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NAX Day 1: Biltmore House and Gardens
Hello, friends and followers of the Longwood Graduate Program! This week, the Fellows are exploring the Carolinas on their North American Experience (NAX). NAX is part of the core LGP curriculum and...
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NAX Day 2: South Carolina Botanical Garden
Today we spent a scorching afternoon with Dr. Patrick McMillan at the South Carolina Botanical Garden on the Clemson University campus. Our tour focused on the Natural Heritage Trail, a quarter mile...
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NAX Day 3: A Man Named Pearl
On a drizzly Wednesday morning, the Fellows pulled up to a small house nestled in Bishopville, South Carolina. Pearl Fryar, legendary topiary artist and community leader, was seated in a John Deere...
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NAX Day 4: Moore Farms Botanical Garden
The Fire Tower Center and Garden greet visitors with warmth and hospitality. Like a horticultural beacon among a sea of sorghum fields, Moore Farms Botanical Garden draws over 8,000 visitors each year...
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NAX Day 5: Magnolia Plantation
For their final day of NAX, the Fellows visited Magnolia Plantation just outside of Charleston, South Carolina. Magnolia Plantation has been owned by the Drayton family for over 300 years and was a...
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