Heyward-Washington House

Located on 87 Church Street, Charleston, SC 29401    Garden Admission is free

Pre-Visit:

• One of the best known and best loved Charleston Gardens.
• House was built in 1770 by Daniel Heyward.
• Daniel Heyward's son Thomas was a delegate to the continental congress and also signed the Declaration of Independence.
• May 1791 President George Washington visited and stayed for 10 days and hence the name of the house.

1931 Mrs. Emma B. Richardson and the Charleston museum recreated a garden on the back plot.

• In the 1960s the garden was maintained by the Garden Club of Charleston. 
• Today the garden uses only plant species grown in Charleston before Washington's 1791 visit.
• 1990 Hurricane Hugo destroyed the garden and the garden club fixed the plot to be an 18th Century Knot Garden.

During Visit:

• Rectangular with a circular bed at the center that is surrounded by additional geometrically shaped beds.
• Entire garden is surrounded by an old brick wall.
• Long central path leads to the back of the garden where a bench awaits.
• Along the back wall is a wide flower bed planted with a ground cover, many species of native ferns and flowering shrubs.
• Revolutionary war garden-tool shed, the kitchen, the laundry and the necessary house .
• Knot Garden.
• Circulation:  Brick, stone, Chapel Hill Granite.
• Essence: Purposeful planting and victory garden.

Plant List:

• Boxwood
• Camellia
• Tangerine tree
• Silver Germander
• Sweet Allysa
• Azalea
• Foxglove
• Crape Myrtle
• Calendula
• Santolina
• Rue
• Valerian 
• Roses
• Pink Tulips
• Atamasco lily
• Blue scilla
• White Stock 
• Violas
• Mock Orange

Post-Visit:

• Small Garden courtyard.
• English Style.
• Interesting brick details.
• Lots of plant interest in small space.
• Easy to find garden.
• Well Designed.
• Necessary house!
• the kitchen and the laundry.
• Revolutionary garden.