Purchase TicketsEagle 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 […]
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 […]
“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 […]
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. […]
Hear the voice of Walter D. Bellingrath in 1953
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 […]
Bellingrath Gardens and Home has a new Executive Director
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. […]
Kitchenware in the Bellingrath Home
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 […]
Remembering “Miss Bessie” Bellingrath: A birthday retrospective
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 […]
Furnishing a dream home at Belle Camp
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 […]