Every Picture Tells a Story ... Don't It:" Brookgreen Gardens, Part II | Eastern NC Now
The canals that flooded the rice fields, as well as the dense vegetation that sunk deep roots in this swampy soil, was cleared by hand, by African slaves.
The sculptures of the North American animals that are indigenous to the Brookgreen Gardens - Otters: Above, with the Alligator, below. images by Stan Deatherage
Within the confines of the Lowcountry Zoo, this indigenous grey fox takes a nap on a low, thick bough of an old live oak: Above. A bald eagle, also indigenous, makes this aviary his home: Below. images by Stan Deatherage
In this sector of the Lowcountry Zoo, sculptures of art and fowl come together: Above. A barn owl couple perched high in one of the many aviaries in the zoo: Below. images by Stan Deatherage
Near Jasmine Pond are these two totally dissimilar bronze sculptures. They, like the pond with its many reflections of tall Lowcountry trees, are exquisitely beautiful in their combination: Above. This bronze sculpture, Wind on Water, by McDurrett Miller, is that example of beauty: Below. images by Stan Deatherage
