Susan Haltom talk was wonderful!

On Monday, October 19, we were enlightened and entertained by garden designer Susan Haltom--via Skype! Susan was in charge of the Welty garden restoration in Jackson, Mississippi. She showed us pictures of the types of plants put in the garden to restore it to its peak from the 1920s to the 1940s. This was the time period in which Eudora's mother, Chestina, was actively tending and planting it.

Susan also showed us some private Welty family pictures, mostly of Eudora, her parents, and two brothers in the garden throughout the years. Susan is using many of these photographs, along with Eudora's letters, in a book she's writing. She expects it to be ready for publication within two years.