Plant drop off will begin at 8:30am. Please enter Quarterman Park at the entrance closest to Spruill Avenue (at the intersection of Buist Avenue and Rugheimer Avenue). Follow the signs around the park and turn right on South Boulevard.

Volunteers will be waiting along South Boulevard to help you unload your plants, get you signed in, and give you your tickets for the swap. Remember, each plant you bring = 1 ticket for the swap (up to a max of 25 tickets). Please ensure that all of your plants are labeled with the plant name – common or scientific names are fine! You can drop off your plants and any wagons, carts, etc. at this time. Please be patient if the line backs up a little while volunteers are unloading.

If you do not have any plants to swap, you can still attend the swap. Anyone without plants will receive five “free” tickets as a courtesy, thanks to our generous plant sponsors.

Once you have unloaded everything and signed in, please proceed down South Boulevard and turn left along Old Park Road. Turn left when you reach Spruill Avenue, and proceed to the outer islands of Park Circle to Park. There will be signs directing you toward the parking areas. The spaces along Old Park Road will be reserved for Handicap Parking.

You must check in between 8:30am-9:30am to receive your tickets for the swap. After 9:30am, event volunteers will be organizing plants by type and getting the plant stations ready for the swap.

After parking, meet us back in the plant swap area to browse the plants before the swap. Please do not enter the roped off area before the start of the swap is officially announced.

The Rustic Muffin Food Truck will be available throughout the swap with coffee and breakfast items available for purchase.

We will do a short welcome and introduction at 9:45am.

The swap will start at 10am! You can select one plant for each ticket you received at check-in. After you have finalized your plant selections, head to the check out tables to check-out with your plants and tickets. You can also browse our seed swap and cuttings table after checking out. If you need to drive your car back around to load up your new plants, please let an event volunteer know so they can watch your plants while you are picking up your car.

This year, we will also host a bonus scavenger hunt after the swap, starting at 11:30am! Find the number rubber ducks around the park and redeem them for a prize at the scavenger hunt table!

• Remember to bring your seeds and plant rootings. There will be a table set up where you can swap with other seeds and plant rootings.

• You will receive one ticket per plant that you bring to the swap (with a maximum of 25 tickets per attendee).

• Don’t have any plants to swap? Attendees without plants will receive 5 “free” swap tickets thanks to donations from our event sponsors.

• Please bring a wagon, box, or container to transport your new plants. Be sure your name is on your items. We recommend adding a phone number as well as the swap is crowded and things can get misplaced quickly!

• There will be Plant Swap signs to direct you toward drop off and parking when you arrive.

• Follow the “North Charleston Plant Swap” page on Facebook to keep up with the latest news and updates about the swap!

How many plants can I bring to the swap?

The short answer is as many as you'd like! You will receive one ticket per plant that you bring, and each ticket can be redeemed for another plant. You will receive a maximum of 25 tickets, but please feel free to bring additional plants if you'd like.

What if I don’t have any plants to swap?

That’s OK! Thanks to our generous plant swap sponsors, we are able to offer five “free” tickets to anyone attending the swap without any plants.

What time should I arrive?

Sign-in and plant drop off will take place from 8:30-9:30am. This gives our volunteers time to get the plants sorted into different sections before the swap starts at 10. You need to drop off your plants before 9:30am to be able to redeem them for tickets.

What kind of plants should I bring?

Officially, there aren’t any rules about the types of plants you can bring. All we ask is that you only bring plants that you would also be happy taking home with you. We want everyone swapping plants to have high-quality plants to exchange.

We are still in need of volunteers and event sponsors. Email us at kncbsc@gmail.com to find out how you can get involved!