Middleton Plantation is one of the old rice plantations along the Ashley River outside Charleston, South Carolina.

The US Civil War was not kind to the plantations along the river here, Federal troops burned most of them towards the end of the war. However Middleton was rebuilt and the large gardens made even more grand.

Below are scenes of the old mill house that sits between the Ashley River and the properties large ponds. The sweeping lawns lead back to several formal gardens. Each spring the plantation is filled with flowering Azaleas, and visitors from around the world.

The above photographs were taken mid week, in the afternoon. One of the few times you can shoot this without people in the scenes 😄.