skip to Main Content
By Dr. Bill Barrick, Executive Director Begonias are one of the most interesting group of ornamental plants, with more than 1,000 species distributed throughout tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world. In 1978, Hortus Third, the published “Bible” for horticulture,…
By Tom McGehee, Museum Director of the Bellingrath Home Almost exactly 100 years ago, Walter Bellingrath commemorated Mother’s Day with a heartfelt tribute to his mother, Catherine McMillan Bellingrath. In a six-page letter dated May 13, 1916, Mobile’s first Coca-Cola bottler…
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…
By Dr. Bill Barrick, Executive Director One of the greatest challenges in managing a public display garden is providing color 365 days a year. Transitions between the four major seasons often require horticulturists to be creative with plants to bridge…
Bellingrath Gardens and Home's Executive Director, Dr. William E. Barrick, is the Honorary Chairman of the 2016 Festival of Flowers, which will be held March 10-13 at the Providence Hospital Campus. Dr. Barrick has been a member of the Festival’s…
By Tom McGehee, Museum Director of the Bellingrath Home Mobile history buffs have a chance to learn more about Bellingrath Gardens and Home's renowned architect, George B. Rogers, during the weekend of March 11-12. The featured home on this year’s…
By Tom McGehee, Museum Director of the Bellingrath Home Although Coca-Cola is synonymous with Walter D. Bellingrath, many have forgotten that in 1917 he also became the owner of the National Mosaic Tile Company in Mobile. The company produced Adamantile. The…
Bessie Morse Bellingrath, "Miss Bessie," died unexpectedly at age 64 on Feb. 15, 1943, only seven years after she and her husband, Walter D. Bellingrath, moved into their new home on the Fowl River, now known as the Bellingrath Home.…