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The Garden
This garden was designed by Chestina Welty, Eudora Welty’s mother in 1925. The garden was often referred to by Eudora and her mother as a labor of love. It is located in the back of Eudora Welty’s childhood home and is a popular tourist attraction. Visitors are able to come and explore the vast amount of different types of flowers growing in the garden. The garden has a rose garden section, woodland garden section and a camellia flower collection. Chestina Welty put enormous effort into the design of the garden, she wanted a different type of flower to blossom for each season. For example, hollyhocks usually appear in the garden during the summer months. Some of the flowers in this garden even appear in Eudora Welty’s stories, such as Flowers for Marjorie.

Recent Events
On December 18, 2014, a fire occurred at Commons Hall, which is located on the same grounds as Eudora Welty’s birthplace. Commons Hall is a place that people use to host family reunions, parties, weddings, wedding receptions and many other types of social events. The fire was first noticed by a Commons Hall employee at approximately 7:30 a.m., it started in the fireplace chimney and ended up traveling to the attic. The fire was ruled to be accident by investigators. No individuals were hurt and no historic artifacts were damaged. However, severe damage was done to the building itself that will cost around a million dollars to fix.