The 2016 Raleigh Fall Swap will be held Saturday, September 24th 2016
at White Deer Park - Pine Shelter in Garner. The shelter is reserved
from 1pm til 4pm. Swapping will begin around 2. Everything will be the
same as in past swaps.

We have three activities going on at the same time - the general
swap, special trades, and the picnic. You are free to join in on any of
them. The general swap is done in a modified Round Robin style where I
ding a bell and you get to grab a limited number of plants and then
stash them in your special hiding spot outside the shelter (most folks
designate an area in the lawn beside the shelter). After a few rounds
all heck breaks loose and we just grab all the left over plants. The
special trade swaps are off to the side or in the parking lot and are
where you exchange plants one-on-one with someone you have arranged a
trade with. There will be a Special Trades thread started here on the
Carolina Garden Web Exchange subforum to handle all the details. The
only rule is that you need to keep your special trades away from the
main shelter or else someone may take them during the general swap. The
picnic is after the swapping. A Swap Food List thread will also show up
where people can announce what they will be bringing. There are a few
grocery stores nearby so that items can be picked up on your way to the
park if you don’t feel like cooking.

As in the past we have no rules, you are free to haul anything
gardening related to the swap and give it away - this includes live
plants, seeds and bulbs, cuttings, pottery, tools and equipment. One
thing that sets our swap apart from others is that we do not require you
to even bring plants in order to participate. We always have way more
plants than people. If you feel guilty taking something for nothing you
can always bring food for the potluck picnic.

Here is the town of Garner’s web page about the park:

http://www.garnernc.gov/Departments/Parks and Recreation/Parks.aspx?ID=25

An easy way to get there is to take the Beltline to exit #299 and
turn South (away from downtown Raleigh). The road you are on is Hammond
or Person (it has two names). Stay on this same road as it crosses Hwy
70, by now it has changed names to Timber Drive. Take Timber Drive all
the way to Aversboro Street and turn Right (this intersection has a
Wallgreens, a CVS and a Lowe’s Foods). There is a small city sign
showing how to get to White Deer or Lake Benson Park. White Deer Park is
on the right. There is a church on the opposite side of the street. If
you see a big wooden sign for Lake Benson you have gone one short block
too far. Once you enter the park take the first turn to the left and
drive until you see the big parking lot. Our shelter (Pine) is after the
turn and right up against the parking lot.

Can’t wait to see everybody!!!

For those of you wanting succulents, here some Propeller Plants (Crassula perfoliata) that I will be bringing along with other non-hardy succulents.