35th Annual Walk To Remember
Each October as part of Perinatal Loss Month, families who have experienced infant loss are invited to join Little Ones Memory Garden volunteers for a time of reflection and healing amid the beauty of nature.
Cloning & Other Propagation Techniques
#image-595 + picture img { –focal-point: 50% 50%; } Native Propagation Master Series | Join Keith Turney, senior horticulturist of the Kaul Wildflower Garden, for a weekly three-part master series devoted to the propagation of native plants. Classes are designed…
Principles of Seed Propagation
#image-595 + picture img { –focal-point: 50% 50%; } Native Propagation Master Series | Join Keith Turney, senior horticulturist of the Kaul Wildflower Garden, for a weekly three-part master series devoted to the propagation of native plants. Classes are designed…
Seed Collection & Processing
#image-595 + picture img { –focal-point: 50% 50%; } Native Propagation Master Series | Join Keith Turney, senior horticulturist of the Kaul Wildflower Garden, for a weekly three-part master series devoted to the propagation of native plants. Classes are designed…
Creating a Rock Garden
#image-595 + picture img { –focal-point: 50% 50%; } | Also known as alpine gardens or rockeries, rock gardens provide numerous benefits for both the homeowner and the environment. In this class you will learn different ways of using stone…
The Last Garden in England
We invite you to join us for upcoming “Thyme to Read” book club gatherings, hosted monthly by the Library at Birmingham Botanical Gardens.
Taming the Potted Beast: The Strange and Sensational History of the Not-So-Humble Houseplant
Join us for our “Thyme to Read” book club, a monthly gathering hosted by the Library at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens.
Tree Medicine Plant Walk
#image-595 + picture img { –focal-point: 50% 50%; } | Join clinical-functional herbalist Cameron Strouss for a winding exploration through the Garden’s living pharmacy of trees. We’ll identify medicinal giants hiding in plain sight, discuss their traditional and modern applications,…
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…
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…
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. …
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.…
Fall Community Harvest
#image-595 + picture img { –focal-point: 50% 50%; } | Join us in the vegetable garden for our end-of-the-summer community harvest. Harvest time in the Gardens is the perfect time to get your hands dirty and experience the joy of…
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…
Printing with the Sun
#image-595 + picture img { –focal-point: 50% 50%; } | Join Birmingham-based interdisciplinary artist, educator, and curator Sam Roberts for an experimental exploration of solar printing processes. In this informative and creative workshop, you will be introduced to cyanotypes and…