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  • 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!

  • 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!

  • 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!

  • 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 ...

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