Purchase TicketsThe Cheese Cradle
By Tom McGehee Museum Home Director On display in the Dining Porch of the Bellingrath Home is a wooden cheese cradle dating to between 1820 and 1830. These cradles or […]
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Discover the Wild: NatureNauts at Bellingrath!
A Family Adventure Awaits at Bellingrath Gardens and Home Get ready to embark on a wild adventure with your family at the upcoming NatureNauts event at Bellingrath Gardens! Much like […]
Bellingrath Gardens & Home Shines in the 2024 Lagniappe Nappie Awards Finals!
By Cassidy Smith Marketing & PR Manager A Time for Triumph: Casting Your Vote for Elegance and History The air is abuzz with the whisper of blooming flowers and the […]
Milestones
By Todd Lasseigne Executive Director Embracing Nature’s Revival With the return of spring rains last night, today feels like a day of renewal to me. Semi-parched plants breathe sighs of […]
Belle Camp 1919: A Nostalgic Glimpse into Bellingrath’s Past
By Tom McGeheeMuseum Home Director Explore the rich history and artistic heritage of Bellingrath Gardens & Home through the portal of a captivating oil painting depicting Belle Camp as it […]
Bellingrath Gardens Horticulture – A to C
By Todd LasseigneExecutive Director When people think of Bellingrath Gardens & Home’s horticulture program and its plants, they generally think of two things: azaleas and camellias. Having now been here […]
Embracing Alabama’s Botanical Diversity: Bellingrath’s Native Plant Conservation Efforts
By Jeremy Schmidt Director of Horticulture Bellingrath Gardens & Home is currently in the process of building and diversifying its collection of Alabama native plants as part of an ex-situ […]
Bellingrath Gardens: A Legacy of Beauty and Vision in the South
By Cory Sparks Director of Development A friend of Todd Lasseigne recently sent him a copy of Mr. Bellingrath’s article for the 1947 Camellia Yearbook of the American Camellia Society. […]
Remembering Frank Woodard, Sr.
By Tom McGehee Museum Home Director When Frank Woodard, Sr. died in 1960 he was the oldest employee of Bellingrath Gardens & Home. In fact his personnel file states he […]
A Symphony in Pink: Azaleas at Bellingrath Gardens
By Cassidy SmithMarketing & PR Manager The Blooming History of Our Azaleas Nestled in the heart of the Deep South, the gardens of Bellingrath are a tapestry of color and […]