Autumn ferns, lamium and lady's mantle form a dark and light green backdrop for blue-flowering plumbago, white impatiens and foxgloves, speckled in splashes of pinks and purples. At the summit of the first segment stands an eight-columned arbor wreathed in Confederate jasmine. Stone planters in basket-weave patterns sit under the cooling arbor, spilling over with bright, white caladiums, indigo blue torenias, Kimberly ferns and variegated ivy. Three sculpted cranes form the pedestal of the multi-tiered fountain. In a circular pond under the fountain, iris stand in tall clusters.
Water lilies float on the surface, while goldfish swim lazily beneath, adding glints of orange.
In full bloom, honey gold day lilies encircle the water feature, while crape myrtles and hydrangeas stand in wait, not yet in flower. Cleveland says she lived in Mauldin for many years in a home with a hefty one-acre lot. And, the time it required was eating into her tennis matches. The mother of four drove to Greenville for most family and civic activities. In 1987, it was time to simplify, moving closer to downtown Greenville.