| Curious about how nature and pop culture relate to one another? Bring your friends and join naturalist Henry Hershey for an evening in Rushton Garden to play trivia, enjoy complimentary drinks, and learn something new. Novices to experts are…
| Landscaping with trees and woody shrubs requires planning, patience, and an understanding of how plants grow over time, some taking many years to reach their full beauty and impact. Join Bob Koons, a familiar face both in the Kaul…
| Learn the fundamentals of working with concrete as you design and cast your own custom planters from start to finish. Artist and Vivatia Plant Care Services owner Astrid Jerez will guide you through the process of creating your own…
| Learn the fundamentals of working with concrete as you design and cast your own custom planters from start to finish. Artist and Vivatia Plant Care Services owner Astrid Jerez will guide you through the process of creating your own…
| Join us for a hands-on cut flower workshop. Allison Creel of Blue Rooster Farms will bring her best seasonal blooms. You’ll learn how to harvest, condition, and arrange flowers straight from their field. She will also explain the farm’s…
| Curious about how nature and pop culture relate to one another? Bring your friends and join naturalist Henry Hershey for an evening in Rushton Garden to play trivia, enjoy complimentary drinks, and learn something new. Novices to experts are…
| Enter into the magical world of dragonflies and damselflies this summer—when they are at their most active! These striking, agile, and voracious predators begin life as aquatic nymphs before transforming into skilled fliers, driven by two simple instincts: to…
| Favored by indoor and outdoor gardeners alike, the staghorn fern gets its name from the unique shape of the fronds which look like an antler or a stag’s horns. In this hands-on workshop, Terry Phillips, horticulturist of the Kaul…
| The mint family is one of the most versatile and beneficial groups of medicinal plants—yet it’s often overlooked. In this outdoor workshop with clinical herbalist and educator Cameron Strouss, you will learn discover how eleven beloved medicinal mints can…
We invite you to join us for upcoming “Thyme to Read” book club gatherings, hosted monthly by the Library at Birmingham Botanical Gardens.
Are You Curious About Rowing? Experience What it’s Like to Row on Water! Rowing is a fantastic full-body workout that you can enjoy outside, on a beautiful peaceful lake surrounded by nature! This session is designed to satisfy your curiosity…
Rowing is a superb aerobic and resistance workout using all of the body’s major muscle groups, a fantastic way to enjoy the great outdoors, and a low-impact activity that you can learn and enjoy at any age – for fun,…
We invite you to join us for upcoming “Thyme to Read” book club gatherings, hosted monthly by the Library at Birmingham Botanical Gardens.
| Discover the remarkable world of daylilies in this three-week course led by experienced daylily grower Rene Holliman, owner of Holliman Gardens. Each week will cover a different facet of this dynamic garden staple beginning with the history and anatomy…
| This event has been canceled. Did you know that a Blue Jay’s feathers lack blue pigment and only appear blue because of an optical illusion called light scattering? Or that Alabama has the greatest diversity of Sarracenia pitcher plants…