The Bailey Museum’s gardens and grounds feature a number of lovely gardens with interpretive signage, a series of community garden plots, the Bailey Farm’s old smokehouse, the South Haven Blacksmith Shop and Carriage Barn, and a nature trail.
Living Collections: The Bailey Museum’s Living Collections showcase many of the varieties of plants to which Bailey dedicated his life’s work, both horticultural and literary. There are several perennial and annual garden beds including the Martha Warner Day Lily Garden, and an Heirloom Kitchen Garden.
Liberty Hyde Bailey Nature Trail: The museum features a short nature trail winding through a stand of woods on the east side of the property which has reclaimed part of the original Bailey Farm. A short trail with several loops, this is one of the only places in the City of South Haven to get away from streets and buildings and reimagine what South Haven looked like during the frontier days when the Baileys farmed this land and when young Liberty Hyde Bailey, Jr. walked the same ground and explored the woods, collecting plants and beginning a life of wonder and discovery.
Outbuildings: The Smokehouse is the last remaining outbuilding of the Bailey Farm. The property also houses the Blacksmith Shop and Carriage Barn, one of the oldest structures in South Haven along with the Bailey Homestead itself. The building was constructed in 1868 by Herrick Hodges, a blacksmith. It was used as a carriage, wagon and blacksmith shop from 1867 through the 1960s. The business changed hands many times until 1907 when Max Schabbel became a partner in the enterprise. He produced carriages, wagons, sleighs and other items. This barn was generously donated to The Liberty Hyde Bailey Museum by Fred and Raphella Americarelli in 1996. It was moved from downtown to the museum property for preservation.
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