10:15 AM Mar. 6: Field Trip to Pearl Fryar Topiary Garden

Elizabeth Weldon • March 1, 2025

Time for Our Spring Road Trip--Join Us

Thursday, March 6, Carpooling from St. Ann's....

Saturday, March 1 , 2025: It's Time For the St. Ann Ladies Guild Annual Garden Tour!

St. Ann Ladies Guild Annual Spring Garden Tour

Next Thursday, March 6th, 2025

We're Visiting the Pearl Fryer Topiary Garden in Bishopville, SC

Carpooling from the St. Ann Church Parking Lot at 10:15 AM

You're Invited to Join Us!

It's Time For Our Annual Garden Road Trip!

Members of the St. Ann Ladies Guild will meet & carpool from the parking lot on the parish campus of St. Ann Church on Thursday, March 6th, leaving at 10:15 AM to travel to view the Pearl Fryar Topiary Gardens in Bishopville, SC.

"Garden History

Pearl Fryar cleared a cornfield on his home property in Bishopville, SC in the early 1980's.

Without any horticultural experience, he created a three-acre topiary garden that is stunningly beautiful, whimsical, educational, and deeply inspiring. Many of the plants in the garden were rescued from nursery compost piles. Pearl transformed discarded trees and shrubs into an arresting landscape of living plant sculptures.

The 2006 documentary film, A Man Named Pearl, premiered in New York City and was shown on national television. It still remains a favorite at garden festivals. View the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVw4aNF-aMw.

Read more about Pearl Fryar and the magnificent gardens he has created, online go to https://www.pearlfryargarden.org/Pearl-Fryar-Garden-News.

Sources: https://www.pearlfryargarden.org/home

Need more information? Want to join us on this adventure? Contact Sue Cox, President, 843.621.0740 or call the St. Ann Parish Office, 843.661.5012.

Contact Us:

St. Ann Roman Catholic Church

Rev. JohnBosco Duraisamy, Pastor

Rev. Sylvère Baloza-Baloza, Parochial Vicar

Robert L. Cox, III, Deacon

David A. Kahn, Ph.D., Deacon

113 South Kemp Street, Florence, SC 29506 843.661.5012

Barbara A. Lewis, Director of Business Administration

Parish Office Hours: Monday 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM; Tuesday - Friday 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM