The lush garden is also home to the largest collection of American figurative sculpture in the country.
Explore all this outdoor museum has to offer.
More akin to an outdoor museum than a garden, Brookgreens mission has remained the same since its inception.
Credit: Robbie Caponetto
The gardens collection of American figurative statues remains a huge draw for visitors.
TheLowcountry Zoofocuses on animals native to South Carolina.
Nights of a Thousand Candles is a 25-year tradition.
During summer, explore the gardens after dark at Summer Light: Art by Night.
Throughout the year there are also workshops, concerts, garden walks, and private events.
It would be unfair to typify Brookgreen as solely a garden.
Its a garden, but its also an art museum.
The four available excursions last about four hours in all.
While there’s plenty in bloom during the summer months at Brookgreen, winter is not to be missed.
Spring is a must for tulips, daffodils, and crocuses.
Joshua John Ward owned the property and used it for rice production.
He enslaved 1,092 people in 1850, the most in the United States at the time.
