Garden Resources

Here is a list of Brookgreen Gardens’ favorite books on gardening in South Carolina.

The Southern Heirloom Garden
William C. Welch and Greg Grant
Southern Herb Growing
Madalene Hill & Gwen Barclay
Tough Plants for Southern Gardens
Felder Rushing
A Guide to the Wildflowers of South Carolina
Richard Dwight Porcher & Douglas Alan Rayner
Garden Perennials for the Coastal South
Barbara Sullivan
Antique Roses for the South
William Welch

Organizations & Societies

Charleston Horticultural Society

PO Box 507 Charleston, SC 29402 843-579-9922-office chhortsoc@bellsouth.net www.charlestonhorticulturalsociety.org

American Horticultural Society

7931 East Boulevard Drive Alexandria, VA 22308-1300 800-777-7931-office www.ahs.org

Favorite Mail Order Sources

Plant Delights Nursery-

Hard to find perennials and other strange southern possibilities!

9241 Sauls Rd. Raleigh, NC 27603 919-772-4794-office office@plantdelights.com www.plantdelights.com

The Antique Rose Emporium

Antique roses and a whole lot more.

9300 Lueckemeyer Rd. Brenham, TX 77833 979-836-9051 www.weAREroses.com

Yucca Do Nursery

This nursery is responsible for all the wonderful new southwestern US, Mexican and Argentinian plants we are now using in our southern gardens.

PO Box 907 Hempstead, TX 77445 979-826-4580-office info@yuccado.com www.yuccado.com

Nurseries Caroliniana, Inc.

A SC nursery specializing in unique shrubs, trees and perennial plants that grow in southern gardens.

22 Stephens Estate North Augusta, SC 29860 803-279-2707 www.nurcar.com

Park Seed Flowers and Vegetables

Great selection of flower and vegetable seeds.

1 Parkton Ave. Greenwood, SC 29647-0001 800-845-3369 www.parkseed.com

Brent and Beck’s Bulbs

Great selection, gives information on the best varieties for southern gardens.

7900 Daffodil Lane Gloucester, VA 23061 877-661-2852-office www.brentandbeckysbulbs.com

Old House Gardens

Specializes in heirloom bulbs. Lists old varieties that grow well in the south.

536 Third St. Ann Arbor, MI 48103-4957 734-995-1486-office www.oldhousegardens.com

Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds

Old southern heirloom varieties are available in this informative catalog.

2278 Baker Creek Rd. Mansfield, MO 65704 417-924-8917-office www.rareseeds.com

Southern Exposure Seed Exchange

Old southern heirloom varieties are available in this informative catalog.

PO Box 460 Mineral, VA 23117 540-894-9480-office gardens@southernexposure.com www.southernexposure.com

Seed Savers Exchange-

Old southern heirloom varieties are available in this informative catalog.

3094 North Winn Rd. Decorah, IA 52101 563-382-5990-office www.seedsavers.org