Summerville SC Real Estate | Homes for sale South Carolina

   Summerville’s rich, loamy soil proved ideal for blossoms throughout much of the year that include bright dogwoods, colorful camellias and fragrant magnolias. But the signature flower would become the azalea indica, a hybrid plant introduced to America by local plantation owner George Grimke Drayton in 1840. The hearty evergreen displays a stunning abundance of whites, pinks and reds throughout the gardens, parks and green spaces of Summerville from early March to late May, and earned the town its famous nickname “Flowertown in the Pines”. Each April since 1972, Summerville has hosted a Flowertown Festival, which today is one of the most highly anticipated family-oriented events along the coast, with more than 100,000 people flocking to this celebration of folk arts, crafts, music and nature.

   Still a small town of fewer than 5,000 people in the 1970’s, Summerville’s ambient aura has been appealing as a bedroom community for the growing Charleston area in recent years, as fashionable new neighborhoods and distinguished schools have found a niche along the winding forested roads. The surrounding network of parks, homes, and amenities extends along the Ashley River to the Dorchester County line bordering North Charleston, and with its proximity to US Interstate 26 and the scenic US Highway 61 corridor, offers a wide choice of well-situated properties for potential homeowners. Recreational opportunities are abundant along the nearby Ashley and Edisto rivers and huge freshwater Lake Moultrie. Golfers will enjoy the proliferation of new, outstanding courses at Crowfield Plantation, Legend Oaks, the Pine Forest Country Club, Coosaw Creek Country Club and Wescott Plantation. Area schools include such acclaimed private academies as Pinewood Preparatory School and Northwoods Preparatory School, and the public facilities of the award-winning Dorchester County School District. Downtown Summerville has developed a chic new restaurant and arts district, with bistros, grills and pubs, as well as the work of coastal artists, and of course historic Charleston’s legendary downtown area is only 25 minutes away. Just outside Summerville on Parsons Road, the exquisite Woodlands Resort rekindles the glory days of town spas and inns, featuring the remarkable AAA five-diamond restaurant, The Dining Room at Woodlands.