Savannah Trip Overview
Walk With Me Savannah Tours presents a Botanical Tour of Savannah’s beautiful squares and green spaces, on which we will identify many of our iconic plants and appreciate the ironwork gates and fences that frame our gardens.
Learn about traditional uses of our plantlife, their unique qualities, the natural or symbolic imagery in our wrought and cast iron, and see Savannah’s natural beauty up close.
This tour starts in Columbia Square and concludes in Forsyth Park.
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Duration: 2 hours
Starts: Savannah, United States
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Savannah, Georgia, United States
Walk With Me Savannah Tours presents a Botanical Tour of Savannah’s beautiful squares and green spaces, on which we will identify many of our iconic plants and appreciate the ironwork gates and fences that frame our gardens.
Learn about traditional uses of our plantlife, their unique qualities, the natural or symbolic imagery in our wrought and cast iron, and see Savannah’s natural beauty up close.
This tour starts in Columbia Square and concludes in Forsyth Park.
Stop At: Columbia Square, Habersham Street Between East State and East York Streets, Savannah, GA
Your guide will introduce you to the cast iron ornamentation in Savannah, starting with the oldest fountain downtown, making our way through the works of the largest historic Georgia foundry, and to the modern cast iron of Ivan Bailey. They will also discuss the plant life in and around the square, including Star Jasmine, Viburnum, Privet, Rhododendron, and Creeping Fig.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Owens-Thomas House & Slave Quarters, 124 Abercorn St, Savannah, GA 31401-3732
We will stop by the Owens-Thomas House to gaze into their garden and discuss some of the early gardening styles and common plants found in Savannah. We will also pass through Oglethorpe Square and discuss hydrangeas and spanish moss.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Colonial Park Cemetery, 200 Abercorn St, Savannah, GA 31401
On your way through Colonial Park cemetery, your guide will discuss Palmetto Trees and Crepe Myrtles, the three most common epiphytes in Savannah (Spanish Moss, Resurrection Fern, and Mistletoe). You’ll also see a Ginko tree, a Tulip Tree, Magnolias, possibly the oldest Crepe Myrtle downtown, and one of our largest Azalea bushes.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Lafayette Square, 201 E Charlton St, Savannah, GA 31401-4605
On this square you will see Variegated Ginger, Green Leopard Plants, Fushia trees, a Japanese Magnolia, and a Pecan Tree. There will be beautiful views of the Cathedral and homes, as well as a lovely fountain.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Andrew Low House, 329 Abercorn St, Savannah, GA 31401-4634
You’ll visit the garden of the the Andrew Low House, which was lovingly grown by Juliette Gordon Low, founder of the Girl Scouts. In her garden you will see Crepe Myrtles, several varieties of Camellias (Juliette’s favourite), Narcissus, and many others. (small possibility of garden being closed based on house schedule, though everything can also be seen from outside the fence as well)
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Madison Square, Bull Street Between West Harris and West Charlton Streets, Savannah, GA
In Madison Square you will see another front yard garden (rare in Savannah), with a basket-weave boxwood pattern and rock trumpet vine. You will also get to see cast iron lamps originally powered by carbine, and more examples of Adinkra wrought iron patterns.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Pulaski Square, Savannah, GA
On our way to Pulaski Square we will discuss some later gardening styles and enjoy a peak into a few residential gardens. We’ll also discuss Yew trees and their impact on medicine. While stopped in Pulaski Square we will discuss live oaks in depth and point out a few examples of 260ish year old oaks.
Duration: 10 minutes
Pass By: West Jones Street, W Jones St, Savannah, GA 31401, USA
We’ll stroll along Jones St, voted by Better Homes and Gardens as the “prettiest neighborhood to live in” in the country and enjoy views of multiple private gardens, a live oak canopy, and learn about additional plantlife.
Pass By: Monterey Square, Bull Street Between Taylor and Gordon Streets, Savannah, GA 31401-4913
In Monterey Square you will see some more stunning ironwork, and a garden featuring key limes, lemons, and oranges on one side, and olives and juniper on the other. We will also touch on changing garden trends with the later Victorian era.
Stop At: Forsyth Park, Drayton St and E Park Ave, Savannah, GA 31401
We will conclude tour in Forsyth Park, Savannah’s largest open green space, by pointing out the oldest live oak in downtown Savannah, the Savannah Scent Garden for the Blind, and the arboretum markers for the trees in Forsyth.
Duration: 5 minutes
