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The photography blog of Victoria Bennett Beyer, featuring travel photographs from road trips across America and botanical photography of plants, flowers and leaves.
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There are many, many beautiful trees on the grounds here, but this one was the most unique. It leans heavily out from it’s roots, nearly 45 degrees from the ground, toward the river. Its base is covered in vines, and it was so striking to catch that shock of green before the tree had fully leafed out.
The camellias at Mepkin Abbey are exceptionally beautiful. This one particular bush boasts both red and white flowers, with some petals divided between the two colors.
The gardens have some brick stairs and brick-lined grassy terraces that lead to the Cooper River. These weathered man-made elements complement the grown-in shrubs and bushes and are all nestled beneath towering oaks.
I really wanted to share with you all one of my favorite places in the world. Mepkin Abbey is a acutal, functioning abbey, near my hometown of Moncks Corner that is located on the historic site of Mepkin Plantation. You drive through an incredible oak alley to reach the public part of the grounds, known as the Luce Garden. The gardens were commissioned by the Luce family in 1937. They had planned to build a home here but never did. Now volunteers cut the grass and tend the garden, which consists of live oaks draped in moss, crepe myrtles, camellias and azaelas. Normally you can tour the abbey but because of Covid, that is no longer an option. But, happily, their website says that none of the monks have contracted the disease.
This may be the only wisteria plant that is included intentionally in the gardens, but you can see more of it climbing over the trees along the edges of the grounds. I specifically was looking to photograph wisteria and was hoping I would find some here, and I lucked out.
I don’t know if you’ve heard, but Cypress Gardens in my home, Berkeley County, S.C., has reopened! It has been 3 1/2 years since a big storm wreaked havoc and the park was closed for repairs. The park is waiving admission fee for Berkeley County residents until the end of June! I don’t know when I will be back in South Carolina, but I can’t wait to see everything that has been done to restore this fantastic attraction.
I took this photo many years ago, from one of the trails at Cypress Gardens. It’s still one of my favorites.
Isn’t this live oak lovely covered in lights? We made our winter pilgrimage to Old Santee Canal Park in Moncks Corner, SC, and were greeted by this beautiful tree.
We just returned from our post-Christmas trip to South Carolina. My daughter got a wonderful gift from my mother - one that she has been waiting patiently for years to receive. The bunny quilt, handmade by my mom, is one of the most special things my daughter could ever hope to get, and will be a daily reminder of how much Grammy loves her :)
