Purchase TicketsUnifying Cultures: Tsubaki, the Camellia
Introduction As winter draped Osaka and Kyoto in silence, the Camellia bloomed—quiet, resolute. In that final chapter of my journey through Japan, it moved me to reflect on how a […]
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Ok, Now. What’s Next?!
Sleep-deprivation has a way of working on you. Nine 4-days-long “weekends” of the inaugural Gulf Coast Chinese Lantern Festival, plus the daily work involved in keeping Bellingrath Gardens & Home […]
The Sunday Night Supper Room: Or Is It?
Beyond the Bottle Room is a room long nick-named as the Sunday Night Supper Room. Guides routinely inform visitors that it received that name from the Bellingraths who often had […]
Gulf Coast Chinese Lantern Festival – A Smash Hit!
Well, here we are, seven weeks out of nine total into the inaugural season of the Gulf Coast Chinese Lantern Festival! Two more weeks are left, and as such we […]
Snow, Moon, and Flowers: Bellingrath on the Camellia Trail in Japan
Exploring Japan’s Camellia Culture: From Shizuoka to Oshima Island As promised in last month’s article, our journey through Japan continues—this time taking us from the structured elegance of mainland gardens […]
The Day Parlor: Then and Now
Since 1956, guests have begun their tours of the Bellingrath Home in a small room which Mrs. Bellingrath termed her Day Parlor. The guide book to the Home termed it […]
Bellingrath Abroad: Insights from the International Camellia Congress
Introduction: A Journey Across Japan’s Living Legacy In March, I traveled to Japan to represent Bellingrath Gardens and Home at the International Camellia Society’s Congress—an unforgettable opportunity to learn, connect, […]
Ginger Jars In the Bellingrath Home
The shape of a Chinese ginger jar may be traced to ancient China, with their wide covered mouth and tapered body. Their original purpose was to hold salt, spices, and […]
The Summer House Restoration: A Progress Report
As the saying goes, “good things come to those who wait.” And I am well aware that the Summer House has been mentioned by me since 2021, when I first […]
Clumping Bamboo at Bellingrath
Bamboo is the largest grass on earth… we all could have guessed that, I suppose. When I am standing in our acre-sized, 60’ tall patch of Moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis), […]