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By Tom McGehee, Museum Director of the Bellingrath Home In August of 1940, the owner of Rothschild’s Antiques on Royal Street in New Orleans wrote Mrs. Bellingrath a letter. He regretted having been out of town during her recent visit,…
By Dr. Bill Barrick, Executive Director Year after year, the plantings of Timber Bamboo in the Gardens continue to generate questions, particularly this time of year when the new shoots appear. Visitors are enthralled by the exotic look of…
By Tom McGehee, Museum Director of the Bellingrath Home Eighty-four years ago, Walter and Bessie Bellingrath took out an advertisement in the Mobile Press Register to invite the public to come and see their gardens along the Fowl River. That invitation…