Charleston, SC has been on my bucket list of places to visit for a very long time and I had always planned to some day visit with my daughter. But, in the meantime; my good friend was attending a wedding in Charleston and asked me if I’d like to join her on the trip! Of course I agreed!
Our visit happened to be scheduled during the time of The Charleston Festival sponsored by the Historic Charleston Foundation. (In its 79th year!) One of the festival activities included a series of House & Garden Tours. These tours gave access to privately owned historic homes, select interiors, and private gardens and we were able to book one of the tours in advance of our trip.
Although photos were not allowed on the tour, I was able to capture some photos during our walk around the city to give you an idea of the Charleston vibe. I am sharing some in this first Charleston post. (My next post will share a couple of my favorite Charleston landmarks.)
The fountain in front of the restaurant Husk.
One thing I had heard about Charleston was that there were plenty of beautiful window boxes. We were able to find some. It seemed it must have been the beginning of the window box season since we saw quite a few people planting window boxes while we walked around the city.
As gardeners, we did take note that the window boxes were planted very full – many more plants per box than we would have expected. So, if you plant window boxes – take note that the ones with the most beautiful results did not skimp on the plants!
Other details we noticed at many of the homes were the gates and iron work as well as some pretty house numbers.
If you haven’t yet visited Charleston, I highly recommend a trip! Please enjoy the photos!
Thanks for stopping by!
Have a great weekend and remember to take pleasure in simple things, Jackie
Lovely. So glad you got to go!