Brookgreen Gardens, Part Two

I have some more pictures to share with you from Brookgreen Gardens today.  You can see my earlier post from February Here.  Brookgreen Gardens is located in Georgetown County, South Carolina.  As I noted previously, these public gardens are situated on a 9,100-acre property which was formerly four separate rice plantations.  Brookgreen Gardens includes a Lowcountry Zoo, a self-guided history and nature walking trail, a Butterfly House (opened in Spring 2011), and a 50-acre sculpture garden.  So far, we've only toured the Sculpture Gardens; there's just so much to see and take in.

We were there the last weekend of March, so there were lots of spring bulbs in bloom.

The tulips were spectacular.

The sculpture was pretty amazing, too.  The sculpture pieces I'm sharing today are almost all of children and/or animals.

I love this charming sundial with the little boy and lamb.

These are so lifelike!  The boy poking at the bullfrog with a stick just makes me smile.

I've decided after walking through these gardens that flowers and sculpture were meant to go together.

This statue of a girl swinging on a rope seems to be suspended in mid-air.  These photos were taken in an area designated as a children's garden.  It was arranged around one of the old plantation buildings; I'm thinking maybe one of the original kitchens.  You can see the house behind the girl in the above picture and in the picture below.

I love this part of the exhibit.  The tortoise caravan is too cute!

I love this one with the big bird on top of the suitcase.  This one's for you, Barbara.

There's even a water canteen hanging from one of the suitcases.

Are you reading this Lynn and Earl?  :-D

I love this little fellow.  I think he must be a caterpillar or an inch worm -- so cute!

This next group of sculptures was near where we exited the garden.

For some reason, they make me think of a Norman Rockwell painting.

Beautiful and fragrant Wisteria...

Doesn't this look like the epitome of a romantic, southern garden?  I've always thought the Spanish moss added a sort of mysterious allure to these old plantation gardens.

My husband and I would love to return to Brookgreen Gardens for another visit.  He was as fascinated by them as I was, and that's not always the case.  :)  I hope you've enjoyed your virtual stroll through the sculpture and flower gardens.  Thank you for your visit, and I wish you a wonderful weekend with sunshine and blue skies.

I'm joining the following:
 Beverly at How Sweet the Sound for Pink Saturday
The Tablescaper for Seasonal Sundays
Mary at Little Red House for Mosaic Mondays

Thank you so much, ladies, for hosting these parties every week!

Denise