Located in northwest Washington, bordering Rock Creek Park, Hillwood embodies the life and aesthetic interests of cereal heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post. The twenty-five-acre property, however, predates … Read More
Some SGHS annual meetings have an élan or mystique hard to pin down, though it doubtlessly owes to a mix of speakers, gardens, and local ambiance. … Read More
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
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
Certain gardens enjoy a particularly important place in the collective memory of the Southern Garden History Society, typically relating to repeated visits as well as to … Read More
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
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
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
“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
