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This week we mingled with tourists and local residents to celebrate gardening during the 3-week long Annual South Carolina Festival of Flowers.
The focus of the festival is on everything flowers and gardening, but we also have a 2-day equestrian event, golf, 5K runs, triathalons, garden photography displays, luncheons with master gardener speakers, a car show, jazz and blues bands, food tents, private home garden tours, and much more.
But what I always anxiously look forward to see every year are the creative topiaries that are put together by just about any group of people – – from elementary and middle school students to businesses and garden club members.
Local businesses provide the funding for the topiaries which last just about one month. So I thought that I’d share some of this year’s nature-sculptured creations which were based on a “Safari” theme. All of these topiaries (and more, 22 total) are placed along the sidewalks of our quaint little downtown area.
Which topiary do you like best? I love the giraffes, the horse (of course!) and the Jeep!
Horse Topiary — THIS IS MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE TOPIARY!
Lions Topiary
So now which of you can create topiaries? I know that I can’t at all! I just enjoy looking at them! Thanks for taking a little downtown stroll with me.
Have a beautiful, flower-filled day wherever you are!
Wow those are awesome! I especially love the elephants and the jeep!
These are wonderful! My favorite ones are the ducks.
I’ll have to put this on my bucket list!
Roz, I wished I knew about this before. would have loved to take a trip to SC and see this. The topiaries are gorgeous, and I bet they are quite a sight in that street. Thanks for sharing!
Yay!!! A blog not to leave me hungry! (Seriously I love those though) and WOW!!! Absolutely amazing Topiaries!!! Thank you so much for sharing!
Wow. I’m going to have to take a trip to SC next year for this. Sounds so great. I love the topiaries!!
What fun! I’m with you though – couldn’t make one myself. Makes me wish I was in the South again.
Well, I sure can’t but I enjoy looking at them. Love the jeep and the dog. Oh heck, love them all!!
Wishing you a wonderful week!
THANKS FOR SHARING THOSE ARE BEAUTIFUL!! lOVE THE HORSE,
anne
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Wow, they are absolutely gorgeous!
Wow, our city won the Gardens In Bloom 3 years in a row but we had nothing like this.Breathtaking.
I love topiaries, I just don’t have the knack for doing them myself.
Mimi
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