The Rosedown Plantation gardens were the province of Martha Turnbull throughout her life. The Turnbulls’ 1828 honeymoon in Europe included great formal gardens of France, England, and Italy, an influence seen in Martha’s gardening activities at Rosedown. During Martha’s lifetime, the landscaped gardens covered about 28 acres. The present gardens now cover 18 acres.
The oak allée was planted 5 years before the house was built in 1834-35Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University
The view from the plantation front porch down the oak allée, which is 660 feet long. Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University
Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University
Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University
Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University
Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University
Amy L. Dabbs, ©2022, Clemson University
Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University
There are four statues on pedestals near the house that represent four continents. Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University
Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University
Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University
Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University
Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University
Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University
Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University
Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University
Further up the oak allée, there are four Italian marble statues that represent the four seasons. Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University
Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University
Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University
Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University
Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University
Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson
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