Description: The beautiful gardens of Afton Villa once surrounded an epic gothic antebellum mansion that was destroyed in a fire.
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We welcome you to come inside our website and learn more of the history of Afton Villa and its place in the history of the South.
Although a fire in 1963 destroyed the gothic antebellum mansion, the gardens at Afton Villa are among the most famous and picturesque in the state. Beginning in 1972, Genevieve and Morrell Trimble undertook the task of restoring the grounds. Today the estate contains over 20 acres of formal gardens and pleasure grounds, including the famous ruins gardens, a formal parterre garden, a daffodil valley, a historic family cemetery, and more.
The Birth and Rebirth of a Ninteenth-Century Louisiana Garden