About Us

Who we are and what we do

The Southern Garden History Society membership includes private garden owners, landscape historians, historic horticulture specialists, historic site curators, landscape architects, and garden writers, to cite just some of the backgrounds of those who join. All are united, however, in an abiding interest in the landscape legacy of that region stretching from Maryland across the southern half of the United States to Texas.

The society remains connected over the year through our quarterly publication, Magnolia. You will find more on Magnolia on the Resources page, which provides access to back issues from 1984 to 2005.

The society also holds an annual meeting each year in a different location in the South to study the garden and landscape history of that area, promote garden restoration, and encourage scholarship among members. Membership in the society is required to attend the annual meeting.

Officers and Directors

President

A. Jefferson Lewis III
The State Botanical Garden of Georgia
2450 South Milledge Ave.
Athens, GA 30605

Vice President

J. Dean Norton
Director of Horticulture
Mount Vernon Ladies Association
PO Box 110
Mt. Vernon, VA 22121

Treasurer

Gail Griffin
5606 McLean Drive
Bethesda, MD 20814

Secretary

Sherold D. Hollingsworth
2251 Olivet Church Road
Winston-Salem, NC 27106

Directors

Wayne Amos
1216 I Street
Alexandria, VA 22307

Staci L. Catron
Director, Cherokee Garden Library
Atlanta History Center
130 West Paces Ferry Road, NW
Atlanta, GA 30305

Marion Drummond
144 Fenwick Road
Mobile, AL 36608

Dr. Belinda Gergel
1915 Pendleton St.
Columbia, SC 29201

Peter Hatch
Director, Grounds and Gardens
Monticello
PO Box 316
Charlottesville, VA 22902

Susan L. Hitchcock
Cultural Landscapes Program
National Park Service/Southeast Regional Office
100 Alabama Street SW
1924 Bldg
Atlanta, GA 30303

Davyd Foard Hood
Isinglass
6907 Old Shelby Road
Vale, NC 28168

Anne Legett
766 Nelson Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70808

Kenneth M. McFarland
Robert E. Lee Memorial Association
Stratford Hall Plantation
483 Great House Road
Stratford, VA 22558

Mollie Ridout
Historic Annapolis Foundation, Inc.
18 Pinkney Street
Annapolis, MD, 21401

Susan Urshel
1312 Madeline Place
Fort Worth, TX 76107

Ex-officio Board Members

Immediate Past President

Mary Anne Pickens
2498 FM 109
Columbus, TX 78934

Editor of Magnolia

Peggy L. Cornett
Monticello
PO Box 316
Charlottesville, VA 22902

Honorary Board Members

Mrs. William W. Griffin
1330 West Garmon Road, NW
Atlanta, GA 30327

Ben Page
1206 17th Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37211

Dr. William C. Welch
4764 Stonebriar Circle
College Station, TX 77845-8987




Board member access, click here.