The sun shines down on leaves on a tree.

"It is a marvelous planet on which we ride. It is a great privilege to live thereon, to partake in the journey, and to experience its goodness"

- Liberty Hyde Bailey

About

Information on the Museum, Gardens, Collections, and Liberty Hyde Bailey Jr. himself

Programs

Connecting to the Earth through education and direct, personal contact with nature

Discover the World of Liberty Hyde Bailey

The Liberty Hyde Bailey Museum & Gardens is located in the birthplace and childhood home of Liberty Hyde Bailey, Jr., America’s “Father of Modern Horticulture”, and a founder of the “New Agrarian” philosophy. Located in South Haven, Michigan, it is a National Historic Site, garden, park, museum and educational outreach center.

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Various flowers and a bench dedicated to Liberty Hyde Bailey.

-Mission-

The Mission of the Liberty Hyde Bailey Museum is to educate others about Dr. Liberty Hyde Bailey, and in doing so, celebrate his life, his work, his philosophy, and his legacy.

Mature Liberty Hyde Bailey and wife Annette Smith on a ship.

"My life has been a continuous fulfillment of dreams. It appears that everything I saw and did has a new, and perhaps, more significant meaning, every time I see it. The earth is good. It is a privilege to live thereon."

-L.H. Bailey

"It is a marvelous planet on which we ride. It is a great privilege to live thereon, to partake in the journey, and to experience its goodness"

- Liberty Hyde Bailey

Discover the World of Liberty Hyde Bailey

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