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Home » Garden Topiaries! Out and About At The Annual SC Festival of Flowers

Garden Topiaries! Out and About At The Annual SC Festival of Flowers

June 27, 2010 12 Comments


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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

 
Giraffe Topiaries

 

 
Swan Topiary with Horse Topiary in Background
 
 
Alligator and Turtle Topiaries Along the Stone Stream Downtown
 
 
Butterfly Topiary
 
 
Ducks Topiary along stone waterfall Downtown
 
 
Elephant Topiaries
 
 
Puppy Dog Topiary (cutely placed next to a fire hydrant!)
 
 
And last, the local Jeep dealership’s annual Jeep 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!

Happy Gardening!

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Comments

  1. Maranda says

    June 27, 2010 at 3:46 PM

    Wow those are awesome! I especially love the elephants and the jeep!

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  2. Amy says

    June 27, 2010 at 4:15 PM

    These are wonderful! My favorite ones are the ducks.

    I’ll have to put this on my bucket list!

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  3. Angie says

    June 27, 2010 at 4:21 PM

    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!

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  4. Mitzi says

    June 27, 2010 at 5:54 PM

    Yay!!! A blog not to leave me hungry! (Seriously I love those though) and WOW!!! Absolutely amazing Topiaries!!! Thank you so much for sharing!

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  5. a whole lotta love says

    June 27, 2010 at 11:58 PM

    Wow. I’m going to have to take a trip to SC next year for this. Sounds so great. I love the topiaries!!

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  6. All Our Fingers in the Pie says

    June 28, 2010 at 12:36 AM

    What fun! I’m with you though – couldn’t make one myself. Makes me wish I was in the South again.

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  7. Mary at Deep South Dish says

    June 28, 2010 at 3:03 AM

    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!

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  8. anniebakes says

    June 28, 2010 at 9:26 AM

    THANKS FOR SHARING THOSE ARE BEAUTIFUL!! lOVE THE HORSE,

    anne
    http://www.anniebakes.net

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  9. elra says

    June 28, 2010 at 9:49 AM

    Wow, they are absolutely gorgeous!

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  10. bellini valli says

    June 29, 2010 at 9:51 AM

    Wow, our city won the Gardens In Bloom 3 years in a row but we had nothing like this.Breathtaking.

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  11. Mimi says

    June 29, 2010 at 4:33 PM

    I love topiaries, I just don’t have the knack for doing them myself.
    Mimi

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  12. Java says

    June 29, 2010 at 7:04 PM

    Hi Bella!

    Thanks for visiting me!!

    You can post your answers in the comments and then join us again next Monday and put them in your post!!

    Hope all is well!!

    Reply

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