A city renowned for the preservation of its vast collection of Georgian and other antebellum architecture, Charleston is equally famous for the intriguing private gardens that make it one of the greenest cities in the nation. From within hidden sites and from behind ancient city walls, the nearly two dozen exquisite gardens Louisa Pringle Cameron profiles in this book leave little doubt that Charleston has earned its moniker as "a city set in a garden." Although all are situated in Charleston, each garden is unique, offering the reader the aesthetic experience of discovery and renewal...
A city renowned for the preservation of its vast collection of Georgian and other antebellum architecture, Charleston is equally famous for the intrig...