One of South Carolina’s treasures is Edisto Memorial Gardens in
Orangeburg, SC. The City of Orangeburg maintains this impressive garden which
houses nearly 80 beds of roses ranging from miniatures to Old Garden Roses.
For many years, I had noticed a billboard on an interstate advertising
the gardens, but I never made it to see it for myself until last summer. It
was another hot South Carolina day, so I went right to the walkway by the
Edisto River. A wooden boardwalk leads you over the Tupelo-Cypress wetland and
along the river. Its shade provided a refuge from the hot summer day, and I
enjoyed stopping to watch waterwheel in the river that once provided freshwater
for the gardens.
After my stroll on the boardwalk, I wandered the grounds, taking
in the beauty of all of the roses and the surrounding nature. The roses vary in
size and color, and they are all so beautiful! A garden wedding was being set
up while I explored the garden.
If you are ever traveling on I-26 and just need a break to stretch
your feet and stop and smell the roses, be sure to pull off on exit 145 for
Orangeburg. The garden is well worth the 10 mile detour off of the exit.
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