“Every gardener knows that under the cloak of winter lies a miracle.” ~Luther Burbank~
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A Visit to Mepkin Abbey at Monck’s Corner, SC “Peace to All Who Enter Here”
Mepkin Plantation was owned by Henry Laurens in the mid- to late 1700s. It was purchased by Henry and Clare Boothe Luce in 1936, and in 1949, the Luces gave to property to the Roman Catholic Church to establish a Trappist Monastery. Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University
Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University
Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University
Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University
Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University
Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University
Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University
Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University
Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University
Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University
Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University
Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University
Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University
Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University
In 1937, Clare Booth Luce commissioned Loutrell Briggs, famous NY and Charleston landscape architect, to design a garden near the high bluff above the Cooper River. Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University
Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University
Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University
Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University
Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University
Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University
Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University
Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University
Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University
Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University
Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University
Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University
Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC,
“Every gardener knows that under the cloak of winter lies a miracle.” ~Luther Burbank~
Take a walk and enjoy the beautiful South Carolina spring.
What’s blooming at the South Carolina Botanical Garden this week!
The wonderful world of insects!
What’s blooming in the Crooked Trail Farm Garden this week!
Here’s what’s blooming at Crooked Trail Farm this week.
I have a collection of heirloom German flag iris from my mother’s garden along with shared plants from aunts and good friends. The cultivar names are unknown, but the memories of the people who shared them with me abound every time I see the irises bloom.
What’s Blooming in the Crooked Trail Farm Garden This Week.
What’s blooming at the South Carolina Botanical Garden This Week.
A recent visit to Maplewood Gardens in East Flat Rock, NC where there is an incredible collection of Japanese maples. The Mr. Maple nursery specializes in these beautiful maples.
A Stroll Around Crooked Trail Farm This Week
It’s camellia time at the South Carolina Botanical Garden!