Mount Vernon | Alexandria, Virginia
Few historic sites have SGHS ties matching Mount Vernon’s, largely because few garden professionals have tighter Society bonds than recently retired fifty-five-year Mount Vernon employee, Dean … Read More
Magnolia Winter 2024 | Vol. XXXVI, no. 4
The 1990s, in retrospect, can be considered the golden age of the “Restoring Southern Gardens and Landscapes” (RSGL) series of biennial conferences that were held at … Read More
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
Gordon Chappell Named Honorary Member of Garden Club of Virginia
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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
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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
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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
Fall-Winter 2024 Magnolia (Vol. XXXVI, No. 1)
Board member Jessica Russell begins this issue with a spirited look (with amazing images) at the night-blooming cereus, as it was enjoyed and embraced by famed … Read More
Scholarships and Financial Assistance for the 2024 Annual Meeting in Wilmington
Members are hereby reminded of scholarships and other financial assistance for students and young professionals to attend the 2024 SGHS Annual Meeting in Wilmington. Applicants should … Read More
Summer 2023 Magnolia
The summer issue of Magnolia explores the extraordinary friendship of Caroline Dormon and Elizabeth Lawrence, two legendary Southern garden writers of the early twentieth century. Andrea Sprott, curator … Read More