2017 10Best Readers’ Choice Journey Awards

botanical gardenThe brainchild of Bryce Vann Brock and Kelly Revel, Vine Backyard Market is a shop on St. Simons Island, Georgia, that combines a retail house, landscape design firm and event planning services. Spanning 158 acres in Grand Rapids, the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park options 4-seasons outside gardens and a 5-ground, 15,000-sq.-foot Tropical Conservatory, the place guests can see tropical crops from around the globe, together with fig bushes from India and orchids from South America.

Named one of the Southeast’s best wedding venues by The Knot, and the Greatest Overall Venue by Charlotte Wedding ceremony Magazine, study why the Garden is one of the area’s finest settings for weddings and other celebrations in any season.

The 18th century was marked by introductions from the Cape of South Africa – including ericas , geraniums , pelargoniums , succulents, and proteaceous crops – whereas the Dutch trade with the Dutch … Read More