Purchase TicketsGulf 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 […]
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Four Campaigns for Our Future
Since we relaunched the Friends of Bellingrath newsletter with a new look in the fall of 2024, each issue has featured a different fundraising campaign. We’ve used an integrated digital […]
A Special Anniversary
On July 4, 1936, Walter Bellingrath noted in his guest register that on that day they had their first meal inside their new home. Ninety years later we celebrate that […]
Bringing the Bellingrath Home into the Digital Era
It goes without saying that the Bellingrath Home has one of the most impressive and important collections of antique furniture, silver, and porcelain in the South. Mrs. Bellingrath’s generosity […]
Momentum to the Eighth Power
Hot off the heels of talking about two projects in my e-newsletter column last month, I now want to update you on a plethora of other projects that have been […]
Fixing Our Front Porch on the Fowl River
As summer approaches, Bellingrath is turning its attention to the Fowl River. Every fisherman who passes by reminds us of Mr. Bell and Mr. Frank, and the waterskiers are following […]
Our French Connection
The Bellingraths were very aware that the land holding their fishing camp, and later garden estate, had a long history stretching back to French colonial days. When Walter Bellingrath purchased […]
Movement on Two Fronts
Every month, it seems, Bellingrath Gardens & Home is either making a new announcement or starting a new project. For the month of May, there are two items that I […]
The Boat Houses of Bellingrath
Walter Bellingrath first visited the Fowl River to fish. That led to his eventual purchase of the former Lisloy Club in 1918 and its conversion to Belle Camp. The earliest […]
47 Reasons Camellias Bring People Together
Camellias carry with them the stories of their creators, their origin, their caretakers, and the gardens around them. Camellias secure a sort of unrestricted accessibility across a timeline more far […]