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South Carolina Botanical Garden

4.8 ★★★★★ 711 Google reviews · Greenhouse wedding venue in Clemson, South Carolina

Botanical and geology garden featuring hiking and walking trails, butterfly and duck ponds, along with a kids' garden and museum.

Plan your tour

  • Pets “Additionally, the garden is pet-friendly, welcoming leashed dogs to accompany their owners on the trails.”
  • Today see hours ·
  • Phone (864) 656-3405
  • Website clemson.edu — most venues book tours right on their site

Hours

Monday 6 AM–8 PM
Tuesday 6 AM–8 PM
Wednesday 6 AM–8 PM
Thursday 6 AM–8 PM
Friday 6 AM–8 PM
Saturday 6 AM–8 PM
Sunday 6 AM–8 PM

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The setting

The style of South Carolina Botanical Garden in couples' own words — pulled from their reviews and the venue's own info, not guessed from the photos.

🌺 Botanical Garden 3 mentions

“The South Carolina Botanical Garden is an exceptional place that perfectly blends biodiversity, history, and art.”

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🌳 Arboretum 2 mentions

“Lovely collection of trails through different gardens and an arboretum.”

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Amenities, with proof

Each amenity below is quoted from a couple's review of South Carolina Botanical Garden or from the venue's own website — the fastest way to tell what the venue actually offers before you drive out for a tour.

🗓️ Year-Round Availability

“It's absolutely stunning in the spring throughout mid-fall, but it's equally beautiful all year round.”

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🐾 Pet-Friendly

“Additionally, the garden is pet-friendly, welcoming leashed dogs to accompany their owners on the trails.”

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Amenity mentions are mined from reviews and the venue's own info — they tell you what couples found on the grounds, not what's included in every package. Confirm what comes with your date when you tour.

What couples say again and again

The things reviewers bring up again and again across 711 Google reviews — with their own words as proof.

💚 stunning venue & grounds 16 mentions

“You will be surrounded by so many different kinds of trees & flowers with various colors, shapes and sizes and that make you feel magical.”

🧹 spotless & well-kept 3 mentions

“Its 295 acres offer beautiful, peaceful trails winding through streams, woodlands, and immaculate botanical collections.”

Why it's listed — and what we can confirm

We list a venue only when its own evidence shows it is a glass, greenhouse, or botanical setting and that it hosts weddings or events. Every badge on this page is backed by a line from the venue's website or a couple's review — quoted here.

Where to find South Carolina Botanical Garden

150 Discovery Ln, Clemson, SC29634

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Listing re-verified November 2026 against the venue's own website, its Google listing, and couples' reviews. Something out of date? Report a correction. Own this venue? Claim your listing — it's free.