Bellingrath's Featured Plant
Ruellia
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Mark Your Calendar for Upcoming
Fall & Winter Events
Balloon Glow in the Gardens
Kiku Matsuri
November 13, 2010
Cascading
Chysanthemums Display
November 13-25, 2010
Magic Christmas in Lights Kick-off
November 26, 2010
Magic Christmas in Lights Display
November 26 to December 31, 2010
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Founder's Day / Mr. Bellingrath's Birthday
Friday, August 6th
 Born in Atlanta, Georgia, on August 6, Walter D. Bellingrath was Mobile's first Coca-Cola bottler and the founder of Bellingrath Gardens and Home.
In honor of Mr. Bellingrath's Birthday, admission to the Gardens will be free to all Mobile and Baldwin County residents! There will be an additional charge to tour the Bellingrath Museum Home.
Learn More About Mr. Bellingrath |
| Better Homes and Gardens
Membership Bonus Extended
Join or renew your membership in the Friends of Bellingrath between now and September 30, 2010 and you will receive a subscription card for a free one year subscription to Better Homes and Gardens magazine. If you are a current subscriber to Better Homes and Gardens, your subscription will be extended for an additional year - free!
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The Bellingrath Collection: Belle Camp Painting
by Tom McGehee 
Visitors entering the Day Parlor of the Bellingrath Home notice an oil painting hanging over the fireplace which depicts "Belle Camp" around 1920. The view is from the river, looking up towards one of the old cabins. Standing out on the dock is Frank Woodard, Mr. Bellingrath's fishing guide. Just visible is a small red sign near the steps behind him which says "Drink Coca-Cola in Bottles."
This view is in the camp's earliest days. The azaleas have not yet arrived. There is no running water, no electricity, no telephones and Mr. Bellingrath enjoyed every minute in the rustic setting.
To commemorate those early days, Walter Bellingrath hired artist Phillip H. Giddens of Birmingham to paint Belle Camp from a favorite photograph. Giddens (1898-1972) was a friend of portrait artist Jay Jacobs who had recently completed a portrait of Mr. Bell which hangs in the Living Room of the Home.
According to letters in file, Giddens completed the painting in September of 1944 and was planning to deliver the painting that month. The price is not mentioned but the resulting painting allows visitors arriving in the Bellingrath Home to see the property's history and to learn a little bit about Walter Bellingrath's fond memories of Belle Camp in its early days. |
Participate in the 6th Annual Balloon Glow
Your organization, business or club can participate in the "Glow" by distributing treats and trinkets to the hundreds of trick-or- treaters that attend this family event each year.
This is a wonderful opportunity for you to publicize your organization
or special event during one of Bellingrath's busiest seasons. The Balloon Glow will be held Saturday, October 30, 2010 from 5:00-8:00 p.m.
Each participating organization will receive 4 free passes for the event and up to twenty
50% off discount coupons that can be used from October 30- November 20th.
We will be using special Halloween and Fall themed glowing inflatable figures as trick or treat stations throughout the Gardens. All of those distributing treats and trinkets are encouraged to dress up in costume for the evening to add to the festivities. Please submit completed registration forms by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, October 8, 2010.
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