1949: Soon after her publication of "A Southern Garden", garden designer and writer Elizabeth Lawrence purchases a lot on Ridgewood Avenue in the historic district of Charlotte, North Carolina, builds her house and begins to lay out a garden that will embody her lifelong celebration of Southern horticulture for the next 35 years.
1985: Elizabeth Lawrence passes away at the age of 81. During her time living and working at her house and garden, Lawrence writes four of her eight books and over 700 columns and articles about gardening for the Charlotte Observer and other publications.
1986: Lindie Wilson purchases the Lawrence property and dedicates her life to the study of Lawrence and the preservation of the garden.
2003: Friends of Elizabeth Lawrence Garden is formed.
2005: The house and garden are designated as a historic site by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Landmarks Commission and entered into the Archives of American Gardens.
2006: The property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
2008:
Wing Haven Foundation purchases the Elizabeth Lawrence Garden from Lindie Wilson and the Garden Conservancy is granted a conservation easement for the property.
Duke University Press publishes Beautiful in All Seasons: Southern Gardening and Beyond with Elizabeth Lawrence. The book includes 132 gardening columns by Elizabeth Lawrence edited by Ann L. Armstrong and Lindie Wilson.
2009:
A Management Plan for the garden and house is developed in collaboration between the Garden Conservancy and Wing Haven.
2010:
Kathleen Mullen, the ninth Marco Polo Stufano Garden Conservancy Fellow, finished a nine-month stint at the Lawrence Garden.
