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Science Superstars
Join us for this 3-day summer camp!
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 ...
Storytime at the Gardens
Join us each week with your preschooler for a story followed by a nature activity at the Gardens!
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 ...
Storytime at the Gardens
Join us each week with your preschooler for a story followed by a nature activity at the Gardens!
The Light Eaters
We invite you to join us for upcoming “Thyme to Read” book club gatherings, hosted monthly by the Library at Birmingham Botanical Gardens.
Nature Trivia Night
Test your knowledge of Alabama’s flora and fauna with naturalist Henry Hershey. Enjoy complimentary drinks and compete for a chance to win a captivating prize!
Backyard Bugs
Join us for this week long summer camp!
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 ...
Storytime at the Gardens
Join us each week with your preschooler for a story followed by a nature activity at the Gardens!
Best in Show: Nature’s Treasures
Join us for this week long summer camp!
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 ...
Storytime at the Gardens
Join us each week with your preschooler for a story followed by a nature activity at the Gardens!
Vocabby’s World
Woodlawn UMC 139 54th St N, Birmingham, AL, United StatesBeep Beep! Join Vocabby’s World®️ and your ArtPlay friends to learn new vocabulary words! We will explore new words through song, movement and creativity. (Children Ages: 0-5 years) Vocabby’s World is a community vocabulary program in partnership with ArtPlay and sponsored by PNC Foundation. The adventures of Vocabby take pre-K children on travels around theContinue Reading ...
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