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Charleston GArdens

Mapping Mrs. Whaley’s Iconic Landscape

March 19, 2013

58 Church Street in Charleston, SC (otherwise know as Mrs. Whaley’s Garden), was designed by Loutrell Briggs in the mid- twentieth century as the garden for a family. Today it is loved and occupied by the same family who was raised there!  Marty Whaley Cornwell ( Mrs. Charles) and her family are using the garden much like she did as a child.

Our “Create YOUR Outdoor Room, Courtyard and Retreat” participants had an innovative field session as they learned how to map a special place…by PACING. A pace is approximately 5′ and is a quick way to measure gardens and general field work. A survey form a licensed surveyor is recommended for detailed construction drawings or zoning submissions…but a paced landscape is generally good enough for schematic drawings.

58 Church Street

 

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TweetUp In Charleston April 18

April 12, 2012

DARGAN gardens are infamously beautiful and highly private. In Charleston, several are on tour in April.

Mary Palmer Dargan, ASLA will be in Charleston sharing them at Historic Charleston Foundation Bookstore 108 Meeting Street, Charleston, SC (843) 724-8484.

TweetUp & Book Signing on Wednesday, April 18th, 12-2pm

Join our TweetUp and Book Signing for a chance to WIN a copy of her best-selling book, Timeless Landscape Design. Just use the hashtag #MeetMP

Annual Festival of Houses and Gardens (March 22- April 21)

Website: Purchase tickets!  Historic Charleston Foundation, a nonprofit organization with a mission to preserve and protect the integrity of Charleston’s architectural, historical, and cultural heritage announced the celebration of a landmark anniversary with its 65th annual spring Festival of Houses and Gardens to be held March 22 – April 21, 2012. The premier event of its kind in the country offers visitors the rare opportunity to venture inside nearly 150 of downtown Charleston’s grandest and most historic private residences and gardens district during peak blooming season. The Festival of Houses and Gardens offers visitors house and garden tours, musical concerts, educational luncheon lectures, wine and spirit tastings, harbor boat cruises, plantation picnics with oyster roasts, and morning history walks.

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