Quirky Charm of the Moore Botanical Garden

Moore Botanical Garden, Lake City, S.C.

Take a good look. Those stepping stones are giant tires filled with dirt and grass. It is just under two hours to the Moore Botanical Garden but go ahead and bookmark the site and plan to visit some day. They have very reasonably priced classes, an occasional open house and tours by appointment. The property was Darla Moore's family property and she still has a home there. We were respectfully asked not to take pictures of the actual residence. It was a beautiful sunny day when I visited last Sunday and I tried to take pictures of some of the quirky details for you. Enjoy!

Moore Botanical Garden - Lake City, S.C.

Moore Botanical Gardens, Lake City, S.C.

A bonus happy surprise from my trip to Lake City was a quick stop at the Moore Botanical Gardens.
The garden wasn't open for tours but I enjoyed the drive in and a visit to the sod house on display near the entrance. The sod structure was designed and created by Herb Parker.

For a better tour, visit an earlier entry from Tales from the Laboratory with photos describing the entire garden.

Here is the good news - for folks interested in making the trip, there is an event coming up in May.

May Days: Plant sale and pig pickin’

For the first time ever, we’ll be combining two of our favorite things: Plants and BBQ!  Please join us in the garden from 8:30 am until 3:00 pm on both Friday, May 17th and Saturday, May 18th for this special open house. The plant sale will feature over 65 varieties of choice, hard to find and unusual plants from the garden. Some varieties will sell out quickly, so plan to arrive early for the best selection.