Category: South Carolina

Quite a while ago I saw the video A Man Named Pearl.

A Man Named Pearl tells the inspiring story of self-taught topiary artist Pearl Fryar. It offers a message that speaks to respect for both self and others, and shows what one person can achieve when he allows himself to share the full expression of his humanity.

A Man Named Pearl

The garden was on NPR, too. Gardener Prunes A Topiary Paradise, NPR October 31, 2009

I was looking for a more interesting route back from Hilton Head Island and came across Pearl Fryar Topiary Garden. It wasn’t really on our way home, but now I really wanted to go and my husband is really easy going. Continue reading Pearl Fryar Topiary Garden

I found a photo of Old Sheldon Church Ruins on Pinterest. I looked it up and it wasn’t really that far from our route home from Hilton Head Island.  We just got off I-95 at State Rd S-7-48 and made a left on Old Sheldon Church Rd. It was maybe 10 or 15 minutes off the interstate.  We planned on getting lunch around the same time, but we couldn’t find any place to eat. Continue reading Old Sheldon Church Ruins