Endangered Eating: America’s Vanishing Foods
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Back to Nature: Fall Table Arrangements
Try your hand at naturalistic flower arranging with local landscape and floral designer Zachary Westall as your guide. In this two-hour workshop, you will learn how to select seasonal plant materials and properly clip from a plant without damaging it or the environment. Then experiment with composition using unexpected elements along with principles of design…
Fall Bulbs, Spring Flowers
Planting bulbs is a great way to add seasonal color to garden beds and containers. Among the many factors that determine success with bulbs, getting them in the ground at the right time is key. In this class Jefferson County Regional Extension Agent Bethany O’Rear will talk about spring-blooming bulbs including variety selection, soil preparation,…
Herb Garden Chefs
Join us as we explore a scavenger hunt in our new Garden Lab to discover and identify a world of culinary herbs! Chefs will harvest and prepare fresh ingredients to make a special treat. We will discover more as we visit Bruno Vegetable Garden.
Real Food Fake Food
Join us for our "Thyme to Read" book club, a monthly gathering hosted by the Library at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens.
Wreath-Making Workshop with Zachary Westall
Join us for this special wreath-making workshop at the Gardens with Zachary Westall local landscape and garden designer, to help you ring in the holidays. Add your own creative touches as Zachary guides you and shares favorite tips. Greenery and other materials will be provided. Limited tickets available! Preregistration required. This signature holiday event is…
Linocut Basics: Wildflower Workshop
Perfect for beginners or those looking to refresh their skills, this workshop offers an overview of single-color linocut printing. Teaching artist Jessica Leitch of The Little Red Print Shop will guide you through the fundamental techniques of carving and printing your own relief prints using pre-drawn templates of Alabama wildflowers.All materials and tools provided. Location:…
Create Your Own Desert Terrarium
Take a break from your holiday preparations to create your own mini ecosystem in an engaging make-and-take workshop with Astrid Jerez of Vivatia Plants. You will learn how to craft a desert oasis and make it thrive. This workshop is perfect for low-maintenance plant lovers and small-space gardeners. All materials and tools are provided. (Hint:…
Growing Your Own Mushrooms
Using logs is a wonderful long-term method for mushroom production. Many types of mushrooms can be grown on logs—Shiitake, Oyster, Lion’s Mane, Comb Tooth, Reishi, Olive Oysterling, Nameko, Chestnut, and Turkey Tail, to name a few. Join Urban Regional Extension Agent Bronson Lubresky as he guides you through the basic steps for growing mushrooms using…
The Comfort of Crows
Join us for our "Thyme to Read" book club, a monthly gathering hosted by the Library at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens.
Caring for Your Gardening Tools
Winter is a great time to restore your well-loved gardening tools. Correctly caring for and maintaining your tools will increase their longevity and the health of your plants. Learn how to properly store, clean, and sharpen your hand tools in this hands-on workshop. Bring along a pair of used pruners, a trowel, loppers, or a…
Discover & Explore: Botanical Still Life
Join teaching artist Erica Scott of Dabble, a Birmingham Arts Studio, in the Gardens’ first Discover and Explore workshop. You will learn drawing techniques using colored pencils and pastels with plenty of time to play! Registrants are asked to bring botanical elements such as prunings, cut flowers, leaves, pine needles, etc., to be assembled in…