Since he never had any sons he decided to the leave the plantation to two of his grandsons Thomas and John Grimke on the condition that they take the name Drayton. John Grimke became sole owner when his brother died of a gunshot wound. He later added Azalea Indica azaleas to create one of the most famous gardens in the Charleston area 2 , p. He had the house dismantled, loaded on barges, and floated down the Ashley River. It was reassembled in the same spot as the previous house.
He willed the plantation to his daughter, Julia Drayton Hastie and her children. Originally the plantation stretched over 2, acres, but the land was sold off after the Civil War. Filled with azaleas and a prized collection of camellias, along with countless mature specimens of beautiful trees, shrubs and plants, the plantation is a showplace of horticulture.
The White Bridge from is iconic and one of the most photographed parts of the garden. There is also the Audubon Swamp Garden, which provides habitat for waterfowl and migratory birds, the Plantation House, a zoo and nature center, and much more. The iconic White Bridge is one of the most photographed parts of the garden, it was built in One popular event each July is a ladybug release that draws hundreds of families.
The ladybugs help keep the bad bugs in check naturally. One of the highlights of the garden is the historic camellia collection. Magnolia tells two stories though: The history of the Drayton family that owned the property since its inception, as well as the connection with African-American families who first worked here as slaves. More than anyone else he can be credited with the internationally acclaimed informal beauty of the garden today.
He introduced the first azaleas to America, and he was among the first to utilize Camellia Japonica in an outdoor setting. A great deal of Magnolia's horticultural fame today is based on the large and varied collection of varieties of these two species—not the abundant and lovely Southern Magnolia for which the plantation just happened to have been named. The outbreak of the American Civil War would threaten the welfare of the family, the house, and the gardens themselves.
But the plantation would recover from the war to see additional growth of the gardens as they became the focus of the plantation over agriculture when the gardens opened to the public for the first time in and saved the plantation from ruin. Since that time, the plantation and gardens have evolved and grown into one of the greatest public gardens in America with a rich history.
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