Heritage Corridor Garden Destinations

Discover the tranquil beauty of South Carolina by visiting one of the many garden destinations within the fourteen counties of the Heritage Corridor. The South Carolina National Heritage Corridor has begun laying the groundwork for gardens within the Corridor to form an association that will cross-promote, market, and work together for the continued development of garden destinations.    

From the rolling hills of the Upstate to the gentle coast of Charleston, gardens have been identified that will draw tourists to discover many unique locations where they can discover the rose, azalea, peaceful parkways, and prayer gardens.  The South Carolina Botanical Gardens, Clemson, is a 295 acre garden of nature trails, ponds, niche gardens, and award winning collections.  While visiting Clemson, you certainly would want to make the trip to the Central Heritage Museum’s Heritage Garden where beautiful statues are featured amidst the rose garden.  Other gardens to visit and discover would include Park Seed, Greenwood, Rose Hill Estate, Aiken, and Hopelands Gardens, Aiken.  Each of these brings a unique splendor to the garden destinations of the Heritage Corridor.  When visiting Region 3, tour downtown Springfield and while you are there discover the gardens created with love for ones community.  The butterfly garden was built to honor a very special resident of Springfield.  In Orangeburg, discover the Edisto Memorial Gardens, a place of history and beauty, where past and current award winning roses from the All-America Rose Selection are featured.  Moving into Region 4 of the Corridor, visitors will certainly not want to miss the historical gardens and properties at Middleton Place, Drayton Hall, Boone Hall Plantation, and Magnolia Plantation and Gardens.  Each of these locations features a unique lowcountry garden while each plantation has its very own story to share with visitors. 

Coming soon will be a guide to the gardens of the Heritage Corridor. Funded in part by the South Carolina National Heritage Corridor, the Mountain Lakes Region, the City of Orangeburg, the City of Aiken, and private donors, this guide will be the map to discovering these destinations. Plans are to have the new guide in place by late spring. And, continue reading your South Carolina publications as many will be featuring stories on the gardens as the bloom into the spring and summer seasons. 
 

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The niches currently being developed are trails in Gardens, Fine and Traditional Arts, Ag-tourism and African American Heritage. If you are located in the SC National Heritage Corridor,  are a tourism destination that could fall within one of these niches and are interested in becoming involved, please email us!

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