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Botanical Tour (by Walk With Me Savannah Tours)

Savannah, Georgia, USA

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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Botanical Tour (by Walk With Me Savannah Tours)

Tour guide

Language: English

Human tour guide

Duration: 2 hours

Availability depends on seasonality and number of participants.

When giving as a gift, your recipient can choose a date at their convenience during a booking process. Otherwise, you can choose one after checkout and voucher redemption.

Fully narrated and interactive tour in English

Meeting point

Open location in Google Maps

Your tour guide will be wearing a bright orange polo shirt with our logo on the front and back, and will meet you by the fountain in the middle of Columbia Square. If you are running late, give us a call. We will wait for late arrivals for 5 minutes before beginning.

Return details

Open location in Google Maps

Columbia Square

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.
Owens-Thomas House & Slave Quarters

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.
Colonial Park Cemetery

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.
Lafayette Square

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.
Andrew Low House

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)
Madison Square

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.
Pulaski Square

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.
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)
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. (pass by)
Forsyth Park

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.

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Transportation options are wheelchair accessible

Wheelchair accessible

Well-behaved pets allowed

Not recommended for those who cannot walk/roll 1/3 mile without resting

All tour guides are fully vaccinated (including booster).

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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