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Oct 21, 20210 min read


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...
Jun 26, 20212 min read


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...
Mar 18, 20211 min read


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"...
Feb 23, 20211 min read


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”...
Feb 15, 20211 min read


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,...
Jan 31, 20211 min read


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...
Jul 5, 20202 min read


In Search Of Liberty Hyde Bailey
This is a link to the YouTube series on Liberty Hyde Bailey, produced by John Stempien
Jun 22, 20201 min read


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...
May 15, 20201 min read


Museum Grounds
The Bailey Museum is located on approximately one acre next to Bronson Hospital and is a city owned park.
May 15, 20201 min read


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...
May 15, 20201 min read


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...
May 15, 20203 min read
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