Garden Club members visit Liberty Hall and Gardens

Several members of the Garden Club of Elizabethtown recently visited historic Liberty Hall and Gardens in Frankfort. Becky Ship gave a tour of the original home, gardens and the adjacent Orlando Brown Home. Both homes were built by John Brown, one of Kentucky’s first two senators. Liberty Hall was inherited by his son, Mason Brown. The property was divided and another house was built for his other son, Orlando Brown. Both homes now are under the management of the National Society of Colonial Dames. Following the tour, members met Dianne Caines, Garden Club of Kentucky president, at the Sage Cafe adjacent to the Wilson Nurseries for a wonderful lunch and walk through the extensive nursery.

Garden Club of Elizabethtown members, Rosemary Hedges, Andrea McWright, Delma Kittrell, Anita Owen, Ann Kowalkoski and Betty Long, visit the historic properties of Liberty Hall and Orlando Brown Home.

Becky Ship described the history of the John Brown property as members Betty Long, Andrea McWright and Rosemary Hedges, walk through the gardens.

For information about the Garden Club of Elizabethtown, contact Deborah at 766-1073. Guests always are welcome at meetings at 10 a.m. the first Thursday of each month in the ballroom ofthe Brown-Pusey House.The next meeting is Nov. 1, with Dianne Caines, president of the Garden Club of Kentucky, as guest speaker.