Meet Our Lavender Lady
• Volunteer ProfilesFor nearly 30 years, volunteer Carol Payne has carefully selected and painstakingly tended specialty lavenders for the Friends’ annual Spring Plant Sale.
Around the Gardens Blog
Around the Gardens Blog
Remembering a Conservation Legend
• Volunteer ProfilesOften called the “father of biodiversity,” celebrated naturalist and Birmingham native E.O. Wilson, who passed away in December 2021, believed that Alabama’s natural biodiversity holds clues for the world and its future.
Dr. Tyler Mason Joins Friends as Education Director
• Staff NewsThe Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens is excited to welcome Tyler Mason as its new Director of Education and Visitor Experience.
Special Connections
• Member ProfilesNew friends find peace and strength in the Gardens that brought them together.
Bringing the Outside In
• Flower ArrangingDiscover floral designer, Holly Carlisle’s tips for creating one-of-a-kind seasonal arrangements.
“From the Stroller to Forever”
• Member ProfilesLocal Realtor’s tribute gifts celebrate friends and family while also enriching the story of the Gardens.
Giving Nature: Clearing the Way
• Giving NatureWorking in the Kaul Wildflower Garden is not for the faint of heart. A fierce camaraderie can be found in the committed group of volunteers who help care for the space each week.
Giving Nature: Sitting Pretty
• Giving NatureNot long after joining other members of the Friends’ General Gardening Group to dedicate a bench in memory of fellow volunteer Kathy Connelly, John St. Clair began noticing that a number of older wooden benches around the Gardens could benefit from some TLC.
Giving Nature: Seasonal Sketches
• Flower ArrangingHolly Carlisle, a florist by trade and an artist at heart, loves the challenge of taking what some would see as waste and giving it new life in a floral arrangement.
Giving Nature: Bridge of Accomplishment
• Giving NatureThe Bridge of Accomplishment, more commonly known as the zigzag bridge—representing the twists and turns one must navigate through life—recently received a refresh thanks to the handiwork of talented volunteers.