Historic Rosedale Plantation Gardens

The garden at this plantation depicts the type of garden popular before it became fashionable for gardens to bloom all year. The main walks are bordered by boxwood.

One can perceive that spring was a long and lovely time full of fragrances and brightly flowered bulbs, early-blooming shrubs, and purple and gray violets. Summer brought roses, gardenias, Cape jasmine and the scent of box (boxwood). The end of summer brought lilies, crepe myrtle and members of the amaryllis family. With groundcovers like periwinkle, borders of thrift and pinks, and edgings of box, the garden plan was secure throughout the year. The walk to the "necessary" was lined with box and planted with bulbs to make passage pleasant.