary legal or safety retention must be limited, documented and reviewed. Read account deletion and your data for the process and help if you cannot sign in. If this option is unavailable, or you need help, you can email hello@plantiton.com.
These terms do not take away any rights or protections you have under the law.