Wister Gardens – Belzoni, Mississippi

Wister Gardens – Belzoni, Mississippi

Enter the fairyland of gardens when you come to the Wister Gardens and their 14 acres of flowers, trees and shrubs.

Designed by Frances Chiles Henry and Wister Henry in the era of 1937 the garden was developed for the beautification and enjoyment for all that stroll through the Garden.

There are hundreds of azaleas of many varieties lining the pathways, they cover wooded areas and drives and are stunning from around March 25 to April 25 each year.

Along with the azaleas are hundreds of roses throughout the Gardens.  There are two designated rose gardens for you to enjoy (and envy their beauty).  Daylilies, those fabulous smelling addition to any garden, abound in the Garden with the best viewing being during early June and July.  Daylilies are such a lovely fragrant flower that the stroll through the Garden at this time will be most enjoyable.

There are Crape Myrtles providing glorious color through the months of July thru September.

Take a few minutes and sit in the six-sided gazebo while you admire the flowers and rest just a bit.  There is also a large fountain from Italy installed over an artesian well to add even more character and beauty to the site.

Here you will get to see the highest award presented to gardeners by the Men’s Garden Club of America, it’s a Johnny Appleseed statue just across the lawn from the Garden House.

Do you want to be inside?  Well, there is a year-round glassed in garden house, heated in the winter and air-conditioned in the summer, that can be rented for special occasions.

The Garden Club of Belzoni give you an opportunity to learn what some of the different varieities of trees and shrubs are by identification markers on 150 different species. 

Come and enjoy the ducks, there are a variety of them occupying the 4 acre lake at the site.

Location: 1440 State Hwy 7, Belzoni, MS 39038

Phone:     662.247.3025

Email: WISTER@BELZONICABLE.COM

Hours: Open Year Round from Sunday – Saturday form 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.  Closed on all major holidays.  It is handicap accessible.

Admission is FREE
 

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