Join us in welcoming Guinn Wallover to share with us how native plants can be used in floating wetlands and shoreline buffers to enhance pond systems. She serves as a Water Resources Extension Agent for the coastal district and serves as coordinator of the Master Pond Manager program. Guinn is the Coordinator for the Charleston County Extension Office.

Guinn's areas of interest include pond management, surface water and groundwater monitoring and water quality analysis. Guinn is a member of the South Carolina Association of Stormwater Managers, American Water Resources Association, and South Carolina County Agricultural Agent Association. She is a Non-Commercial Pesticide Licensed Applicator, SC Stormwater BMP Inspection and Maintenance Inspector, NC Stormwater BMP Inspection and Maintenance Certified Professional, and SC Certified Erosion Prevention and Sediment Control Inspector. 

No RSVP needed. Included with Garden admission.

July 13, 2021 is Brookgreen Gardens' 90th Birthday and we are starting off the day with a morning walk through the gardens with Page Kiniry, President and CEO. Page will be joined by Robin Salmon, Vice President of Art and Historical Collections and Curator of Sculpture, and Katherine Rowe, Vice President of Horticulture, to discuss what is new in both of their areas. 

Register for the live Zoom Webinar through the link above and tune in on Tuesday morning, July 13!

Craig Sasser, Jr., Refuge Manager for Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge, and Ray Funnye, Director of Public Services for Georgetown County and The Village Group, will team up to talk about flood events and the role/relationship between habitat conservation and flood water service. The discussion also will include public use planning of Georgetown’s Hasty Point Plantation. Free with Garden admission.

There is nothing prettier than a fresh wreath made with different shades of green and with different textures! It isn’t hard to make a wreath and garland yourself for the holidays. Join Brookgreen Gardens horticulture volunteers as they show you the tricks of making a beautiful wreath or garland for the upcoming holidays. Free with Garden admission.

Class is full at this time.

Join Charles Ruth of the Department of Natural Resources, as he tells you the life history, restoration, and current status of the wild turkey in South Carolina. Free with Garden admission

Join photographers George DeCamp and his special guest, Bill Jones, as they share some of their beautiful photos of birds in honor of National Bird Day. Highlighting amazing photographs from the late Thomas Benson, you will learn more about bird watching with a camera instead of binoculars. In addition, learn other important things we can do for our feathered friends. The talk will be followed by a bird walk in Brookgreen Gardens led by Hal Vivian, a long-time member of the Audubon Society and an avid birder. 

About the Speaker: 

George DeCamp is an international award-winning nature photographer. His images have appeared in various magazines, corporate publications and several museums including 'The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History' in Washington DC, 'The Natural History Museum' in London and several others. 

Spend an evening under the stars, enjoying a Lowcountry buffet dinner followed by ghost tales from Gullah Geechee folklore told by Ron Daise, and gothic fiction performed by actor and horror icon Bill Oberst Jr., all under a waning crescent moon and the moss-draped trees in Brookgreen Garden's Arboretum. 

The evening will begin with a Lowcountry Supper buffet provided by Inlet Affairs. 

After dinner, Ron Daise, famed Gullah Geechee storyteller, will take the stage and share Gullah Geechee stories of Haints, Hags, and Plat-eyes that may have you checking your closets when you go home.  “Stories like Taily-Po, Wiley and the Hairy Man, and Precious and the Boo-Hag are among my repertoire and always leave listeners with spine-tingling terror or amusement,” says Daise.  “On the drive home afterward, you may react with alarm to all sounds, sights, and spooky feelings!”

Then, Los Angeles-based actor and Georgetown County native Bill Oberst Jr. will present a "Gothic Goodnight." The Emmy-winner will recite two Edgar Allan Poe classics: The Cask Of Amontillado and The Raven, plus W.W. Jacobs' The Monkey's Paw, in a 50-minute burst of vocal gymnastics under the oaks as an autumn moon rises. Oberst says the program is inspired by his Audible/Apple podcast Bill Oberst Jr.'s Gothic Goodnight, which features the actor performing bedtime selections of short gothic fiction. "I'm memorizing each piece in the author's original lush language for these special Brookgreen Gardens performances," says Oberst, "after all, it is Halloween weekend - one must pay proper homage!"

Tickets  $50 Members     $55 non-members

Your ticket includes admission and your meal. A cash bar (wine and beer) will be available.

The VIP ticket includes admission for one, a Lowcountry Supper Buffet with reserved seating in the Leonard Pavilion, 1 glass of wine, and premier parking,   $100.                  

All your purchases make a difference and help support Brookgreen Gardens, a 501(c)(3) non-profit.

DINNER MENU (included in your ticket price)

• She Crab Soup and Vegetable Soup
• Steamed Oysters with crackers, cocktail sauce horseradish and hot sauce
• Frogmore Stew - shrimp, corn, kielbasa sausage and red potatoes
• Chicken Bog
• Fettuccine Vegetable Primavera
• Coleslaw
• Rolls
• Banana Pudding and Fruit Bowl
• Iced Tea and Water

Coastal Carolina University’s Dr. Eric S. Crawford has authored a book, “Gullah Spirituals, The Sound of Freedom and Protest in the South Carolina Sea Island,” which recently has been released by USC Press.

Join us for a book signing and meet Dr. Crawford following the 1:00 pm presentation of "The Musicology of the Gullah Geechee Culture" by Ron Daise in the Wall Lowcountry Center Auditorium.

*This event is full.

The Chanticleer from Clay to Bronze; How to Build a Public Sculpture with Bryan Rapp.

Bryan Rapp, Director of Master Sculpture Program at Brookgreen Gardens, will offer a presentation on how he constructed the Chanticleer sculpture for Coastal Carolina University, which will be installed soon. He will show images and videos of the process from clay to bronze.

Wall Lowcountry Center Auditorium and free with Garden admission. 

Celebrate World Poetry Day at Brookgreen Gardens!

I am a South Carolina poet whose chapbook, The Book of Myth (Stepping Stones Press, 2009) was one of six winners in the South Carolina Poetry Initiative chapbook contest. I am motivated to write about the questions I think of: A long life, what I read in the news, my coastal environment, and people who populate my circle. I am inspired by certain folk who bring questions, issues, and beauty to my life. What stirs in my inner self compels me to stay the course. It’s only through craft that I find meaning in words.

Free with Garden admission.