South Carolina was once very important in rose growing. Riverbanks tries to find old, forgotten types of roses and plant them in the rose garden. At the end of the rose garden there are three swings. I love to sit in the shade while swinging on them. It feels like you are in a jungle because plants have overgrown the arbor.
Riverbanks has greenhouses where they grow plants.
They also buy plants from all over the world. Riverbanks also receives cuttings from other gardens. They do no work with genetics or cross breeding. Gardeners are trying out different species of plants to see which ones grow best in South Carolina. The gardens though are not a home to many species of animals.