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Spring has finally arrived in central Kentucky, and the LHHS garden is coming to life! Bring a little life to your own garden or pick something up for Mother’s Day at our once-a-year spring plant sale, Saturday May 12 from 10 am – noon. For just a few dollars, you can purchase plants such as hydrangeas, foxgloves, and peonies, sourced directly from our gardens.
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May is a wonderful month to plan your visit to our four acre site. The Brown family initially raised vegetables and fruit here but as time passed, the family added more ornamental touches to the grounds. Today, in addition to our famous boxwoods, visitors will enjoy flowers representing past gardens and hardy native plants ensuring that something will be blooming all summer long!
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Roses in the Liberty Hall Gardens
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In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, roses were a main feature of the Liberty Hall gardens. In Mary Yoder Brown Scott's gardening journal from 1866 to 1913, she records planting and care instructions on various flowering plants, including roses, violets, irises, poppies, hollyhocks and ferns. Around 1913, Kentucky artist Paul Sawyier painted this scene of the Liberty Hall gardens below. By the 1930s, the roses were so overgrown that they were referred to as the "rose jungle".
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"The Care of June Roses" from Mary Yoder Brown Scott's Gardening Journal | |  |
The Rose Garden, oil on canvas, by Paul Sawyier, ca. 1913. | |  | Mary Yoder Brown Scott and a large rose bush in the LH garden, ca. 1905 | |
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Brown Bites Lecture Series, Friday June 8, 12PM: Botanist Julian Campbell will share his talk, "Frontier Flora in Frankfort". It will focus on trees and other plants native to the Frankfort that John and Margaretta Brown knew. The program begins at noon with an included boxed lunch. Reservations required.
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After Hours at Liberty Hall, Thursday June 28, 5:30PM: Herbalist Melissa Calhoun will use examples from Liberty Hall's garden to demonstate how plants can attract the bees, butterflies, and other pollinators that are so crucial to the environment. Reservations required.
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Dedicated volunteers help to coordinate projects that keep our garden beautiful and make the most of its bounty!
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Volunteers Mary Bradley, Sharon Cox, and Marcey Broderson | |  |
Volunteer Amy Spears, Ashley Averell (not pictured), and Jessie Fennell (not pictured). | |
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If you would like to volunteer in the garden please contact Vicky Middleswarth at educator@libertyhall.org.
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Saturday, May 12 – Annual Plant Sale – 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Friday, June 8 – Brown Bites Lecture, “Frontier Flora in Frankfort,” Julian Campbell – 12 noon
Thursday, June 28 – After Hours at Liberty, “Attracting Pollinators to Your Garden,” Melissa Calhoun – 5:30 p.m.
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Find Out MoreTo get more information on programs, events, or Liberty Hall Historic Site, please visit our website at www.libertyhall.org, or click on a social media icon below.
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