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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
By Sally Pearsall Ericson Director of Marketing and Public Relations On March 12, 1953, Walter D. Bellingrath gave a speech in Montgomery, Ala., to commemorate the 50th anniversary celebration of […]
By Sally Pearsall Ericson Director of Marketing and Public Relations On July 23, 2020, the Trustees of the Bellingrath Morse Foundation announced that Bellingrath Gardens and Home had hired Dr. […]
By Tom McGehee Museum Home Director Following Mrs. Bellingrath’s death in 1943, Walter Bellingrath hired a local antiques dealer to inventory the contents of his home. Nell Curran had sold […]
By Tom McGehee Museum Home Director Over the years, it often seems as if far more emphasis has been placed on the life of Walter Bellingrath than that of his […]
By Tom McGehee Museum Director of the Bellingrath Home Walter Bellingrath always wanted his guests at his “Belle Camp” retreat to sign in on old hotel-type registers. (The practice continues […]
By Tom McGehee Museum Director of the Bellingrath Home Picture postcards are a 20th-century creation. In 1898, the U.S. Congress passed the Private Mailing Card Act, which allowed private firms, […]
By Dr. Bill Barrick Executive Director Emeritus Bellingrath Gardens and Home is known for its massive plantings of evergreen Southern Indica azaleas, but Gulf Coast gardeners also enjoy the blooms […]
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