
"Seeking Eden: A Collection of Georgia's Historic Gardens"
A Spring Garden Event to benefit Belmont Mansion with
Staci L. Catron, Senior Director of the Cherokee Garden Library, Atlanta History Center
Saturday, May 30
Join Belmont Mansion the last weekend in May as Staci Catron, the Senior Director of the Cherokee Garden Library at the Atlanta History Center,
will be speaking from her book,
"Seeking Eden", an exploration of Georgia’s
rich garden heritage from the mid-eighteenth to the early twentieth centuries. These public and
private gardens include
nineteenth-century parterres, Colonial Revival gardens, Country Place–era landscapes,
rock gardens, and historic town squares.
The event begins in Belmont University's
Leu Center for the Visual Arts where
Ms. Catron will be speaking.
Afterwards, the director of horticulture
at Belmont University will guide
guests on a tour of the Belmont gardens.
The afternoon concludes with a reception and book signing in Belmont Mansion’s Grand Salon.
Ms. Catron is a nationally recognized historic preservation scholar and the past president and honorary director of the Southern Garden History Society. In 2023, she was awarded the Historic Preservation Medal by the Garden Club of America.
Her book, "Seeking Eden: A Collection of Georgia's Historic Gardens," is widely regarded as a model for documenting gardens and regional landscapes.
Purchase Your Tickets by May 15, 2026
Tickets: $60/person; $110/couple


