Herbs are fascinating plants! They have had many uses throughout our history. They have had a culinary use and a medicinal use.

Join Master Herbalist Janice Oldfield as she discusses the historical roots of herbal medicine and the therapeutic effects of different herbal preparations used today.

Then participate with Viki Richardson in creating a small herb garden to take home.

Cost Members $20 Non-members $35

Join Brookgreen's Butterfly Keeper, Tara Johns-Berry, as she teaches us about the butterfly’s life cycle and how to attract them to your garden with host plants and nectar plants. Learn the difference between a butterfly and a moth, and how we can make our environment butterfly friendly.

Those who pay attention as they are driving on Highway 17 in the Pawleys Island area may have noticed the ruins of an old motel behind a fence and a street sign saying "Old Beach Road." That is what is left of McKenzie Beach, once a popular and well-known vacation resort. But what made it important then was that it was a beach for African-Americans at a time when direct access to the Atlantic oceanfront in the Jim Crow South was extremely limited.

"McKenzie Beach Memories - Art by Natalie Daise" is made up of paintings that have been used as the illustrations for the book "McKenzie Beach Memories," published by CLASS Publishing and available in September.

In the Wall Lowcountry Center Learning Lab One, September 5 - October 15, 2020, from 12:00 - 4:30 p.m. 

Free with garden admission.

Join us for beloved autumn traditions at our annual Harvest Home Weekend!

This family favorite event includes a Pumpkin Patch and Scarecrow Building!

Pick your pumpkin and show off your decorating skills! 

Small Pumpkins - $5 | Large Pumpkins - $9

Craft your unique scarecrow with our ready-to-assemble "mystery scarecrow" kits, or bring your favorite outfits from home to personalize your creation.

Take your scarecrow home for $7, or take home for free if you bring your own outfit!

The little ones will love exploring our hay maze—a weekend favorite! Complement the fun with free face painting and various craft tables for endless artistic exploration. In addition, don't miss our Autumn Creek Adventure and enjoy live music to complete your day of family fun.

Supplies are limited!

Brookgreen Food Vendors: Harvest Restaurant | The Old Kitchen |The Courtyard Cafe

Food Trucks: EZ Cheezy | Let's Ride BBQ | Kona Ice

Brookgreen's Plein Air Guild will display works in the Jennewein Gallery.

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Kokedama means “moss ball” and is a form of Japanese garden art that is centuries old. Join Viki Richardson, a horticulturist as she helps you create your own Kokedama!

$30 member and $45 nonmembers  **WORKSHOP IS SOLD OUT**

Leonard Pavilion. Limit 15

Join Brookgreen Gardens’ horticulturist Mary Ann Melchionna for a tour of the Upper Right Wing. Mary Ann will discuss plantings in the raised beds throughout the garden, the creeping fig, and the plantings beneath the majestic live oak.

About the Speaker: 

Mary Ann Melchionna worked at Barlow Flower Farm in Sea Girt, NJ on and off for over 30 years doing container design and off site annual and perennial beds. She also worked at True Blue Nursery in Pawleys Island, taking care of their greenhouse and being responsible for planting the containers for retail sale. As a horticulturist at Brookgreen Gardens, her designated areas to care for are the White Garden, Live Oak Allee, Et Cetera, Dionysus, Alligator Bender, Carolina Terrace, and Upper Right Wing. Since she has been here, she has organized the Upper Right Wing, the upper beds in Live Oak Allee, and is currently working her magic in Et Cetera! 

Dirt & Details: The Chime Garden with Miles Arnott  
Join Miles Arnott, Vice President of Horticulture and Conservation, for a tour of the Chime Garden. Miles will show and discuss a variety of bromeliads and aroids as well as their culture and care, explain designing with foliar color and texture, and share the story of the renovation at the Chime Garden. 

About the Speaker: 

 As the Vice president of Horticulture and Conservation at Brookgreen Gardens, Miles Arnott is responsible for the institution’s cultivated and natural landscapes and supervises the horticulture, landscape, and natural areas staff. He directs the horticultural development and maintenance of the Archer and Anna Hyatt Huntington Sculpture Garden and oversees the environmental stewardship of Brookgreen’s significant natural areas. 

Recent Acquisitions will include works added to the Brookgreen Gardens collection since 2018. These include objects from the collections of the National Sculpture Society, the family of Leonda Finke, Tuck and Janice Langland, Peggy McNeil, the family of Nathaniel Kaz, and more great artwork and historic objects.

Join us for a Runway Show for the 

Spring/Summer 2020 Collection by Susan Albright

Susan will be presenting her new line of original designs for the current season. Feminine, casually elegant, comfortable dresses and tops made from organic cotton designed and sewn in the lowcountry.  Visit her website to see more of her designs.

Be the first to see the new line that was scheduled to be presented on the runway at Charleston Fashion Week in April but was postponed due to COVID. 

Light bites will be provided by Get Carried Away. 

Important Information for attending the fashion show.

We care about the health and well-being of all our guests, volunteers, and employees, and have taken safety precautions since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis.  As we move forward, it is important that we continue to make temporary, yet necessary, changes to our policies in order to create a safe environment for all our guests and team members.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the use of a simple face covering slows the spread of the virus and prevents those who unknowingly have the virus from transmitting it to others.  We encourage use of such face coverings.

Parking will be in the Work Horse field, just across from the Leonard Pavilion. Handicapped parking is available in the Lowcountry Center paved parking lot.

We appreciate our members and guests following these guidelines so that we may keep this exhibit safe for all to enjoy.