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Hello, everyone! As of this writing, I have just passed my sixth anniversary with Bellingrath Gardens & Home. This is a milestone that I am happy to have reached, but […]
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Bellingrath’s Fall Plant Market (September 18 – 20, 2026)
For the past few years, as the days of Summer get shorter and we all begin to anticipate a welcome change in the seasons, the Gardens here have rung in […]
River Pavilion Restoration Update
On Saturday, August 29th, the Bellingrath riverfront was bustling as volunteers planted marsh grasses on Bellingrath Spit. The workday was organized by our partners at the Mobile Bay National Estuary […]
Commemorative Bricks Installed this Spring
Two dozen donors have purchased commemorative bricks in honor of or in memory of a loved one, or to reflect their own love for the Gardens. It’s a beautiful way […]
Bellingrath Morse Foundation – Board Minute Highlights 1950-1952
The Bellingrath Morse Foundation had its very first meeting on February 1, 1950 with Walter Bellingrath serving as chairman and Turner Rice, an employee of the First National Bank’s Trust […]
A Birthday Salute
In 1949 invitations were sent for an 80th birthday party for Walter Bellingrath. A makeshift stage of bamboo held Mr. Bellingrath and some family members backing up to the Home while nearly […]
Leaving Your Own Bellingrath Legacy
Steve Crawford spent decades serving as a Board Member and Board Chair of the Bellingrath-Morse Foundation. Out of his love for the Gardens and Home, he included a $25,000 gift […]
Walter D. Bellingrath: A Visionary Civic Leader
On August 8, we will celebrate Mr. Bellingrath’s birthday. Born in Atlanta in 1869, 157 years ago, his mark and legacy lives on with Bellingrath Gardens & Home, the estate […]
Alabama’s Wild Carnivorous Plants
Most locals of a certain age in Lower Alabama remember the days when the fields you’d see driving through the country were covered in dense prairies of native wildflowers, or […]
Gulf Coast Chinese Lantern Festival Round 2
Hello, everyone! I hope that you are enjoying your summer break now that school is out. Here at Bellingrath, we’re happy to have our second year of the Gulf Coast […]