Top Five Plantations to Visit in Charleston, South Carolina

Part of Charleston, South Carolina and its old-history is the plantations that have offered natural beauty for many years. A plantation, for those of you that are not familiar, is a large estate or farm that usually contains of course the land for farming such crops as tobacco, cotton, sugar and et cetera; a large mansion and a beautiful flowering garden. These plantations are most rememberable for being a part of the United States history during the period of slavery.

Although none of us would want to return to the days of slavery, we can still get a glimpse of yesterday by going to a plantation today. Charleston is filled with dozens of gardens however I prefer to return year after year to those seen at the old-fashioned plantations. One of the most amazing remnants of these days is the 18^th century and 19^th century craftsmanship of gardening most unlikely to be seen in other gardens today.

For those of who have never been to a plantation garden, it is unlike any other garden or botanical location in America. Each garden offers different interpretations of the antebellum culture which includes gardening tools and processes done by African and West Indies Slaves.

The Top Plantation Gardens:

1. Boone Hill Plantation; Usually open from 9AM to 5PM daily, with the exception of 1PM-4PM on Sunday, this is a wonderful oldest working, living plantations. It costs around $14.50/adult, $13.00/Seniors and $7.00/Children. This garden had begun in 1743 by the son of Major John Boone. The first living plants that were planted were live oak trees and now have grown into millions of flowers and trees. Therefore it has been "alive" for around 320 years in total.