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The “Chrysanthemum Wedding” of 1906

  By Tom McGehee, Museum Director of the Bellingrath Home Bellingrath Gardens and Home has been known for its spectacular November chrysanthemum shows for decades. That celebration of autumn would have a special meaning to Walter and Bessie Bellingrath, who…

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Cast in Iron: Ornamentals in Bellingrath Gardens and Home

By Tom McGehee, Museum Director of the Bellingrath Home Visitors to Bellingrath Gardens and Home may not notice the many examples of Victorian iron work gracing pathways and terraces. These pieces celebrate many of the same decorative motifs found on…

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