Brookgreen Gardens

Ancient moss-covered oaks, gorgeous plants and trees
By Patricia Blackstock

LEGOS summer 2016 at Brookgreen Gardens!

The ancient huge plants and flowers a well as moss-covered oaks are beautiful all year long. If you have not visited Brookgreen Gardens, be sure to add this experience to your "to do" list! You will also enjoy spectacular American sculpture located in and among the gardens. Here are some plants, trees and flowers which I photographed at various times throughout the year.

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1. Old Kitchen, surrounded by flowers. 2. and 3. Crab Apple tree 4. Trees in spring 5. Darwin Hybrid poppy

Spring at Brookgreen Gardens. The gardens are beautiful and they bring out the best in Mother Nature with lovely pastel colors

A tapestry of Spring Flowers at Brookgreen Gardens. The pink and white azaleas are in bloom, and it is a treat to be able to photograph the flowers and relax along the way amid beautiful flora views.

Brookgreen Moss-covered Dogwoods and Azaleas

Brookgreen Gardens Dogwoods and Azaleas in bloom

1 and 2 .Foxglove. 3 and 4. Pink Azaleas in the sin the gardens. 6. Spring. Hibiscus scenic views along the trail.

1. Pond Lily. 2. Fall foliage in pots. 3. View from the archway at Brookgreen 4. Potted seasonal flowers

Giant Moss Covered Oaks, Oak Alle, Brookgreen Gardens

1. Floral view through Brookgreen arch. 2. Ancient moss-covered oaks. Bromeliad 4. From the Brookgreen Cactus Garden. 5. Green foliage surrounds a Griffin 6. Chamomiles Specolosa Rosaceae (Flowering Quince)

1. Ginger Lily 2. Moss-covered oaks, Muley Grass 3. Azalea 6. Wisteria at Brookgreen Gardens

1. Grape Fern 2. and 3. Wisteria 4. Grape leaves on an archway in Brookgreen Gardens. A view of Brookgreen Gardens through an archway

Dogwoods and Azaleas Spring in Brookgreen

1. The Oak Allée features ancient moss-covered oaks 2. Trail of Azaleas 3. Double azalea. 4. Nature views in Brookgreen Gardens 5. Sunset through the ancient oaks.

1. Brookgreen Garden's famous moss-covered ancient oaks in Oak Allée 2. Brown-eyed Susans 3. Purple Passion 4. Brown-eyed Susans
5. Foxglove

1 and 2 . The Day Lily is a very popular flower. 3. and 4. Lotus Blossoms 5. Seaweed sculpture amid Lotus blossoms

1. Resurrection Plant on an old moss-covered oak, located in Oak Allée, Brookgreen Gardens. Rose 3. and 4. Hurricane Lily (Spider Lily) 5. Bromeliad

1. Taken in the Cactus Garden (near the Pavilion Restaurant) 2. Water Lily at the Diana pond 3. Brookgreen potted flowers. 4. Cone flower. 5. Day Lily at Brookgreen Gardens

1. Yours Truly shooting poppies. 2. Caladium 3. Coccineus Scarlet Hibiscus 4. Princess Lace Hydrangea 5. Calla Lily 5. Bromeliad

1. Bromeliad from the Cactus area near the Pavilion Restaurant in Brookgreen Gardens, and 3. Trumpet flowers 4. Lantana 5. Water Lily with reflection at the Diana Pod, Brookgreen Gardens - The "Jolie Monde" lily

1.Catesby's lily 2. Platter Magnolia 3. Water Lily 5. Lilium Columbianum Riger Lily. 6. Coral Honeysuckle

1 and 2 Beautiful flowers at Brookgreen Gardens 3. Caladium 4. Fiji Waterfall 5. Albo Lacinatus (hibiscus hybrid.) 6. Bromeliad

4. Atamasco wildflower 2 Deciduous Red Berries 3 Me 4. Planter Magnolia buds 5. Royal Purple Hydrangea 6 Bottle Brush

Moss-covered oaks surround the old kitchen and bell

1. Moss-covered oaks 2 . Poppy 3. Purple beauty berries 4. Gaillardia in a "globe." 5. A globe of flowers at Brookgreen Gardens

Old moss-covered oaks Brookgreen Gardrens

1. Cactus near the Pavilion Restaurant 2. and 3. Crep Myrtle in November. Old moss-covered oaks at the Diana Pool 5. Sun shining through a large tree.

Spring 2013 1. Dogwood, 2. Day Lily 3. Water Lily. 4. Path along the garden wall. 5. Stag Leaf Hanging Plant. 6. A blanket of Leucojum aestivum (common name: snowflake)

1. Amaranth 2. and 3. Pond Lilies 4 Iris 5. Lady Slipper (poor man's orchid) 6. Crepe Myrtle - Brookgreen Gardens in the spring

1. Spring 2013: Flowers growing against a garden wall. 2. and 3. LoebnerMagnolia bloom (The Loebner Magnolia can grow to 25 feet, while the Magnolia Anne is much smaller and it will grow to 10 ft. tall. 4. 5. 6. Jonquils amd other spring flowers blooming in Brookgreen Gardens.

Beautiful array of spring flowers at Brookgrreen Gardens

1. Pink Camiellia 2.poppies and foxglove 3. Spring flowers, thriving in the gardens. 4. Red Camellia 5. Columbine

1. Platter Magnolia 2. and 3. Hibiscus 4. and 5. Lilium Star Gazers

Hydrangea. Marophylla Brookgreen Gardens

1. Hydrangea Marophylla

Princess Lace Hydrangea Brookgreen Gardens

1. This large tree was covered with red berries. 2. Princess Hydrangea. 3. Lady of the night. 4. Daisy 5. Iris (Dwarf Iris?)

We had a lot of ice and lost some trees on 2/16/14 due to high winds. I wanted to ee how bacly Brookgreen was affected. They had some areas closed due to cleanup from fallen trees/limbs, and they were still working to remove debris. But ut the old oaks have withstood worse weather, and I didn't see much damage. I went back to Brookgreen on 2/18/14 and took these photos:
1. Star Magnolia 2. Star Magnoliatree blooms in te winter. 3. Jonquil 4. Camellia Japonica 5. Old oak, apparently undamaged by the ice storm

The Resurrection plant lives on the limb of the large oak

The photos above we taken 3/21/2014. 1. Red Bud tree in bloom 2. Magnolia Anne 3. Hyacinth and Daffodils 4. The Resurrection plant living on the limb of the large oak. A Red Bud tree is in the middle of this photo. 4. Magnolia Anne, a small tree in bloom

The photos below were taken on 4/12 and 4/13.

Hyacinthoides-hispanica, aka Spanish Bluebell

1. Leucojum aestivum ( proper name for summer snowflake) Thank you, Nancy, for this ID! 2. Spring flowers in Brookgreen Gardens. 3. Tulip 4. Spring flowers surrounding the ancient moss-covered oaks. 5. Hyacinthoides-hispanica, aka Spanish Bluebell

Rhododendron hybrid Southern India Azalea

1. Papaver Croceum (Iceland Poppy) 2. Rhododendron hybrid Southern India Azalea 3. Please send me an email if you know the name of this flower 4. and 5. Tulips

Above: 1. Tapestry of Tulips. 2. Poppies 3. Azalea 4. Spring at the pond 5. Azalea

May, 2014 1. Delphinium 2. Samson and Lion surreounded by snapdragons and foxglove. 3. Beautiful flowers near Diana of the Chase 4. Day Lily 5. Pond surrounded by many colorful poppies!

May, 2014 1. Cone Flowers 2. Topiary pony grazing in the Palmetto Garden 3. and 4. Poppies 5.Red Lion Amaryllis

Spring, 2016: 1.Variety of Spring flowers at Brookgreen Gardens 2. Dogwood tree 3. Daffodils 4. Kale and Cabbage 5. Azalea throughout the Garden

1. Yellow Jasmine (our SC State Flower) 2. daffodils (Nirclssus spp.) 3. Ancient moss-covere3d oaks. 4. Varnado' Pink Rhododendron 5. Tulips

1. Summer Snowflakes 2. and 3. lgiri tree - Salicaceae 4. Hosta

I'm missing some flower identifications. If you can put a name to them, please let me know. And if you see any that you think are incorrect, I would appreciate knowing that too! Thanks so much!

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Page 1. Brookgreen Gardens Sculpture (with list of sculpture, information about the sculptor and photos

Page 3. Brookgreen/s birds, Butterflies, Alligators, Otters, Fox, and many other animals at the LowCountry Zoo and misc. photosPage 4. Special Events and Festivals including Halloween scarecrows, Nights of a Thousand Candles, and Cool Summer Nights live concerts

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