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Wagging Tales Festival 2025
Trussville Public Library 201 Parkway Dr, Trussville, AL, USTrussville Public Library's new animal adoption festival is making its debut! On Saturday, May 3rd, we're inviting 3 local shelters and rescues to bring some of their best companions to the library to find a forever home. Outside the library, we'll have adoptable dogs available for meeting and playing with! Inside the library, we'll haveContinue Reading ...
Dowsing Through Time: A Brief History
I will start by defining what dowsing is and, sometimes more importantly, what it is not. Then, we will compare dowsing to divination and ask whether they are the same. We will discuss the misconception: is it water witching or works of evil? I will share highlights of over 8,000 years of dowsing history, fromContinue Reading ...
Alabama Biodiversity Walk
#image-595 + picture img { --focal-point: 50% 50%; } | Discover our state’s rich biodiversity as Senior Horticulturist Keith Turney guides you through an exploration of various ecosystems where unique plant communities thrive in the Gardens. We will meet at the entrance to the Gardens in Blount Plaza. This hour-and-a-half walk covers uneven terrain andContinue Reading ...
Sense & Response – Nature Drawing Workshop
Ruffner Mountain Nature Preserve 1214 81st Street South, Birmingham, AL, United StatesAs the contemporary art world witnesses an exciting revival in drawing directly from nature, come join the movement with local interdisciplinary artist Annie Kammerer Butrus as she leads a creativity workshop in this timeless practice. The workshop will begin in the field with Butrus teaching her methods for shadow tracing and blind contour drawing. TheseContinue Reading ...
Field Journaling With Friends
#image-595 + picture img { --focal-point: 50% 50%; } | Join teaching artist and naturalist Melissa Shultz Jones for our early morning field journaling series. Each month, you are invited to explore a different aspect of plant life in the Gardens and a new watercolor technique. You can sign up for any number of workshops,Continue Reading ...
Hydrangeas for a Southern Garden
#image-595 + picture img { --focal-point: 50% 50%; } | David Doggett, advanced master gardener and current president of the Alabama Hydrangea Society, will introduce you to the defining characteristics and pros/cons of the five main classes of hydrangeas we typically see in Southern gardens. You will learn about the effects of climate change onContinue Reading ...
Creating a Moon Garden
#image-595 + picture img { --focal-point: 50% 50%; } | Alabama Advanced Master Gardener Dianna Fortner invites you to the enchanting world of nighttime gardening and outlines the process for creating a moon garden from plant selection to creating and executing a garden plan. Characterized by white flowers, silver foliage, and fragrant plants, moon gardensContinue Reading ...
Building A Bee Hotel
#image-595 + picture img { --focal-point: 50% 50%; } | Bee boxes, or bee hotels, can attract pollinators to your garden and promote biodiversity. In this informative hands-on workshop, Friends’ volunteer group leader John Markus will review guidelines for constructing and maintaining an attractive nesting site for several varieties of solitary bees, which, unlike honeyContinue Reading ...
Identifying and Eradicating Invasive Plants
#image-595 + picture img { --focal-point: 50% 50%; } | Chinese wisteria, English Ivy, periwinkle, nandina, and kudzu are only a few of the invasive, non-native plant species that threaten the Alabama landscape. Join Director of Land and Water Conservation for Jefferson County Greenways, Charles Yaeger to learn how to correctly identify invasive species andContinue Reading ...
Field Journaling With Friends
#image-595 + picture img { --focal-point: 50% 50%; } | Join teaching artist and naturalist Melissa Shultz Jones for our early morning field journaling series. Each month, you are invited to explore a different aspect of plant life in the Gardens and a new watercolor technique. You can sign up for any number of workshops,Continue Reading ...
Hostas, The Shade-Loving Perennial
#image-595 + picture img { --focal-point: 50% 50%; } | Are you searching for a plant that will produce beautiful blooms in shade? Hostas are very hardy perennials beloved for their lovely shades of green and chartreuse foliage, cascading form, and easy maintenance. Learn about this shade-loving perennial and how to use it in yourContinue Reading ...
Air Layering: Propagating Difficult-To-Root Plants
#image-595 + picture img { --focal-point: 50% 50%; } | Cuttings and other forms of propagation can fail for some plants, especially azaleas, rhododendrons, camellias, and other woody plants. Unlock the secret to an effective propagation method for difficult-to-root plants with Friends’ horticulturist Julia Adams. In this hands-on workshop, you will learn about the scienceContinue Reading ...
Companion Planting: Inviting Insects to Your Garden
#image-595 + picture img { --focal-point: 50% 50%; } | Insects can be valuable additions to a garden, playing crucial roles in pollination, pest control, soil health, and a healthy ecosystem. Join Lee County Extension Agent Dani Carroll to learn about the importance of plant diversity and how to select appropriate pairings of flowers, vegetables,Continue Reading ...
Non-Instructional Figure Drawing at Forstall Art Center
Forstall Art Center 215 20th St N, BirminghamCome to Forstall Art Center for a non-instructional figure drawing group the 1st Tuesday monthly, 5:15 - 7:15 PM. $15 per person. Bring your own supplies. Begin with short poses suitable for gesture drawing, build up to two longer half-hour poses. Model is NUDE. 18+ only. Drawing & painting are acceptable, NO PHOTOS. Cash preferred,Continue Reading ...
Tomato Tasting In The Gardens
#image-595 + picture img { --focal-point: 50% 50%; } | In this fun and informational sharing session, participants are invited to swap growing tips alongside Friends’ horticulturists, Julia Adams and Katelyn Bahr, who will address a variety of tomato growing conundrums. Participate in our second annual tomato tasting by bringing homegrown tomatoes to sample andContinue Reading ...
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