Making It Grow - Mrs. Whaley's Garden

Clemson Extension Agent and Host of "Making It Grow" visited the famous Mrs. Whaley's Garden in Charleston, SC. She was lucky enough to get a tour with one of Mrs. Whaley's daughters, Marty Whaley Adams Cornwell.
Mrs. Emily Whaley (1911-1998) and her husband, Ben Scott Whaley (1909-1987), bought the circa 1754 Charleston Single House in 1938 and raised three daughters there. In 1942, Mrs. Whaley commissioned Landscape Architect Loutrel W. Briggs (1893-1977) to design a plan for their 30 x 110 foot plot behind their Pre-Revolutionary home on Church Street. Mrs. Whaley’s legacy is felt in the open garden rooms and her ever-lasting memoir, "Mrs. Whaley and Her Charleston Garden".

[@DebraofSENC]

This came up on my YT feed today. I bought two of her books over 11 years ago! Beautiful!

[@hilltopbrenda]

You have a wonderful husband to give you such a nice gift! Thank you for sharing your story. I love it.

[@ceceechisolm1079]

Juuuusssst lovely!❤

[@elizabethboyd3549]

I really enjoyed this video. Thank you.

[@marthafigueroa4686]

Thank you for sharing beautiful garden.

[@flowerfairy1950]

I have just finished reading 'Mrs Whaley and her Charleston Garden' and enjoyed it very much; such a lovely little story. I told my friend who lives in Davidson NC and thought perhaps she would be able to source the book via her Library as I am sure she would enjoy reading it too; unforunately the Library did not have it which surprised me.

[@Desdenwholesale]

LOVE! Thank you - so inspiring! The comment on shells being "gods sculpture." So thankful that her daughter has done such an amazing ob of taking care of this beautiful legacy from her mother.

[@junehe95]

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[@janicemurphy4373]

JUST LOVE LOVE 💕 THIS GARDEN!!!!! I REMEMBER YOU AND HAVE HER VIDEO, REBECCA’S GARDEN 🪴 LOVE 💕 THAT VIDEO, THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR SHARING YOUR MOTHER’S GARDEN AGAIN!!!!!!

[@michaeljonesdougherty.209]

WONDERFUL video thankyou for shareing. Its always so nice to see gr8 designs & imagination of gardens 💚

[@jeanrae2171]

She meant Acanthus not Agapanthus.

[@marcyforman14]

Wonderful

[@deniseatwood1036]

I am loving the book which I bought at Buxton Books in downtown Charleston

[@margaretmaguire3329]

Are the Agapanthus or Acanthus?

[@cecilegibbs3539]

I love the secrete garden syndrome

[@tammylouise806]

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[@OliveFaithPillars]

Your garden is very nice

[@rrinwin]

Sad that she has sold this property last year.

[@teenherofilms]

I smell money- You do not make a garden like this without some serious cash

[@danielstevenson8243]

Well, the house was acquired and the garden created so very long ago. It would not be same now. I believe Mr. Whaley was an attorney, so they probably did alright. It is an exceptional garden, as Mrs. Whaley was an exceptional person, and her daughter, Mrs. Cornwell, gets many accolades for preserving the Loutrel Briggs design and making the garden accessible. Mrs. Whaley has influenced many many gardeners throughout the country by so generously sharing her garden and its story.

[@shimmyhinnah]

Meh. This woman seems full of herself. Not one of your best segments.