Kalmia Garden at Coker College

Yesterday was a great adventure for me! Ms. Beth and I left Columbia to travel up to Marlboro and Darlington Counties to visit good friends. We saw lots of soybeans and cotton in the fields, but not a lot of people. It was HOT out there!!

First we stopped to visit our good friend Brad and his family. I had the best time fetching the tennis ball and showing everyone just how consistent I can be. After a while, though I was pooped! Ms. Beth said that's the first time that's ever happenend!!

Our next stop was to visit Ms. Mary Ridgeway who is the Director of Kalmia Botanical Gardens at Coker College in Hartsville , South Carolina. She took us through the new raised bed education garden, and a short hike through the bike trails around the big house and surrounding facilities. The best part, is that Mary brought her cute little dog Birdie with us! Birdie is such a flirt and I had a good time walking through the gardens with her!

Kalmia Gardens is a public garden and outdoor classroom that has been open to the public since the 1930s. It has a wide variety of horticulture specimens, beautiful facilities such as the Historic Thomas Hart House and its surrounding garden spots, as well as over 2 miles of bicycle and walking trails. For more information about beautiful Kalmia Gardens, please visit: http://www.coker.edu/kalmia/

Ms. Beth promises me that we will go back again when the weather is cooler. I can't wait!!!