Bellingrath Gardens is a 65 acre garden and mansion located in Theodore, Alabama, a town on the outskirts of Mobile, Alabama. They were first opened to the public in 1932. The gardens include an Oriental garden, Mermaid pool, bridal garden, and a river pavilion where guests can take a river cruise down the Fowl River on a boat called the Southern Belle. Beautiful flowerbeds adorn the gardens throughout the year. These include azaleas, roses, tulips, snapdragons, begonias, and marigolds.
If you happen to visit around Christmas, be sure to see the phenomenal display of over three million lights, known as the Magic Christmas in lights. It truly is magical!
The gardens are open daily from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. During the Christmas light show, they're open until 9:00 PM. Admission for the gardens, home, and cruise tour is $29.00 for adults at $19.00 for children. Gardens only is $12.50 for adults and $7.00 for children.
What about you? Do you tend to explore certain themes in your writing?
It is a good message for the young readers, given that they think mostly today that they are born perfect and do not have to struggle and prove themselves in life.
ReplyDeleteI love your middle grade themes. Your current story sounds awesome. I wish I could visit those gardens.
ReplyDeleteI bet that place is beautiful around Christmas!
ReplyDeleteYour new story sounds really interesting! I think a lot of kids will relate to finding their voice. And all those educational themes are important for those teachers and parents who buy our books. These gardens look lovely!
ReplyDeleteYou do educational books very well.
ReplyDeleteThose gardens look so pretty. That reminds me that we need to check for the Chinese Lantern festival in Cary next month. So pretty!
Perfect theme for MG! Keep up the good work.
ReplyDeleteThe garden sounds like somewhere I'd liked to visit.
ReplyDeleteI think the theme is the heartbeat or the underlying music of a story. Even when someone "just writes", they include themes from their subconscious. But the most powerful writers are intentional about it.
I think you've hit on the thing that makes MG work, to be honest. The protagonist must do some growing up!
ReplyDeleteBellingrath Gardens is gorgeous. Thanks for sharing. Finding one's voice is so important, whether you are a child or an adult. We ALL need to find our voice. Stay strong! Happy IWSG day!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful place! Magnificent; magical!
ReplyDeleteWhat a neat sounding place! I plan to add botanic gardens to my travel more now that I've experience a few (one here in Denver, one in Arizona, one in Oregon, and one in England (KEW Gardens). I think they tell so much about the place they're located.
ReplyDeleteTeenage fairy with the voice problems sounds interesting. And beautiful gardens.
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful garden.
ReplyDeleteThe gardens sound wonderful. Such variety. Mobile is a cool area. We only visited the battleship- should have explored more. We were staying in Orange Beach. It wasn't that far to travel.
ReplyDeleteIn regards to your books - you are a good writer with worthy topics that are subtle. Just good stories.
Gorgeous light show. Our zoo here in Columbus does that during the Christmas season; but I don't remember the number of lights.
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