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 Huntington Sculpture Garden - Brookgreen Gardens - Murrells Inlet, SC Posted by:  sfwife
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Brookgreen Gardens is a sculpture garden and wildlife preserve just south of Murrells Inlet, South Carolina. It was the first public sculpture garden in America and has in its collection more than 1,200 works by 350 sculptors.
Waymark Code: WM7BY6
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 10/02/2009
Views: 5
Known as the Archer and Anna Hyatt Huntington Sculpture Garden, this garden was designed in 1931 by Anna Hyatt Huntington in the shape of a spread wing butterfly. On entering the Diana Garden, the breadth of this magnificent place stands before you. The Live Oak Allee garden is comprised of 250 year old live oaks trees that were planted in the early 1700s when Brookgreen Gardens was a thriving rice plantation. These inspiring matriarchs frame this garden space like a living cathedral.
The four wings of the butterfly offer many horticultural surprises and delights as you move deeper into the Sculpture Garden. The most notable are the Dorothy P. Peace Garden Room for Children located in the lower right wing and the Kitchen Garden found in the lower left wing. The Brenda W. Rosen Carolina Terrace Garden has a spectacular array of perennials, roses, shrubs and mature trees.
Three additional major gardens departed from the butterfly design with the focus on a formality not seen up to this point in the Gardens. The Dogwood Garden, originally laid out prior to WWII, was not completed until the war’s conclusion in 1945. The Palmetto Garden, named for the use of Sabal palmetto South Carolina’s state tree, was completed in 1950.
One of the most recent gardens, is also the most whimsical. The Fountain of the Muses Garden, designed to display the sculpture of the same name, takes bold garden design to new heights.
The Arboretum serves as the transition between the original sculpture gardens and the E. Craig Wall, Jr. Lowcountry Center in the distance. Through the years sculpture has been added to the Arboretum among gigantic specimen trees.~from the website 2009 ADMISSION PRICES:
Members are FREE.
Children 5 and under are FREE when accompanied by an adult.
Adults 13-64: $12
Seniors 65 and over: $10
Children 6-12: $5
Discount prices for groups of 15 or more
Garden Name: Archer and Anna Hyatt Huntington Sculpture Garden
Owner/Commissioner of Garden: Brookgreen Gardens
Location: Brookgreen Gardens
Address:
1931 Brookgreen Drive
Murrells Inlet, SC USA
29576
Hours: Brookgreen Gardens is open seven days a week from 9:30 a.m. through 5 p.m. It is closed only on Christmas Day.
Fees?: yes
Garden Website: [Web Link]
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Parking Coordinates: Not Listed
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