Fascinating scenes like those pictured here inspire many extravagant words of praise by visitors to Bellingrath Gardens.

The renowned columnist, Dorothy Dix, makes this statement:

“I have seen the beautiful gardens all over the world—in France, England, Germany, Japan, as well as in this country—but I have never seen anything so gorgeous as Bellingrath Gardens.”

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Mr. Rufus C. Dawes, President of the Chicago World’s Fair, was equally as complimentary:

“It is the most beautiful and best developed garden I ever visited.”

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Another famous visitor, Mr. Harrison Jones, Executive Vice-President of the Coca-Cola Company, had this to say:

“The Bellingrath Gardens on Fowl River are one of the most magnificent in the world.”

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Mr. Harper Sibley, Past President of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, visited Bellingrath Gardens and writes:

“I had, of course, long heard of your wonderful Azaleas—but I was completely overwhelmed by the magnificence and the sweep of Bellingrath Gardens. As it happens, I have studied landscape architecture and have had the privilege of visiting many of the most beautiful gardens in the world, in America, on the Continent, down in Italy, and in such remote places as Kashmir and Japan, but these gardens of Mobile rank with the very finest anywhere.”

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In a feature article appearing in Better Homes and Gardens Elmer T. Peterson had this to say:

“Bellingrath Gardens are authoritatively listed near the top among the most beautiful gardens in the United States, and when you have seen them you will not doubt.”