By Sally Pearsall Ericson, Director of Marketing and Public Relations In the 1960s and 70s, artist Louise Estes was inspired by the beauty she found at Bellingrath Gardens and Home, where she meticulously recreated her favorite specimens of camellias, roses and other…

By Tom McGehee, Museum Director of the Bellingrath Home Although Walter and Bessie Bellingrath had no children of their own, they were richly blessed to be an important part of the lives of their many nieces and nephews. In 1976,…

By Dr. Bill Barrick, Executive Director One of the most wonderful water features in the Gardens is the majestic, three-tiered cast iron fountain in the center of the Rose Garden. Many of our guests may be surprised to learn that it…

By Tom McGehee, Museum Director of the Bellingrath Home Walter D. Bellingrath is remembered as Mobile's first Coca-Cola Bottler and the founder of Bellingrath Gardens and Home. But he was also well known for his civic leadership in Mobile for…

    By Tom McGehee, Museum Director of the Bellingrath Home The Monolith, a well-known feature within Bellingrath Gardens, will reach its 70th anniversary in August 2021. In 1950, Walter Bellingrath contracted with McNeel Memorials of Marietta, Ga., to develop…

By Dr. Bill Barrick, Executive Director From its earliest beginnings as a fishing camp, water was an important feature in the original design of Bellingrath Gardens. With so much natural water surrounding the site, it is interesting to see how…

  By Tom McGehee, Museum Director of the Bellingrath Home Visitors from across the nation and around the world have enjoyed Bellingrath Gardens and Home since the Gardens first opened to the public in 1932. Over the past 84 years,…