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Postcards from Bellingrath, Spring 1939

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, […]

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Native azaleas on the Gulf Coast

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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A new look at Bellingrath’s architect, George B. Rogers

By Sally Pearsall Ericson Director of Marketing and Public Relations Nearly a century ago, architect George B. Rogers was making a name for himself in Mobile with his eye for […]

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