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Taming the Wild: Landscaping with Native Plants
#image-595 + picture img { --focal-point: 50% 50%; } | Alabama boasts of some of the richest native flora out of all 50 states, but often, they aren’t our go-to landscaping plants. In addition to adding beauty to your garden, native plants help support wildlife and are more adapted to our native soil and climate.Continue Reading ...
Natural Diversity: Highlights from Discovering Alabama with Doug Phillips
#image-595 + picture img { --focal-point: 50% 50%; } Natural Diversity Highlights from Discovering Alabama with Doug Phillips | Dr. Doug Phillips, Executive Producer and Host of the Emmy award-winning documentary public television series Discovering Alabama and Coordinator for Environmental Information and Education at The Alabama Museum of Natural History, will join us at theContinue 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 gardening at this year’s Native Plant Conference, Ecological Landscapes. Learn from renowned landscape design experts, horticulturists, conservationists, and visionary thinkers who are shaping sustainable landscapes and offering freshContinue 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 gardening at this year’s Native Plant Conference, Ecological Landscapes. Learn from renowned landscape design experts, horticulturists, conservationists, and visionary thinkers who are shaping sustainable landscapes and offering freshContinue 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 gardening at this year’s Native Plant Conference, Ecological Landscapes. Learn from renowned landscape design experts, horticulturists, conservationists, and visionary thinkers who are shaping sustainable landscapes and offering freshContinue Reading ...
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 with Senior Horticulturist Keith Turney. On this stroll through the garden, you will learn about the unique groups of plants that give visual interest and provideContinue Reading ...
Warm-Weather Birding in Alabama
#image-595 + picture img { --focal-point: 50% 50%; } | Spring offers the best season to observe birds in the garden! In addition to the lovely blooms and sweet scents, many of our resident songbirds busy themselves with establishing territories and building nests. In this class, Alabama Audubon Board Secretary Greg Harber will teach usContinue Reading ...
Getting To Know Tomatoes
#image-595 + picture img { --focal-point: 50% 50%; } | Learn the basics of tomato gardening with horticulturists Julia Adams and Katelyn Bahr. This informative class will explore how to select varieties, care for your plants, and troubleshoot threats like insects and diseases. Bring your questions and leave with your own tomato plant to startContinue 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 ...
Cut Flowers For Every Season
#image-595 + picture img { --focal-point: 50% 50%; } | A cut flower garden has more seasons than just spring and summer. Blue Rooster Farms owners Allison and Kirk Creel grow blooming flowers for most of the year! Learn their tips for expanding the types and variety of flowers you grow and extending the seasonContinue Reading ...
Designing and Planting Your Raised Bed
#image-595 + picture img { --focal-point: 50% 50%; } | Victoria Crenshaw, an experienced organic vegetable gardener and owner of Fleurish Gardens, joins us in the Bruno Vegetable Garden to discuss the principles of raised bed gardening. In this class, she will guide you in creating a plan for your garden layout and teach youContinue Reading ...
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!
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