Sarah P. Duke Gardens | Durham, North Carolina
Growing up only five miles away from the Sarah P. Duke Gardens (SPDG), this writer found the site an easy-to-reach and often-visited destination during his younger … Read More
Bruton Parish Churchyard | Williamsburg, Virginia
Readers of these posts doubtlessly know that burying grounds, whether ancient churchyards or park-like cemeteries, can be fascinating designed landscapes to visit and are often good … Read More
Randy Harelson Scholarship Fund–Phase II
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In the previous issue of Magnolia (Fall 2024), we were pleased to announce success in reaching the initial goal set for the Randy Harelson Scholarship Fund … Read More
Magnolia Spring 2025 | Vol. XXXVII, no. 1
The spring 2025 issue of Magnolia features an in-depth review by SGHS board members Jessica Russell Hilton, Adam Martin, and Eric Jackson of the Society’s recent … Read More
The Plant Reporter: The Renewed Search for Roman Hyacinths
In 2014, a professor encouraged me to submit a scholarship application to attend the annual meeting of the Southern Garden History Society (SGHS), in Savannah, Georgia. … Read More
Magnolia Fall 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
Magnolia Summer 2024 (VOL XXXVI, No. 3)
From the earliest colonial times apples have been crucial to the diet of southerners, whether as cider, cooked up in solid versions, or just eaten as … 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
Jane Baber White—A Remembrance
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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
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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