Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

Flowers/Gardens

One of the enduring images of the Lowcountry of SC are the spectacular Live Oak trees.
Just because it is officially fall in Charleston, SC, it doesn't mean the flowerboxes aren't thriving.
Fall colors in Charleston, SC are pretty spectacular... and the butterflies love it.
This beautiful iron gate protects an equally beautiful garden in Charleston, SC.
Just your average Charleston, SC backyard. You can find it on Legare Street.
These "fern balls" adorn the piazza of a beautiful Charleston single house, which has beautiful iron gates as well.
A magnificent Crepe Myrtle tree frames a classic all-American house and flags on Tradd Street in Charleston, SC.
Charleston has beautiful houses and beautiful houses with beautiful flower boxes.
The flower boxes along Rainbow Row in Charleston, SC are spectacular.
This Lantana, at the corner of King Street and South Battery in Charleston, SC, is eye-catching even when surrounded by spectacular historic houses.
Wonderful flower boxes can be found all along Rainbow Row in Charleston, SC... these are on the southernmost house.
It's been a wonderful year for hydrangeas in Charleston... where you can find them in many shades of color.
White Point Garden, at the tip of the Charleston, SC peninsula, is home to beautiful lines of Live Oak trees.
To go along with all the amazing houses in Charleston, SC, there are many beautiful gardens and yards.
Charleston, SC is truly a garden city and the beauty of the houses is often hidden away behind the lushness of the flora.
Beautiful flowers and beautiful homes on Broad Street in Charleston, SC.
All along the Battery in Charleston, SC, oleanders are in bloom. More beauty on top of beauty.
A spectacular Magnolia blossom in Charleston, SC.
Charleston gardens are famous. This is actually a bit of a side yard along the Low Battery.
A hole in the wall in Charleston, SC more often than not reveals a beautiful garden.
Surrounded by historic homes and beautiful ironwork, the flowers of Charleston, SC are stunning.
Even the driveways in Charleston, SC have a special quality about them.
The graveyard at the Unitarian Church in Charleston, SC is one of the most beautiful in the city. In the spring it is even more eye-catching.
When the Confederate Jasmine blooms in Charleston, SC the whole city becomes bathed in wonderful scent. The white flowers also add another layer of beauty to the city as well.
All the rain in Charleston has given way to some beautiful flowers.
The azaleas in Charleston are always beautiful... even more so when set against an iron fence and a wonderful house.
Azaleas brighten up the Unitarian Church's graveyard in Charleston, SC.
Easter greetings from Charleston, SC. A classic Charleston tableau, complete with some beautiful blooming azaleas.
Charleston is awash in blooms of azaleas.
The azaleas are bursting into bloom all over Charleston, SC.
Charleston is famous for its gardens. It's not hard to see why.
Charleston is full of amazing flower boxes.
A beautiful garden and home in Charleston, SC... spring is springing!
A beautiful brick driveway in Charleston, SC
A beautiful Charleston garden in early spring. Daffodils in bloom!
The camellias are in full bloom in Charleston, SC. This is a magnificent one.
Trees and flowers are blooming in Charleston, SC
Tree blossoming in Charleston, SC
Flowers brighten up a winter garden in Charleston, SC
A very patriotic flower basket hanging on a beautiful Charleston gate.