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Mini Makers at the Gardens
#image-595 + picture img { --focal-point: 50% 50%; } Mini Makers at the Gardens | This series consists of five one-hour, child-led art playgroups. During these groups, children are given the opportunity to explore and enjoy art with the help of their caregivers. We ask that caregivers stay and assist their children as they experimentContinue Reading ...
Winter Birding Adventure
#image-595 + picture img { --focal-point: 50% 50%; } | Explore forest habitats at the Gardens, seeking what birds and other wildlife need as we take a nature hike. We will learn to identify birds using our senses. We will make birdseed ornaments you can take home to welcome them to your backyard. Become aContinue Reading ...
The Origin and Legacies of the English Arts and Crafts Garden
#image-595 + picture img { --focal-point: 50% 50%; } | Growing out of a late 19th-century reaction to Victorian design and industrialization, Arts and Crafts gardens became some of the most influential, world-renowned gardens of the turn of the century. They continue to have an enormous influence on how we garden today. Contemporary gardening approaches—gardenContinue Reading ...
Mini Makers at the Gardens
#image-595 + picture img { --focal-point: 50% 50%; } Mini Makers at the Gardens | This series consists of five one-hour, child-led art playgroups. During these groups, children are given the opportunity to explore and enjoy art with the help of their caregivers. We ask that caregivers stay and assist their children as they experimentContinue Reading ...
The Art and Science of Field Journaling
#image-595 + picture img { --focal-point: 50% 50%; } | What is blooming? Going to seed? Or budding in February? Teaching artist Melissa Shultz-Jones invites you to get curious about the living world of plants on a leisurely stroll in the Gardens. In this workshop, you will experience the joy and intimacy of recording yourContinue Reading ...
Mini Makers at the Gardens
#image-595 + picture img { --focal-point: 50% 50%; } Mini Makers at the Gardens | Join us at the Gardens with Erica Scott, Owner of Dabble Arts Studio, for child-led art playgroups where children can create, explore, and enjoy art. We ask that caregivers stay and assist their children as they experiment with and enjoyContinue Reading ...
Propagating Woody Plants
#image-595 + picture img { --focal-point: 50% 50%; } | Join us in the Japanese Gardens as horticulturist Julia Adams demonstrates methods of propagating woody plants through grafting and air layering. While these horticultural methods require skill and practice, each can be used to propagate plants that don’t root well from cuttings. In this hands-onContinue Reading ...
Bicycling with Butterflies: My 10,201-Mile Journey Following the Monarch Migration
Join us for our “Thyme to Read” book club, a monthly gathering hosted by the Library at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens.
2025 Native Plant Conference
#image-595 + picture img { --focal-point: 50% 50%; } Ecological Landscapes | Immerse yourself in the ethics and principles of garden design as we “rethink pretty” and explore the ecology of gardeningContinue Reading ...
2025 Native Plant Conference
#image-595 + picture img { --focal-point: 50% 50%; } Ecological Landscapes | Immerse yourself in the ethics and principles of garden design as we “rethink pretty” and explore the ecology of gardeningContinue Reading ...
2025 Native Plant Conference
#image-595 + picture img { --focal-point: 50% 50%; } Ecological Landscapes | Immerse yourself in the ethics and principles of garden design as we “rethink pretty” and explore the ecology of gardeningContinue Reading ...
Harvest to Table Dinner
Enjoy a delicious farm fresh dinner at Birmingham Botanical Gardens as part of the Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens’ signature Native Plant Conference.
Spring Wildflower Walk
#image-595 + picture img { --focal-point: 50% 50%; } | Dive deep into some of the intriguing spring-time wildflowers and other showy ephemeral plants in the Kaul Wildflower Garden withContinue Reading ...
A Beginner’s Guide to Creating A Flower Bed
#image-595 + picture img { --focal-point: 50% 50%; } | Filled with perennials, annuals, and blooming shrubs, a flower garden adds color and dimension to your landscape—and provides an inviting habitat for essential pollinators like birds and butterflies. But if your garden is covered in lawn, you might wonder how to start a flower garden.Continue Reading ...
Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses
Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses Thyme to Read | Join us for our “Thyme to Read” book club, a monthly gathering hosted by the Library at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens. Featured Book: Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mossesby Robin Wall Kimmerer Become a Friend of the Gardens andContinue Reading ...
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