Garden Strolls

The South's public gardens are as diverse as they are breathtaking. To see our regional natives at their best, take in the world-class beauty of Missouri Botanical Garden; admire bluebonnets at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, Texas; or stroll among native azaleas at Georgia's Callaway Gardens. Truth is, however, all the South's great gardens actually started in South Carolina--specifically, at Middleton Place, our country's oldest landscaped gardens, which introduced camellias and so many other plants we have adopted as our own.