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  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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!

  • Pitcher Plants: Empress of the Bog

    #image-595 + picture img { --focal-point: 50% 50%; } | Did you know that Alabama has more species of pitcher plants than the entirety of North America? Found in the bogs, wetlands, and pine savannas of the southeastern U.S., these carnivorous plants are not only botanical curiosities, they are vital components of their ecosystems. InContinue Reading ...

  • The Shady World of Bryophytes

    #image-595 + picture img { --focal-point: 50% 50%; } | Easily overlooked due to their size, bryophytes (mosses, liverworts, and hornworts) play a critical role in ecosystems and serve as indicators of environmental conditions such as air and soil quality. Curtis Hansen, plant collections manager at the Auburn University Museum of Natural History, returns toContinue Reading ...

  • Fall Birding in the Gardens

    #image-595 + picture img { --focal-point: 50% 50%; } | Fall is an excellent time for bird watching in the Gardens!  Southbound migrants and early winter arrivals alike are readily observed as they partake of the feast of nature’s bounty.  You are invited to spend the morning with current secretary and long-time member of theContinue Reading ...

  • An Afternoon In Toshinan

    #image-595 + picture img { --focal-point: 50% 50%; } | A form of hospitality and warmth towards guests and strangers, Chado or “The Way of Tea” is an integral part of Japanese culture, centered on the ceremonial preparation and presentation of matcha. This fall the Gardens extends a rare invitation to visit our Toshinan, oneContinue Reading ...

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