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Spring is in the air and at Jacksonville Zoo there will be a new Garden Tour on Saturday April 4th to explore new flowers and plants. During the tour visitors will stroll through the gardens with Jacksonville Zoo’s expert horticulture staff to see what’s blooming.
Pre-register is required and you can register online at www.jacksonvillezoo.org for the event. The cost is $20/person ($10 for zoo members) and admission to the zoo is included in the price.
For those interested in gardening, here’s an interesting event. The first Garden Tour of the year is taking place at Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens in February.
This is an opportunity to learn about evergreen plants. Participants need to register in advance on the website www.Jacksonvillezoo.org. Saturday February 7th at 9.00 am.
Ticket to the event are $10 per person for Zoo members and $20 per person for nonmembers. Admission to the Zoo itself is included in the cost.
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Glistening by candlelight, the experience emphasizes the end of year celebrations of early 19th century Savannahians. Light refreshments, music and skilled interpreters, who guide visitors through the historic home, are among the hightlights.
December 26 – 30
Phone: 912.236.8097
Admission: 8-10
Davenport House Museum, 324 E. State Street
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Christmas 1860: Candlelight Tours of the Edmondston-Alston House.
Take a step back in time and celebrate the holiday season with a special candlelight tour of the Edmondston-Alston House, one of the first dwellings built on Charleston’s High Battery. The historic Edmondston-Alston House will be dressed for the holidays much as it would have been in the 1860s. Living historians in period clothing will tell the story of Charleston’s last opulent Christmas before the start of the Civil War and will share the different Christmas traditions of the day. In the courtyard, visitors can enjoy hearing Christmas carols and spirituals sung by The Washington’s, Low Country singers specializing in African-American spirituals and Gullah songs.
A House Museum of the Middleton Place Foundation
The Edmondston-Alston House, 21 East Battery
Dec. 5 & 12 from 6:00p.m.- 8:00p.m.
ADMISSION:
$20 when purchased the night of the event. $15 when purchased in advance. Group rates are available
For more information, please call (843) 722-7171 or visit www.middletonplace.org
It’s the beginning of the holiday season and on December 6th the Joseph Manigault House in Charleston opens its doors for the special holidays decorations tour. The Garden Club of Charleston 
has helped decorate this beautiful house with creative arrangements, using only live plant materials that would have been available in the Lowcountry during the 19th century. The theme for this year is “Celebrating the Holidays with the Manigault Family.” Visitors may view the holiday decorations as part of the regular public tour.
December 6-31. Mon-Sat 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Sun 1:00-5:00 p.m.
FREE for Museum members and FREE with admission ($10/adults, $5/children, under 3 free)
For more information contact The Charleston Museum, 360 Meeting Street, Charleston, SC 29403
(843) 722-2996
www.charlestonmuseum.org