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By Bill Barrick, Executive Director The new Secret Garden, which is under construction now, is located between the Rose Garden and The Great Lawn. Several years ago we planted “Tokyo Delight” hydrangeas in this area. After observing this little garden…
Bellingrath Gardens and Home welcomed Scott Ogden, garden designer and author of “The Moonlit Garden,” for our final Wonderful Wednesday program on July 29, 2015. Ogden gave our guests advice on how to plan their own gardens to enjoy at…
We welcomed Steve Bender, aka "The Grumpy Gardener" at Southern Living magazine, on June 24, 2015, as a guest speaker. Steve gave us ideas on plants that tend to be overlooked in Southern gardens. "We've lost a lot of diversity…
Dr. Bill Barrick, executive director of Bellingrath Gardens and Home, has been selected to receive the Auburn University College of Agriculture’s Outstanding Alumni Award for the Horticulture Program. The award recognizes Auburn University College of Agriculture graduates who have made…
Dr. William E. Barrick, Executive Director of Bellingrath Gardens and Home, has been selected to receive the American Horticultural Society’s 2015 Liberty Hyde Bailey Award. The prestigious Liberty Hyde Bailey Award is part of the Society’s annual national awards program,…
The editors of ConventionSouth magazine, a national multimedia resource for planning events that are held within the South and Caribbean Seas region, have included Bellingrath Gardens and Home in their list of 22 picture-perfect attractions located across 16 states in the South…
In December 2014, USA Today included Bellingrath Gardens and Home's Magic Christmas in Lights in their list of the "10 Best Public Light Displays in America." From the list of USA Today's top choices, the country had the opportunity to vote for…
In fall of 2014, Better Homes and Gardens' special interest publication, Country Gardens, featured Bellingrath Gardens' annual Cascading Mum Display. Bellingrath's Cascading Mum Display requires months of meticulous detail and hard work and results in the largest outdoor display of chrysanthemums in the country.…