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By Tom McGehee, Museum Director of the Bellingrath Home On September 27, 1906, a hurricane struck Mobile, causing more than $15 million in damage and drowning an estimated 150 people in the southern part of the county. The storm moved…
By Dr. Bill Barrick, Executive Director Like Kermit the Frog, one of my favorite colors is green, particularly in the winter months. We are fortunate to live in a climate with relatively mild winters, allowing us to enjoy the beauty…
By Dr. Bill Barrick, Executive Director At Bellingrath Gardens, the colors of fall are shown to their full advantage in both flowers and in leaves. The English poet William Cowper (1731-1800) coined the expression “Variety’s the very spice of life,…
By Tom McGehee, Museum Director of the Bellingrath Home It is well known that the Bellingrath Home was designed by noted Mobile architect George B. Rogers, but who took those plans and brought them to reality? According to some…
The American Bus Association has selected Magic Christmas in Lights at Bellingrath Gardens and Home as a Top 100 Event for 2016. The Top 100 Events in North America is an annual compendium of the best events for group travel…
For the past 20 years, Magic Christmas in Lights has become a cherished holiday tradition for many families along the Gulf Coast. A visit to Bellingrath Gardens and Home during the Christmas season means a chance to stroll through…
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…
By Dr. Bill Barrick, Executive Director It’s hard to believe, but Christmas at Bellingrath Gardens and Home begins in July and August, when we receive our rooted poinsettia cuttings from our supplier to be grown in our greenhouses. Each year,…
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…
By Tom McGehee, Museum Director of the Bellingrath Home The elegant Bellingrath Home was created from very humble beginnings: A former fishing camp on Fowl River, built in the early 1890s. The 10,500-square-foot Home was completed in 1936. As we begin our year-long…