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After exiting the plant packed pine bay, visitors are greeted by a long expanse of some of the most manicured turf grass imaginable. The prominent role given to this particular variety, empress zoysia, demonstrates the importance of turf...
The purpose of a cut flower garden is to provide ornamental plant material for enjoyment in floral arrangements and other displays. So, with an entire botanical garden full of flowers, why have a cut flower garden in the first place? One...
Carefree and casual, fields and meadows spill into the garden from the surrounding countryside. These unassuming open spaces are endowed with a simple and effortless beauty rooted in agrarian sensibility and comfort. Such qualities...
Standing over 100 feet tall and visible from nearly every part of the garden, the fire tower is not only the most conspicuous structure on the property, but also an important gateway; all visitors pass underneath to enter and exit the...
This is the first garden to welcome visitors upon entering Moore Farms Botanical Garden. Guest parking, the Fire Tower Welcome Center, the garden entrance, and the Fire Tower itself are all located here. Weeping bald cypress, long leaf...
Located just east of the spring house, the fishing pond is a serene pondscape with some of the best wildlife viewing in the garden. Waterlilies, giant rush, lizard’s tail and numerous other marginal and aquatic plants fill the shallows...
In many ways, the formal garden is the heart of this place. And if not the heart, then at least the center, for it is here that most journeys eventually lead. Whether consciously or by chance, this is where we’re irrevocably drawn...
A roof is an unlikely place for a beautiful landscape. Yet many shrubs, grasses, asters, bulbs, agaves, poppies, tickseeds and numerous other plants are clearly thriving on top of our 6,000 ft2 green roof. Green roofs are multifactorial...
Surrounded by fields and meadows, this naturalistic garden stands tall as a beautiful swath of southern pineland. Beneath the canopy, species of plants native to the coastal plain of South Carolina are cultivated.This diverse wildflower...
The production center includes greenhouses, a head house, an outside nursery and a walk-in cooler for seed and bulb storage. Its primary purpose is to produce, hold and supply plant material for the garden, but it also functions as a...
A mix of the exotic and familiar, the springhouse reflects the unique character of the garden itself. The reed grass for the roof is from abroad, the pine timbers are from the next county over and the bamboo from right here in the garden...
This centrally located pond is anchored on opposite ends by two of the garden’s most charismatic structures. The spring house, snuggly situated on the east end, is on every visitor’s must see list. Presiding over the western side of the...
The swimming pond is first encountered by visitors on the left side of the entry road as they drive to the Fire Tower Welcome Center. To access this area on foot, take the gravel path leading east from the Fire Tower Welcome Center. As...
Whether at the park, on the golf course or at home, most people interact with turf on a daily basis. Perhaps this familiarity is the very reason it’s under-appreciated as a garden element. However, its versatility in practical...
A hedge of bay laurel sets the stage for bright green lettuce, colorful peppers, fuzzy okra, beans, tomatoes, and many other vegetables. Visitors are often surprised by the ornamental qualities of the crops, and a well-tended vegetable...
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