Photo gallery: House owners warm up their welcome for Spring Pilgrimage
Published 12:01 am Saturday, March 7, 2015

Brian Upton and Lee Fulford plant some flowers at the Gov. Holmes House in preparation for the Natchez Spring Pilgrimage Friday. The house, owned by Michael and Eugenie Cates, will be on display starting today with the beginning of Spring Pilgrimage. (Sam Gause / The Natchez Democrat)
- Brian Upton and Lee Fulford plant some flowers at the Gov. Holmes House in preparation for the Natchez Spring Pilgrimage Friday. The house, owned by Michael and Eugenie Cates, will be on display starting today with the beginning of Spring Pilgrimage. (Sam Gause / The Natchez Democrat)
- Rick Ellis, owner of Sunshine Enterprises, and Erwin White clean the kitchen floors at the Gov. Holmes House in preparation for the Natchez Spring Pilgrimage Friday. The house, owned by Michael and Eugenie Cates, will be on display starting today with the beginning of Spring Pilgrimage. (Sam Gause / The Natchez Democrat)
- Morton’s Flowerland and Gifts owner Brenda Zerby and plant specialist Betty Blanton spruce up a plant in the Gov. Holmes House in preparation for the Natchez Spring Pilgrimage Friday. The house, owned by Michael and Eugenie Cates, will be on display starting today with the beginning of Spring Pilgrimage. (Sam Gause / The Natchez Democrat)
- Brian Upton, right, and Lee Fulford plant some flowers at the Gov. Holmes House in preparation for the Natchez Spring Pilgrimage Friday. The house, owned by Michael and Eugenie Cates, will be on display starting today with the beginning of Spring Pilgrimage. (Sam Gause / The Natchez Democrat)