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,...

This story was sent to us by Joan Wendland who conducts creative writing workshops at the South Haven Library . This last month a new...

The perseverance of The Holy Earth speaks continually to the conviction of many individuals through history who have found the book both...

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...

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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Wendy Halperin is a local South Haven artist and educator. A few years ago she illustrated the children’s book “Planting the Wild Garden”...

The world's longest-running experiment is buried in a secret spot in Michigan. In 1879, botanist William James Beal buried 20 bottles,...

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...

This is a link to the YouTube series on Liberty Hyde Bailey, produced by John Stempien

Every summer we conduct a children's nature camp which is called- Bailey's Budding Naturalists (BBN). This nature camp is for children...

The Bailey Museum is located on approximately one acre next to Bronson Hospital and is a city owned park.

The barn that sits on the property was generously donated to The Liberty Hyde Bailey Museum by Fred and Raphella Americarelli in 1996. It...

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...