What’s happening this month
Stroll among historic camellias with expert guides during Middleton Place’s Camellia Walks.
March 3, 5, 7, 10, 12, & 14
Camellia Walks at Middleton Place
If you haven’t visited Middleton Place during camellia season, you’re missing out on one of the Lowcountry’s most impressive spectacles. Expert guides lead these walking tours—reservations required. Middleton Place, 4300 Ashley River Rd. Tuesday, Thursday, & Saturday, 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Free with admission: $26; $15 student; $10 ages six-13. middletonplace.org
March 11-April 18
Festival of Houses & Gardens
This Historic Charleston Foundation fundraiser includes tours of private landscapes and talks like “Magic in Small Spaces: Window Boxes and Container Gardening.” Locations, times, & prices vary. historiccharleston.org
March 21
Lowcountry Spring Plant Sale
Desirable hard-to-find species are among the perennials, shrubs, trees, grasses, and edibles offered up at the South Carolina Native Plant Society’s spring sale. Charles Towne Landing, 1500 Old Towne Rd. Saturday, 9 a.m.-noon. Free. scnps.org
March 26-28
Garden Club of Charleston House & Garden Tour
A preview party at Hibernian Hall (5 to 7:30 p.m.) kicks off two days of downtown tours (2 to 5 p.m.) that include tea and refreshments in The Confederate Home garden. Locations vary. Thursday-Saturday. $55 preview party; $55 per day for tour. thegardenclubofcharleston.org