What if we told you that one of the most unique natural springs in the Palmetto State doesn’t even have a name? Inside the South Carolina Botanical Gardens in Clemson there is a unique structure that was built around and over a natural spring; a spring with no name. However, the magnificent sculpture that encapsulates the spring does have a name. It’s called “Crucible.”
Facebook/South Carolina Botanical Garden The Crucible is an installation sculpture and is one of the most popular “nature sculptures” at the South Carolina Botanical Garden.
Facebook/South Carolina Botanical Garden The South Carolina Botanical Garden spreads out over 295 acres and offers nature trails, casual paths, ponds, woodlands and quaint streams. It’s also home to the hunt cabin, shown here.
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Facebook/South Carolina Botanical Garden Not far from the hunt cabin you’ll find “Crucible,” a unique nature sculpture created by artist Herb Parker.
Facebook/South Carolina Botanical Garden It was first installed in 1995 over a natural spring that feeds the small stream next to the structure. Inside Crucible, you’ll find a contemplative space complete with ample room to sit.
Facebook/South Carolina Botanical Garden …as you check out the natural spring and relish in the uplifting sanctuary feel inside.
Facebook/South Carolina Botanial Garden With a good-sized hole in the top, Crucible is also a “rain catcher.” On rainy, drippy days you’ll find water naturally dripping down the inside walls.
Facebook/South Carolina Botanical Gardens A recent call to the South Carolina Botanical Garden confirmed the spring upon and around which “Crucible” is built has no name. But a spring that’s worthy of this kind of adornment is EPIC even without a name.
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The Crucible is an installation sculpture and is one of the most popular “nature sculptures” at the South Carolina Botanical Garden.
The South Carolina Botanical Garden spreads out over 295 acres and offers nature trails, casual paths, ponds, woodlands and quaint streams. It’s also home to the hunt cabin, shown here.
Not far from the hunt cabin you’ll find “Crucible,” a unique nature sculpture created by artist Herb Parker.
It was first installed in 1995 over a natural spring that feeds the small stream next to the structure. Inside Crucible, you’ll find a contemplative space complete with ample room to sit.
…as you check out the natural spring and relish in the uplifting sanctuary feel inside.
Facebook/South Carolina Botanial Garden
With a good-sized hole in the top, Crucible is also a “rain catcher.” On rainy, drippy days you’ll find water naturally dripping down the inside walls.
Facebook/South Carolina Botanical Gardens
A recent call to the South Carolina Botanical Garden confirmed the spring upon and around which “Crucible” is built has no name. But a spring that’s worthy of this kind of adornment is EPIC even without a name.
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