Savannah Town Plan | Savannah, Georgia
SGHS members have visited Savannah twice for annual meetings, the first occasion coming in 1989 and the second in 2014. Surely each of us came away … Read More
Dumbarton Oaks | Georgetown, D.C.
This essay marks the fiftieth installation of a series of posts written for the SGHS website’s Gardens page, the first example having appeared on November 4, … Read More
Charleston Gardens | Charleston, South Carolina
The location of two annual meetings, Charleston has also drawn the repeated attention of Magnolia contributors while being the central focus of two books written by … 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
Dean Norton Featured in Clemson World
Spend a day behind the scenes at Mount Vernon with SGHS Charter Member Dean Norton (and his bugle!) in this spectacular interview with Clemson World magazine. … Read More
Eudora Welty’s Mother Inspired Her Love Of Camellias–And You Can Still Visit Their Garden
Southern Living magazine featured Eudora Welty’s camellias in the January/February 2023 issue. Read the story here by award-winning author Valerie Fraser Luesse, with photographs by Ngoc … Read More
Oakland Cemetery’s Summer Bulbs
Late July inevitably guarantees heat, humidity, and afternoon thunderstorms across the South. Atlanta’s Oakland Cemetery still has plenty of colors to be appreciated by anyone willing … Read More
Eric Jackson and Forestry in Old Salem
“Land and ecosystem preservation inspired my love of horticulture when I realized just how fundamental plants are to our existence on earth, to the health and … Read More
Elizabeth Lawrence Gardens
Elizabeth Lawrence (1904-1985) is one of the South’s best-known garden writers. Her book, A Southern Garden: A Handbook for the Middle South (University of North Carolina … Read More