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                              June 2011

In This Issue
Special Floral Programs
Membership
Summer Garden Walk
Perennials for the Gulf
What's Wrong with my Garden?
Cascade Mums
Kid's Gulf Discovery Day
Upcoming Events
Bellingrath Blooms
Cuphea
CUPHEA
Cuphea "Totally Tempted"
 
Save the Date

 Benny Campbell

Celebrity florist, Benny Campbell is coming to Mobile on Wednesday, October 19, 2011 for a special presentation to benefit Bellingrath Gardens and Home. Benny Campbell owner of The Attalla Florist in Attalla, Alabama is well known for his clever, entertaining and informative floral design presentations.

 

Please plan to join us from 9:30 - noon at the Junior League Headquarters, 57 North Sage Avenue in Mobile. Following Benny's morning presentation, head out to Bellingrath Gardens for the "Walk and Talk with Bill and Benny in The Gardens". Dr. Bill Barrick and Benny Campbell will lead a special tour of the Gardens from 2:30- 3:30 followed by a tour of the Bellingrath Home and reception.

 

Tickets for the morning presentation and coffee will be $45.00 for members of the Friends of Bellingrath and $50.00 for non-members. Tickets for the morning and afternoon sessions, which includes admission to Bellingrath Gardens and Home and reception in the Home, will be $80.00 for members and $90.00 for non-members.  Tickets will be available beginning on June 1st.

  

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Gardens WalkA Summer Garden Walk 
June 1 from 10:30 to 11:30 AM
 

A favorite program every year! Bellingrath Display Coordinator Barbara Smith will lead this tour of the Gardens and describe how she designs the beautiful borders and containers for this summer's display. 

 

Wonderful Wednesday programs are free for Members of the Friends of Bellingrath. Gardens Admission ($12.00 for adults & $ 6.50 for children 5-12) is charged for non-members attending programs. There are additional charges to tour the Home and/or to take the River Cruise. Call 251.973.2217 for reservations.

Perennials for the GulfPerennials
June 8 from 10:30 to 11:30 AM
 

Learn from one of Mobile's best nurserymen, Oliver Washington of Shore Acres Plant Farm, about growing perennials on the Gulf Coast. 

 

Wonderful Wednesday programs are free for Members of the Friends of Bellingrath. Gardens Admission ($12.00 for adults & $ 6.50 for children 5-12) is charged for non-members attending programs. There are additional charges to tour the Home and/or to take the River Cruise. Call 251.973.2217 for reservations.

  

GardeningWhat's Wrong with my Garden?
June 15 from 10:30 to 11:30 AM
 

John Olive with the Auburn University Experiment Station will help to improve your plant problem solving and pest identification skills. A combination of lecture and hand-on examples will help you face your garden problems.  

 

Wonderful Wednesday programs are free for Members of the Friends of Bellingrath. Gardens Admission ($12.00 for adults & $ 6.50 for children 5-12) is charged for non-members attending programs. There are additional charges to tour the Home and/or to take the River Cruise. Call 251.973.2217 for reservations.

Cascade Mums Mums
June 22 from 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
 

By popular demand; Director of Horticulture Chuck Owens will share Bellingrath's secrets for creating this beautiful floral display. We will share plants with those that are interested in trying to grow their own cascading Mum at home.  

 

Wonderful Wednesday programs are free for Members of the Friends of Bellingrath. Gardens Admission ($12.00 for adults & $ 6.50 for children 5-12) is charged for non-members attending programs. There are additional charges to tour the Home and/or to take the River Cruise. Call 251.973.2217 for reservations.

Kids Gulf Discovery DayKid's Gulf Discovery Day & Kid's Kruise 
June 29 from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
 

Learn about the ecology of the Gulf of Mexico and Fowl River from area experts and organizations. Lots of activities and displays for kids of every age; including the Dauphin Island Touch Table. Don't miss the special Kid's Kruise with Casi Callaway and Dauphin Island Sea Lab Staff.

 

Kid's Gulf Discovery Day is free for Members of the Friends of Bellingrath. Gardens Admission ($12.00 for adults & $ 6.50 for children 5-12) will be charged for non-members attending.  There are additional charges for the two special Kid's Kruises.

 

Kid's Kruise - 11:00 AM

Reservations Required. Member Price: $9 for adult; $6 for kids 5-12 and free for kids 4 and under. Non-member Price: $20 for adults, $16.50 for kids 5-12 and free for kids 4 and under.  

 

Kid's Kruise with Lunch - 12:00 PM
Reservations Required. Member Price: $16 for adult; $11 for kids 5-12 and $6 for kids  under 5. Non-member Price: $27 for adults, $17.50 for kids 5-12 and $6 for kids 4 and under.

 

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Wonderful WednesdaysUpcoming Wonderful Wednesday Programs

 

July 6 - No Program

 

July 13 - "Alabama Afternoons" Lecture and Books Signing with Roy Hoffman of the Press Register

 

July 20 - Porcelain Tales with Tom McGehee, Bellingrath's Museum Curator

 

July 27 - TBA 

 

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Bellingrath Gardens and Home
Operated by The Bellingrath Gardens and Home Foundation, a charitable, not-for-profit organization

12401 Bellingrath Gardens Road / Theodore, Alabama 36582
800.247.8420 / 251.973.2217
www.bellingrath.org