My Great Oak Tree
Bailey was a great lover of trees, writing in The Holy Earth that “if it were possible for every person to own a tree and to care for it,...
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- Jul 21, 2022
- 3 min
Telling Time by Allison Vraniak
This story was sent to us by Joan Wendland who conducts creative writing workshops at the South Haven Library . This last month a new...
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- Dec 29, 2021
- 2 min
Why Bailey Now? A Social Answer
The perseverance of The Holy Earth speaks continually to the conviction of many individuals through history who have found the book both...
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- Jun 26, 2021
- 2 min
Annuals: The Best Kinds and How to Grow Them
At every Board Meeting we start with a "Bailey Moment". This is from our May meeting. “The kinds I like best are the ones easiest to...
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- Mar 18, 2021
- 1 min
Celebrating Horticultural Champions
LIBERTY HYDE BAILEY AWARD The American Horticultural Society’s highest award, the Liberty Hyde Bailey Award is given to an individual who...
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- Feb 23, 2021
- 1 min
The Liberty Hyde Bailey Project
"For today’s country-lifers, naturists, gardeners, teachers and readers. The central hub and knowledge base for all things Bailey online"...
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- Feb 15, 2021
- 1 min
Planting the Wild Garden
Wendy Halperin is a local South Haven artist and educator. A few years ago she illustrated the children’s book “Planting the Wild Garden”...
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- Jan 31, 2021
- 1 min
Weed Seeds: The Test of Time
The world's longest-running experiment is buried in a secret spot in Michigan. In 1879, botanist William James Beal buried 20 bottles,...
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- Jul 5, 2020
- 2 min
General Advice by Liberty Hyde Bailey
Every family can have a garden. If there is not a foot of land, there are porches or windows. Wherever there is sunlight, plants may be...
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- Jun 22, 2020
- 1 min
In Search Of Liberty Hyde Bailey
This is a link to the YouTube series on Liberty Hyde Bailey, produced by John Stempien
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- May 15, 2020
- 1 min
Bailey's Budding Naturalists
Every summer we conduct a children's nature camp which is called- Bailey's Budding Naturalists (BBN). This nature camp is for children...
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- May 15, 2020
- 1 min
Museum Grounds
The Bailey Museum is located on approximately one acre next to Bronson Hospital and is a city owned park.
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- May 15, 2020
- 1 min
The Blacksmith Barn
The barn that sits on the property was generously donated to The Liberty Hyde Bailey Museum by Fred and Raphella Americarelli in 1996. It...
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- May 15, 2020
- 3 min
Growing Up Bailey
In 2018, we updated our permanent exhibit, to showcase the years that Liberty Hyde Bailey, Jr. lived in South Haven. He was born on March...
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