The Southern Garden History Society is a group of enthusiasts and professionals that fosters and shares scholarly research about our historic gardens, cultural landscapes, and horticultural history through educational programs and publications. We celebrate the beauty and diversity of the South’s historic gardens and encourage their preservation and restoration so they may enrich the lives of others.
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Renewal Letter from Board President, Derek Wade
Dear Member, Summertime, summertime, summertime. One of the best times of year! Our springtime gardening work is done, new beds were designed and laid out, selections … Read More
Jane Baber White—A Remembrance
Jane Baber White died on June 17, 2024, at the age of eighty-four. Her obituary describes her as a “pioneer, innovator, activist, and community bridge-builder.” Southern … Read More
Gordon Chappell Named Honorary Member of Garden Club of Virginia
At its annual meeting in Charlottesville, May 23, 2024, the Garden Club of Virginia bestowed an honorary membership on SGHS honorary board member and landscape architect … Read More
Spring 2024 Magnolia (Vol. XXXVI, No. 2)
Our spring 2024 issue opens with an overview by William Bartram scholar Brad Sanders of some of the Philadelphia. explorer’s eighteenth-century botanical discoveries. As the reader … Read More
Remembering Charleston, South Carolina Preservationist Joseph H. “Peter” McGee
Renowned Charleston attorney, preservationist, and beloved husband of Evelyn “Patti” McGee died April 26, 2024, at age ninety-five. Peter and Patti were active, long-time members of … Read More
Randy Harelson | October 4, 1951 – March 5, 2024
Dear Friends, It is with a heavy heart that I inform you that our president, Randy Harelson, died on Tuesday, March 5. Randy’s affections for … Read More
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