YOU'RE GOING TO LOVE WONDERFUL WEDNESDAYS AT BELLINGRATH GARDENS AND HOME

Jun 25th, 2004

May 31, 2004 - Mobile, AL - Bellingrath Gardens and Home is celebrating the glory of summer with a series of programs featuring a variety of topics.  These programs include horticultural seminars to interpretive tours of the Boehm Gallery to a Kids Lunch Cruise aboard the Southern Belle River Cruiser.

All programs listed below are subject to Gardens admission for non-Bellingrath members and require a reservation to be booked by the Monday preceding the program:

• July 14 - Boehm Porcelain - Interpretive tour of the Boehm Porcelain collection in the Delchamps Gallery.


• July 21 - Kids Lunch Cruise - Kids of all ages will enjoy a fun filled trip down Fowl River with John Dindo from the Dauphin Island Estuarium and Sea Lab.  Box lunches may be pre-ordered.  (An additional fee of $10 will be charged for this program to cover the cruise and lunch.)


• July 28 - Books at Bellingrath - Enjoy this special book sale in the Bellingrath Gift Shop and have your book signed by some of the author's.


• August 18 - Poinsettias for Christmas - Learn how Bellingrath grows their lovely poinsettias and get your own cutting started.

Additional programs on Mrs. Bellingrath's Silver Collection, Magic Christmas in Lights and a special summer attic sale and Christmas preview are available to members of The Friends of Bellingrath. 

For reservations for Wonderful Wednesdays or information on The Friends of Bellingrath, please call (251) 973-2217 or visit our website at www.bellingrath.org.

Founded by Walter and Bessie Bellingrath in 1932, Bellingrath Gardens and Home, is one of the top public gardens in the United States.  Known for its southern charm and unsurpassed beauty, the gardens have long been a treasure to the Mobile community and a favorite of tourists and garden lovers worldwide.