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Meet Jeremy A. Schmidt: Bellingrath’s New Director of Horticulture Bringing Innovation to Botanical Bliss

By Cassidy Smith| Head of Marketing & PR | Bellingrath Gardens & Home is delighted to introduce its newest addition to the team, Jeremy A. Schmidt, who assumed the role […]

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Bellingrath’s Path to Progress: New Leadership, New Growth

By Dr. F. Todd Lasseigne Executive Director One of my two major professors back in my NC State University days, Dr. Stu Warren, was fond of saying “Progress is being […]

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The Lion

By Tom McGehee Museum Home Director For over 90 years a large cast iron Lion has lived in Bellingrath Gardens.  He is always popular with children who enjoy climbing up […]

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To-do lists at Bellingrath: What we’ve checked off so far

By Dr. F. Todd Lasseigne Executive Director To me, one of the joys of visitors coming out to Bellingrath Gardens and Home is that they get to see both the […]

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Camellias, Mr. Bellingrath’s favorite flower

By Sally Pearsall Ericson In the 1920s and 1930s, when Bessie Bellingrath wanted to beautify the Fowl River property that we know today as Bellingrath Gardens and Home, she knew […]

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Eagle Scout project: Bat boxes in the Gardens

  By Sally Pearsall Ericson Director of Marketing and Public Relations Catie Simpson, the first female to earn her Eagle Scout rank in the Mobile Area Council, built and installed […]

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Greg Hill’s legacy: Magic Christmas in Lights

By Sally Pearsall Ericson Director of Marketing and Public Relations From routine maintenance chores to major repairs, Greg Hill’s work was almost always behind the scenes at Bellingrath Gardens and […]

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The garden in winter: Advice for adding variety and color

By Dr. F. Todd Lasseigne, Executive Director Winter, from a gardening viewpoint, refers to the time when most plants are dormant. However, gardening in the winter months, and selecting winter-interest […]

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“A whirlwind of activity:” Dr. F. Todd Lasseigne’s first weeks at Bellingrath

By Dr. F. Todd Lassseigne Executive Director Hello, friends and supporters of Bellingrath Gardens and Home.  I am honored to be writing you as the newly hired Executive Director of […]

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Get to know Executive Director F. Todd Lasseigne

By Sally Pearsall Ericson Director of Marketing and Public Relations For the first time since 1999, a new captain is taking the helm at Bellingrath Gardens and Home. Dr. F. […]

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