The Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens is excited to announce the return of our signature Native Plant Conference. Held every other year, this in-person offering includes talks and tours designed to increase awareness of Alabama’s native plant species. Professionals and hobbyists alike will learn about conservation and garden design. View Conference Schedule
The Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens is excited to announce the return of our signature Native Plant Conference. Held every other year, this in-person offering includes talks and tours designed to increase awareness of Alabama’s native plant species. Professionals and hobbyists alike will learn about conservation and garden design. View conference schedule
Modern plantsman, designer, and award-winning author, Kelly is considered a leading horticulturist of his generation. His work in gardens has been featured in The New York Times, Organic Gardening, Better Homes and Gardens, Martha Stewart Living, Fine Gardening, and Garden Design. His passion for planting at the intersections of horticulture and ecology has culminated in…
We are excited to shine a spotlight on the impact and benefits of membership by hosting our much anticipated March membership Month! Throughout the month enjoy special perks for new, renewing, and current members, including this free member-exclusive Kaul Wildflower Garden Tour. Preregistration required.
Join the Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens, as we cultivate a passion for plants, gardens, and the environment at our annual Earth Day celebration. This family-friendly event will promote healthy communities, sustainable living, and human wellness through educational dialogue, informational displays, and outdoor activities.
Enjoy first dibs on our Fall Plant Sale and pick up your annual Member Plant Gift!
Get ready for fall planting, talk with experts, and support a great cause!
Get ready for fall planting, talk with experts, and support a great cause!
Let 2023 Show Ambassador Michael Diaz-Griffith be your guide through our 2023 Antiques at the Gardens dealer booths.
Antiques at the Gardens 2023 is delighted to welcome celebrated antiques dealers from across the nation.
Sponsored by Visual Comfort & Co. A returning audience favorite, Love or Hate It is an interactive debate in which expert designers give their honest and sometimes hilarious opinions on today’s popular design trends. Book signings to follow. Our panelists and moderator include Become a Friend of the Gardens and join us in our mission…
From logistics to linens, hear from experts and tastemakers whose guidance can help craft an evocative signature event reflective of its hosts’ personality and individual style. Book signings to follow. Our panelists and moderator are Zoë de Givenchy, founder and creative director of luxury European home and table brand Z.d.G. and a champion for old-…
Antiques at the Gardens 2023 is delighted to welcome celebrated antiques dealers from across the nation.
Antiques at the Gardens Ambassador and Alabama native Richard Keith Langham has been a force in the decorating world for more than 30 years. Langham’s keen eye and ebullient talent serve well in assembling his signature rooms—those that speak to the past in a fresh way and are brimming with luscious color, pattern, and couture…
How does design—architecture, interiors, and gardens—communicate to create memorable and liveable spaces? Our panel of experts explore the design choices that elevate a home to its greatest potential. Book signings to follow. Our panelists and moderator include Bill Brockschmidt and Courtney Coleman, founders of interior design studio Brockschmidt & Coleman, whose work brings a focus…
Join the Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens' Junior Board for this signature holiday event. Join us for this special wreath-making workshop at the Gardens and let florist Mark Thompson, owner of Shoppe, help you ring in the holidays. Add your own creative touches as Mark guides you and shares favorite tips. Greenery and other materials…
We are thrilled to welcome Shaun Spencer-Hester, the executive director and curator of the Anne Spencer House & Garden Museum in Lynchburg, VA as our distinguished guest speaker for a truly inspiring evening.
Authors of “Garden Secrets of Bunny Mellon,” Thomas Lloyd and Bryan Huffman, will join us to talk about the amazing legacy that Rachel Lambert "Bunny" Mellon left to the world of style and horticulture, including designing the White House Rose Garden, and assisting with the restoration of the Potager du Roi (King’s Kitchen Garden) at…
Enjoy priority shopping at our popular Spring Plant Sale as a member of the Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens!
Enjoy the Friends of BBG's 2024 Spring Plant Sale!
Join the Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens, as we cultivate a passion for plants, gardens, and the environment at our annual Earth Day celebration. This family-friendly event will promote healthy communities, sustainable living, and human wellness through educational dialogue, informational displays, and outdoor activities.
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!
Join us to learn about our statewide STEM curriculum "Cultivate" that is helping k-6 educators incorporate STEM techniques in the classroom. Please provide feedback and tour our reimagined Garden Lab. RSVP, by emailing Director of Education and Community Engagement, Rebecca Stivender. Location: Garden Lab
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!
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!
Enjoy first dibs on our Fall Plant Sale and pick up your annual Member Plant Gift!
Get ready for fall planting, talk with experts, and support a great cause!
Get ready for fall planting, talk with experts, and support a great cause!
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!
Harvest time at the Gardens is the perfect opportunity to get your hands dirty and afun way to contribute to our community! Join Specialty Garden Horticulturist Katelyn Bahr in the vegetable garden for our end-of-summer harvest. Produce goes to The Foundry Ministries, a drug and alcohol rehabilitation program. Location: Bruno Vegetable Garden
Save the date for the Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens’ 18th-annual Antiques at the Gardens show in fall 2024! Created by a committee of 150 dedicated volunteers, Birmingham’s premier antiques show includes talks by internationally acclaimed interior designers, floral designers, architects, and furniture designers. The show also welcomes celebrated antique dealers offering furniture, fine art, vintage and fine…
Antiques at the Gardens 2024 is delighted to welcome celebrated antiques dealers from across the nation.
Considered one of the most talented names in design, Bunny Williams is an accomplished businesswoman, entrepreneur, author, and philanthropist. A lover of dogs, gardens, and china, Bunny’s knowledge and expertise are on par with her enjoyment of life. She launched her eponymous firm following a 22-year apprenticeship with the esteemed Parish-Hadley Associates. Her business, Bunny…
Award-winning architect Gil Schafer is one of the country’s leading practitioners of contemporary classical architecture and one of the most sought-after residential architects working today. He is a member of Architectural Digest’s AD100, a winner of VERANDA’s “Art of Design Award,” a recipient of the Arthur Ross Award for Architecture, and the subject of the recent…
Antiques at the Gardens 2024 is delighted to welcome celebrated antiques dealers from across the nation.
Join us for The Future of Traditional Design. VERANDA Editor-in-Chief, Steele Marcoux will moderate a lively, interactive panel with interior designers and design experts Elizabeth Lawrence, Rudy Saunders, and Elizabeth Pyne Singer. Book signing to follow. Sponsored by Cobbs Allen and PURE Insurance.
Interior design tastemakers Barry Dixon, Mary McDonald, and Michelle Nussbaumer discuss “Influence and Inspiration” in a panel moderated by Margot Shaw, editor-in-chief of FLOWER Magazine. Book signing to follow. Sponsored by FLOWER.
Calvert Crary is the Executive Director of FlowerSchool New York and FlowerSchool Los Angeles. After over a decade as a professional photographer, shooting mostly lifestyles and fashion, Calvert made the transition to floral entrepreneur in 2006. Having opened and successfully run three flower businesses in New York City simultaneously, he knows not only his way around…
Antiques at the Gardens 2024 is delighted to welcome celebrated antiques dealers from across the nation.
A once-in-a-lifetime conversation between three creative visionaries as they discuss their concepts when designing a home. Join James F. Carter, Richard Keith Langham, and Ben Page for Designing a Home Together, moderated by Executive Director and CEO of Design Leadership Network, Micheal Diaz Griffith. Sponsored by Paige Albright Orientals and Southern Home Magazine
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.
Flicks Among the Flowers is back! This free event features the 1998 movie Halloweentown starring Debbie Reynolds, Kimberly J. Brown, Emily Roeske, and Joey Zimmerman. Movie rating: PG. Gates open at 5 p.m. Come dressed for our costume contest! Bring a blanket or a low-profile lawn chair. The movie begins at sunset (around 6:30 p.m.). Presented by…
Please join us to celebrate the new Stumpery Garden in the Fern Glade—a collection of tree trunks and stumps arranged in such a way as to compliment vast plantings of ferns and mosses, accented by companion plants. Explore this rare specialty garden and meet Fern Society members.
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…
Immerse yourself in the ethics and principles of garden design as we “rethink pretty” and explore the ecology of gardening at this year’s Native Plant Conference, Ecological Landscapes. Learn from renowned landscape design experts, horticulturists, conservationists, and visionary thinkers who are shaping sustainable landscapes and offering fresh perspectives on integrating ecological principles in garden design. Meet regional change-makers who actively…
The Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens is pleased to welcome Mike Gibson as the special guest speaker for our annual John A. Floyd Jr. Lecture. Mike is a renowned self-taught property artist, topiarist, and entrepreneur whose work has been featured in botanical gardens and museums across the nation. From a young age, Mike learned from…
The Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens is excited to welcome leading interiors stylist Mieke ten Have as the special guest speaker for our annual Spencer Lecture. Mieke will share her expertise for creating a compelling and vibrant living space, often using seasonal botanicals and floral artistry in unique ways to accent the natural hues and individual qualities…
Immerse yourself in the ethics and principles of garden design as we “rethink pretty” and explore the ecology of gardening at this year’s Native Plant Conference, Ecological Landscapes. Learn from renowned landscape design experts, horticulturists, conservationists, and visionary thinkers who are shaping sustainable landscapes and offering fresh perspectives on integrating ecological principles in garden design. Meet regional change-makers who actively…
Enjoy a delicious farm fresh dinner at Birmingham Botanical Gardens as part of the Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens’ signature Native Plant Conference.
Enjoy priority shopping at our popular Spring Plant Sale as a member of the Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens!
Enjoy the Friends of BBG's Annual Spring Plant Sale!
Enjoy the Friends of BBG's Annual Spring Plant Sale!
Celebrate Earth Day at the Gardens by joining Specialty Garden Horticulturist Katelyn Bahr and fellow community members for the annual planting of the Bruno Vegetable Garden! We will prepare garden beds, plant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, and okra, and mulch with leaf litter. Location: Bruno Vegetable Garden
Join the Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens, as we cultivate a passion for plants, gardens, and the environment at our annual Earth Day celebration.
A vinyasa-style yoga class based on the tradition of combining sequencing of movements with breath.
Enjoy a glass of rosé provided by Finch Fine Wines and celebrate the Gardens’ roses by joining us for this festive fundraiser hosted by the Friends' Junior Board. Reservations required.
