We spent a long weekend with friends in Charleston, South Carolina enjoying some food & fun. We park the car once we arrive, walking to our destinations and dinner. Charleston is a foodie’s paradise and we enjoy touring with our taste buds and attempt to walk off some of the calories we consume.
No matter how many times I visit, I always enjoy taking a stroll in the early morning hours with my camera.
I took over 500 photos over the course of the weekend of beautiful homes, wrought iron gates and courtyard gardens, editing them down to about 360 photos, which took awhile. ;)
I’m sharing some Charleston window boxes which are always lush and blooming no matter what the season! Having irrigation to the window boxes is definitely a requirement with the summer heat in Charleston!
Spring window boxes were blooming with a combination of violas, sweet alyssum, creeping Jenny, snapdragons, ornamental kale and cyclamen, just to name a few.
And I even saw lavender and petunias in the window boxes in bloom since it’s been a such mild winter.
A petite and pretty sidewalk garden and planters. . .
Like most of the US, we’re expecting a wintry blast this weekend with a slight chance of snow. . .a rude awakening after weeks of 60 and 70 degree temperatures!
If you want to stay warm, enjoy another scroll/stroll through Charleston in July, here.
Thank you for your visit!
Beautiful pictures and mini tour! Thank you !
Love them, esp. the lavender, the Swiss chard & the fullness of it all. . ..when you are in the Midwest, gardening seems a long way off. Thanks for the visual feast.
The Charlestonians sure know how to style window boxes, don’t they, Mary? I love the addition of topiaries and mini boxwoods to some of them. Thanks for sharing your walk with us through your pictures.
Walking the streets of Charleston can elevate anyone’s mood and senses of the sheer joy of the beauty of the homes and gardens….they have the most gorgeous window boxes there!…I think the early morning walks there are the best!
Have a great weekend Mary!
I love how they incorporated the herbs and veggies in with the flowers. We can’t even consider planting anything for at least 8 weeks here. Thanks for the opportunity to daydream a little.
Such an inspiration! I’m getting ready to plant after this cold snap! Thanks for the visit….I love Charleston
The window boxes are stunning! The flowers so lush and beautiful! I’m sure it was hard to edit the pictures. What a lovely stroll you had and shared with us. I went four or so years ago so I love the memories. However, it was warm even in November.
Did you take pictures of your food?
Wow!!! The window boxes are beautiful!!! Thanks for sharing and have a great weekend in spite of the weather.xoxo
Thank you for the wonderful tour of Charelston. Their window boxes are inspirational!Just was thinking about what I would plant in my large haystack planters on our deck. Right now filled with pansies and tete te tete daffodils but the heat of our summers will be here before we know it.
Love!!!!! Love!!!!! Love!!!!!
So glad you made the visit to Charleston (for me)! It is truly a lovely Southern city…Queen of the South…and she is all decked out for spring’s arrival. Love the new blue color on the houses and shutters. I suppose that is known as “Charleston Blue”. Thanks so much for sharing…:)
These are outstanding. Love the light angles you were able to capture in some of your photos, Mary. Spring is my absolute favorite season of the year! Besides the planter boxes, those facades of Charleston of also real eye-catchers. Thanks for sharing.
So pretty. You’ve inspired me!
Love window boxes. Thanks for sharing these lovely pictures!
Beautiful pictures. Thought for a second you were in Italy!!
Wow! I can’t pick a favorite, they are all fabulous!
Wow, they are so beautiful. I love them all! I agree with Cheryl….I’d be hard-pressed to pick a favorite. I noticed that many of them had drip thingies which helps keep them watered and looking pretty.
Thanks so much for putting this post together!
xo,
RJ
Charleston is a beautiful place I haven’t visited for many years, but your photos bring it to life. The flowers and colors are so gorgeous and vivid, and I just noticed how much symmetry there is in the buildings and window boxes. Thanks so much for sharing and bringing them to us!
Loved the window boxes, and enjoyed looking at all the she sheds in the book I won.(yours is the best)
A nice little peek at spring:@) I love the chard in that one window box!
A colorful, inspirational tour. It would be amazing to have potted flowers in March (we’re expecting snow tomorrow). I bought window boxes last fall when they were on sale, and I’m buzzing with ideas.
GORGEOUS!!! 🦋🌷🌹🌻🌼🌸🥀💐🌺
Thanks for sharing your pictures of Charleston. I love visiting that place! Beautiful homes and gardens! I love all the iron work….I have had custom iron for my place, it just adds beauty.
What a wonderful way to enjoy my morning coffee! Right now that vision is such a daydream, I’m in northeast New Brunswick & the snow banks are still high & last night we’re told to brake for another storm mid-week, with more snow!
Your morning stroll was breathe taking & gave me some ideas to plan for my window boxes. The colours of the flowers & combinations are lovely.
Thank you Mary, you made my day!
Beautiful pictures. They just lift your spirits, make you feel like you want to live there.
So incredible Mary! Each box looks so professionally styled and perfect! I adore Charleston, it’s my hands down favorite US city…I am going back to pin some photos to paint from, I have always been drawn to doorways, shutters and flowers…Thanks for all the eye candy!
Jenna
Thank you so much for brightening my Saturday morning! Just when I was enjoying bare ground here in New Hampshire, the weathermen are predicting another big snowstorm for the beginning of next week! Looks like I’ll be in the planning stages of my window boxes for a while longer! Thanks for the beautiful inspiration. Your blog is simply the best!!
Oh, wonderful, such beautiful flowers and architecture! Thanks for the lovely photos!
Thank you for sharing these pictures of the window boxes of Charleston. I’ve never been there–it looks like a charming place to go. Keep warm Mary–we are having a cold snap this weekend. Next week is more winter weather with a chance of snow Monday evening into Tuesday–ugh!!
~Mary~
Thanks for sharing, what a lovely weekend for you !! I remember reading about some women that have a business there in Charleston that does window box designs, I wonder how many of the boxes in your photos they did ??!!! Beautiful, beautiful boxes !!
Paula
IN
Thank you for sharing such beautiful photos. I have never been to Charleston, but we will be planning a trip there during late April. Could you kindly letcme know in what area of town that you photograph the window boxes. We too want to find a central location and do some walk tours. Thanks.
Oh you’re in for a treat! The window boxes are all over including the business district, but especially in the residential areas south and east of King Street :)
Charleston is on my list for a return visit. I want to go for the open gardens sometimes.
Thanks for taking us along. The window boxes are inspiring!
We are going for a short visit in April then onto Savannah. Can’t wait its so pretty. Would love to know the best restaurants to go to.
I love Charleston also! We went on our anniversary in July…such a great time!
Such beauty and inspiration! I am thinking that a calendar of these beautiful window box photos would sell very well!
Oh I am so happy you shared the window boxes of Charleston. They are gorgeous and so inspirational. Thanks.
Just catching up on your blog after having been away for a few days. These window boxes are magnificent, and your superb photography brings them to life. Thanks for sharing this beauty with your readers! So much inspiration!
This post makes me so happy. It is still freezing here in Mass. I can’t wait til it’s warm enough to start gardening. Enjoy your week.