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Brookgreen Gardens Annual Fall Festival October 3 & 4

Brookgreen’s annual fall festival, Harvest Home Weekend Festival, is Saturday and Sunday, October 3 & 4 from 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. and is filled with outdoor activities the whole family will enjoy. There will be favorite activities such as scarecrow building, pumpkin painting, hayrides, live entertainment, plus some exciting new events. Admission to the festival is included in garden admission which is good for seven days.

Harvest Home Weekend Schedule for Saturday and Sunday, October 3 & 4, 2015

Timmy and Susana Abell (kids/family music, puppets) 10, & 11:30 a.m.; 1 & 2:30 p.m. Welcome Center Plaza –Timmy Abell is a nationally recognized children’s songwriter, touring and recording artist. Recipient of the prestigious North Carolina Arts Council’s Fellowship for Songwriting, he is best known for his highly entertaining family concerts and educational programs, and over the past decade his recordings have been enjoyed by tens of thousands of families around the country. Timmy and his wife Susana have joined forces to create a program that combines music, storytelling, puppetry and poetry. They combine their unique talents to offer dynamic and highly engaging performances centered around a repertoire of unforgettable original songs and stories.

Special Boat Rides 11 a.m., 12, 2, 3 p.m. –  The Not So Spooky Swamp Adventure with Lowcountry Ghost Stories and Animal Tales –Creep on board for our Not So Spooky Swamp Adventure! Listen to spellbinding stories of Lowcountry ghosts and their connections to Brookgreen Gardens as we float down the mysterious Brookgreen creeks. Be enthralled by animal tales of the fascinating creatures that make their homes in the eerie Lowcountry swamps. Who knows what we might see as we meander past ancient, twisted trees dripping with Spanish moss? Don’t be afraid…see you in the swamp! Separate timed ticket required in advance. Purchase at Lowcountry Center at least 10 minutes prior to excursion time. Limited availability. Adults $8, Children $4 (No regular program creek excursion offered either day)

Pumpkin Painting Patch

– we supply the paints and brushes ( $4, large $9 pumpkins)

Scarecrow Building –We supply the poles, string, and some clothes. Bring your own old clothes for your special creation! Take Your Scarecrow Home for $5

Wagon Hay Rides – Hayrides depart from 10 a.m. $4 per person.

Kids Craft Tent

10 a.m.- 4 p.m.

Sidewalk Chalking and Kids Tattoos

Wool Spinning Activity/Demonstration

11 a.m.- 3 p.m.

Food and Beverage

(Pavilion Restaurant Closed)

Pavilion Patio and Dining Tent 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Welcome Center Beverage Tent 10:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.

Butterfly Exhibit Lawn area Snack tent 10:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.

Demonstrations All Day – Both Days
Sweetgrass Basket Weaving and sales with Ivie Barnwell
Pottery Sales with Jeffcoat Pottery Ceramic sales with Lanita Formyduval
Honey sampling and sales with Savannah Bee Company
Herbal Fruit jam sampling and sales with Sallie’s Greatest
Tea sampling and sales with Oliver Pluff
African Graffiti Fused Art Glass with Steve Hazard
Presentation of “Brookgreen Gardens – Through the Seasons in Images and Words” with Linda Ketron

Saturday Only 
Pottery throwing demo with Jeffcoat Pottery
Book signings with Sherman Carmichael from Eerie,South Carolina “Legends and Lore of South Carolina” and “Forgotten tales of South Carolina”

Sunday Only 
9:3 0-3 p.m. Make your own pinch pot activity with Jeffcoat Pottery (artwork will be taken back to their studio for finishing and then may be picked up in Keepsakes upon return.)
12 – 4 p.m. Book Signings with Ginny McCormack “Seasons in the South” and “Sunday in the South”
2 – 4 p.m. Book signing with Rose Tomlin “Duel of the Heart”

Just as Spring Arrives Brookgreen Hosts Garden Festival Saturday, March 21, 2015
Diggin’ It, the annual garden festival, offers a full day of expert and entertaining gardening advice. Dr. Allan Armitage will be a featured speaker. Engaging as well as knowledgeable, he has lectured worldwide and will offer a morning and afternoon program. Dr. Armitage is professor emeritus at the University of Georgia and a prolific author. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Medal of Honor from the Garden Club of America and the National Educator Award from the American Horticultural Society.

Dr. Robert Polomski will present two lectures. As a horticulturist and arborist, Dr. Polomski has educated commercial and consumer audiences for more than two decades on a wide range of topics in a variety of media that includes radio broadcasts and television appearances. He has published his research in scientific journals and authored regional gardening books.

Diggin’ It Programs in the Wall Lowcountry Center Auditorium

Dr. Robert Polomski
10 a.m. – 11a.m. – Learn to avoid these top 10 landscape mistakes.
An attractive landscape can add beauty and value to your home. Avoid costly mistakes and unnecessary effort to create a landscape that’s easy on the eyes and easy to manage. Learn about these “Top 10 Landscape Mistakes” and create a healthy, attractive landscape that looks good and saves money.

Dr. Allan Armitage
11:15 am – 12:15 pm
Tales From The Gardens: Who in the World is Nellie Stevens?
Where do plants come from? How does our garden grow? Why is yarrow called woundwort? How do the spots of lungwort affect medical research? How did unmarried men let available girls know their marital status? These are stories your mother never told you, and they may include plants you are not familiar with, but they are fun to hear.

Dr. Robert Polomski
12:45 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. – Have you checked your trees recently? Learn how to inspect your trees to keep them and you safe.
Trees provide numerous benefits to our homes and communities, but they may become liabilities when they fall or break apart. Some tree failures are unpredictable and cannot be prevented, but others can be avoided with a simple tree inspection. Many potential failures can be corrected before they cause damage or injury. He will address seven common structural tree defects that often result in failures, such as uprooting and trunk and branch breaks.

Dr. Allan Armitage
2 p.m. – 3 p.m. – Color – People Never Get Tired Of It
Dr. Armitage will present recommendations on color in the garden, showing off the latest and greatest annuals that will take the heat of a southern summer and still look great in the fall.

Between lectures, the Brookgreen Horticulture staff and volunteers will  offer activities and tips on how to become a better home gardener.

Representatives from Waccamaw Audubon Society, Waccamaw Riverkeepers, Georgetown Daylily Club, and more will have informational tables throughout the day outside the Lowcountry Center. All the programs, speakers, and exhibits are free with gardens admission.