Boy with Duck statue, purple blooms in the background. I went around that way to see what the blooms were then got distracted by Pile O’Reptiles: Turtle and Alligators and forgot to photograph them up close.
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
February 25, 2025
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens is dotted with statues, most of them some version of painted white which over time can get grimy looking. The area around Boy with Duck was recently cleared and the statue was turned to face the path rather than the pond.
I have seen some of the statues get cleaned of the clinging moss, lichen and who knows what debris. I would like to see him stay with this patina; I think it gives him a bit more character.
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
January 19, 2025
Click to see how the statue looked in June of 2020 when it was facing the pond.
Calla Lilies have been blooming all around the more manicured ponds at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens.
One of my favorite statues, the Boy with Duck, surrounded by yellow Iris is in the background on this one.
Azaleas were also competing for attention.
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens
April 8, 2021
Canon 100mm Macro Lens
This decorative garden statue is tucked in between a group of cypress at the edge of a pond at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens. Overgrown vegetation was recently cleared and hydrangeas planted.
This is the view from the other side of the pond.
