Brookgreen Gardens

Come along on the next leg of our trip! We meandered through the Brookgreen Gardens in Pawley’s Island, SC, just north of Charleston where we were visiting friends. If you can, take a moment to click on the link, this garden is astounding! In 1931, northerners Anna and Archer Harrington purchased Brookgreen plantation—over 9,000acres of swampland, ricelands and marsh

“Originally, their plan was to establish a winter home overlooking the wide, blue Atlantic, but the beauty and history of the land quickly transformed their modest intention into something more grand. In 1931, they organized a non-profit institution with a lofty mission: providing a showcase for American figurative sculpture within a refuge for native plants and animals. A year later, they opened Brookgreen to the public. It is the first sculpture garden in the United States and designated as a National Historic Landmark”.

We loved everything but let’s start with a stroll in the sculpture garden. Many of the sculptures were created by Mrs. Harrington. This one is called Mother and Child-

These bronze sculptures were so lifelike...
Here's one of Mrs. Harrington's...
Loved the girl here...
This one was particularly awesome...
The garden interior...

One last statue (my eldest daughter): "OK, Mom, enough of the sculptures already!" I think the girls spent alot of time dragging me away from places!