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Camellias, Mr. Bellingrath’s favorite flower

By Sally Pearsall Ericson In the 1920s and 1930s, when Bessie Bellingrath wanted to beautify the Fowl River property that we know today as Bellingrath Gardens and Home, she knew that two plants were essential to add color and beauty…

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Eagle Scout project: Bat boxes in the Gardens

  By Sally Pearsall Ericson Director of Marketing and Public Relations Catie Simpson, the first female to earn her Eagle Scout rank in the Mobile Area Council, built and installed eight bat boxes at Bellingrath Gardens for her Eagle Scout…

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Greg Hill’s legacy: Magic Christmas in Lights

By Sally Pearsall Ericson Director of Marketing and Public Relations From routine maintenance chores to major repairs, Greg Hill's work was almost always behind the scenes at Bellingrath Gardens and Home. But his main legacy is Bellingrath's most well-known and…

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The garden in winter: Advice for adding variety and color

By Dr. F. Todd Lasseigne, Executive Director Winter, from a gardening viewpoint, refers to the time when most plants are dormant. However, gardening in the winter months, and selecting winter-interest plants, is a key part of the Southern gardener's routine.…

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Hear the voice of Walter D. Bellingrath in 1953

By Sally Pearsall Ericson Director of Marketing and Public Relations On March 12, 1953, Walter D. Bellingrath gave a speech in Montgomery, Ala., to commemorate the 50th anniversary celebration of the city's Coca-Cola franchise. Mr. Bellingrath and his older brother,…

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Bellingrath Gardens and Home has a new Executive Director

By Sally Pearsall Ericson Director of Marketing and Public Relations On July 23, 2020, the Trustees of the Bellingrath Morse Foundation announced that Bellingrath Gardens and Home had hired Dr. F. Todd Lasseigne as Executive Director. Dr. Lasseigne (pronounced “Lah-SANG”)…

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Furnishing a dream home at Belle Camp

By Tom McGehee Museum Director of the Bellingrath Home Walter Bellingrath always wanted his guests at his "Belle Camp" retreat to sign in on old hotel-type registers. (The practice continues to this day.) In the 1936 register, an entry written…

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