Join the Birmingham Camellia Society for their annual show and competition. Any Birmingham area resident is welcome to enter their camellia blooms, even if the plant variety is unknown. Location: Auditorium Become a Friend of the Gardens and join us in our mission to protect, nurture, and share the wonders of Birmingham Botanical Gardens. Thank…
Explore forest habitats at the Gardens, seeking what birds and other wildlife need as we take a nature hike. We will learn to identify birds using our senses. We will make birdseed ornaments you can take home to welcome them to your backyard.
Growing out of a late 19th-century reaction to Victorian design and industrialization, Arts and Crafts gardens became some of the most influential, world-renowned gardens of the turn of the century. They continue to have an enormous influence on how we garden today. Contemporary gardening approaches—garden rooms, using local materials in the hardscape, abundantly planted beds,…
This series consists of five one-hour, child-led art playgroups. During these groups, children are given the opportunity to explore and enjoy art with the help of their caregivers. We ask that caregivers stay and assist their children as they experiment with and enjoy creating. For ages 16 months–3 years | Limited to 10 children with…
What is blooming? Going to seed? Or budding in February? Teaching artist Melissa Shultz-Jones invites you to get curious about the living world of plants on a leisurely stroll in the Gardens. In this workshop, you will experience the joy and intimacy of recording your observations in nature and learn from Melissa as she models…
Join us at the Gardens with Erica Scott, Owner of Dabble Arts Studio, for child-led art playgroups where children can create, explore, and enjoy art. We ask that caregivers stay and assist their children as they experiment with and enjoy creating. It will be best to wear clothing that can get messy for these classes.…
Join us in the Japanese Gardens as horticulturist Julia Adams demonstrates methods of propagating woody plants through grafting and air layering. While these horticultural methods require skill and practice, each can be used to propagate plants that don’t root well from cuttings. In this hands-on workshop, you will practice grafting using Japanese Maples and experiment…
Join us for our "Thyme to Read" book club, a monthly gathering hosted by the Library at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens.
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.
Dive deep into some of the intriguing spring-time wildflowers and other showy ephemeral plants in the Kaul Wildflower Garden with Senior Horticulturist Keith Turney. On this stroll through the garden, you will learn about the unique groups of plants that give visual interest and provide important food and habitats for wildlife in early spring. Become…
Join the Japan-America Society of Alabama and the Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens in celebrating the Cherry Blossom Festival! This family-friendly event will feature cultural exhibits and activities for all ages.
Filled with perennials, annuals, and blooming shrubs, a flower garden adds color and dimension to your landscape—and provides an inviting habitat for essential pollinators like birds and butterflies. But if your garden is covered in lawn, you might wonder how to start a flower garden. Join gardening expert Bethany O'Rear as she discusses the basics…
Join us for our “Thyme to Read” book club, a monthly gathering hosted by the Library at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens. Featured Book: Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mossesby Robin Wall Kimmerer
Spring offers the best season to observe birds in the garden! In addition to the lovely blooms and sweet scents, many of our resident songbirds busy themselves with establishing territories and building nests. In this class, Alabama Audubon Board Secretary Greg Harber will teach us how to use field marks to identify birds as we…
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!
Join teaching artist Erica Scott, owner of Dabble art studio, for the next installment of the Gardens' Discover and Explore workshops. This series of art workshops encourages participants to try new things and play with various mediums. In this session, participants will learn tips and tricks for painting with acrylics and watercolors and enjoy the…
Bring your little one to enjoy a special storytime filled with music and movement at the Gardens with Musician and Children’s Librarian Alyssa Jewell, a.k.a. The La La Librarian. Following the program, we invite you to let your little ones explore and play in our newly refreshed Garden Lab. Siblings under the age of 18…
Learn the basics of tomato gardening with horticulturists Julia Adams and Katelyn Bahr. This informative class will explore how to select varieties, care for your plants, and troubleshoot threats like insects and diseases. Bring your questions and leave with your own tomato plant to start your spring vegetable garden! Location: Outdoor Classroom
This energetic class focuses on strength and balance, plus breathing exercises to help foster calm and focus.
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.
Join us each week with your preschooler for a story followed by a nature activity at the Gardens!
We invite you to join us for upcoming "Thyme to Read" book club gatherings, hosted monthly by the Library at Birmingham Botanical Gardens.
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.
Discover our state's rich biodiversity as Senior Horticulturist Keith Turney guides you through an exploration of various ecosystems where unique plant communities thrive in the Gardens. We will meet at the entrance to the Gardens in Blount Plaza. This hour-and-a-half walk covers uneven terrain and involves slight changes in elevation. Location: Blount Plaza
Join us each week with your preschooler for a story followed by a nature activity at the Gardens!
The Birmingham Rose Society proudly presents its annual Rose Show on Mother's Day weekend at the beautiful Birmingham Botanical Gardens. This show is one of the largest horticultural shows in the southeast typically showcasing 400 roses on display along with beautiful artistic arrangements and stunning photography featuring the Rose! The judging is Saturday morning, but the festivities…
The Birmingham Rose Society proudly presents its annual Rose Show on Mother's Day weekend at the beautiful Birmingham Botanical Gardens. This show is one of the largest horticultural shows in the southeast typically showcasing 400 roses on display along with beautiful artistic arrangements and stunning photography featuring the Rose! The judging is Saturday morning, but the festivities…
A cut flower garden has more seasons than just spring and summer. Blue Rooster Farms owners Allison and Kirk Creel grow blooming flowers for most of the year! Learn their tips for expanding the types and variety of flowers you grow and extending the season of your cut flower garden. Topics include overwintering, succession planting,…
Join us each week with your preschooler for a story followed by a nature activity at the Gardens!
We are excited to shine a spotlight on the impact and benefits of membership by hosting May Membership Month! Enjoy special perks for new, renewing, and current members throughout the month, including this FREE member-exclusive Japanese Garden tour with horticulturist Julia Adams. Registration required. Limited to two tickets per member.
Join the Alabama Bonsai Society for two days of bonsai-related fun. Explore different bonsai exhibitions and speak with experts on this living art form.
We are excited to shine a spotlight on the impact and benefits of membership by hosting May Membership Month! Enjoy special perks for new, renewing, and current members throughout the month, including this FREE member-exclusive Bruno Vegetable Garden tour with horticulturist Katelyn Bahr. Registration required. Limited to two tickets per member.
We are excited to shine a spotlight on the impact and benefits of membership by hosting May Membership Month! Enjoy special perks for new, renewing, and current members throughout the month, including a FREE member-exclusive tour of the Kaul Wildflower Garden with horticulturist Keith Turney. Registration required. Limited to two tickets per member.
Join the Alabama Bonsai Society for two days of bonsai-related fun. Explore different bonsai exhibitions and speak with experts on this living art form.
Victoria Crenshaw, an experienced organic vegetable gardener and owner of Fleurish Gardens, joins us in the Bruno Vegetable Garden to discuss the principles of raised bed gardening. In this class, she will guide you in creating a plan for your garden layout and teach you how to plant your own raised beds. The class will…
Join us each week with your preschooler for a story followed by a nature activity at the Gardens!
Join us for this 4-day summer camp!
Join us each week with your preschooler for a story followed by a nature activity at the Gardens!
Join us for this week long summer camp!
We invite you to join us for upcoming "Thyme to Read" book club gatherings, hosted monthly by the Library at Birmingham Botanical Gardens.
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!
The Birmingham Fern Society is excited to announce the return of our Fern Expo. Join us for a day full of fascinating ferns, expert insights, and garden inspiration. 10 a.m. | Guest Lecture: Richie Steffen | Lecture Hall Join Richie Steffen, Executive Director of the Elisabeth C. Miller Botanical Garden, for "Victorian Ideas for…
Join us for this week long summer camp!
The Birmingham Fern Society will hold its annual sale of hardy ferns in the growing area above the Fern Glade in Birmingham Botanical Gardens.
Join us for this 3-day summer camp!
Join teaching artist and naturalist Melissa Shultz Jones for our early morning field journaling series. Each month, you are invited to explore a different aspect of plant life in the Gardens and a new watercolor technique. You can sign up for any number of workshops, but sign up early, as group sizes will be intentionally…
Join us for this week long summer camp!
David Doggett, advanced master gardener and current president of the Alabama Hydrangea Society, will introduce you to the defining characteristics and pros/cons of the five main classes of hydrangeas we typically see in Southern gardens. You will learn about the effects of climate change on plant selection and which plants your pollinator population prefers. Location:…
We invite you to join us for upcoming "Thyme to Read" book club gatherings, hosted monthly by the Library at Birmingham Botanical Gardens.
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 for this week long summer camp!
Alabama Advanced Master Gardener Dianna Fortner invites you to the enchanting world of nighttime gardening and outlines the process for creating a moon garden from plant selection to creating and executing a garden plan. Characterized by white flowers, silver foliage, and fragrant plants, moon gardens create a magical, ethereal atmosphere that serves as a sanctuary…
Join us for this week long summer camp!
Bee boxes, or bee hotels, can attract pollinators to your garden and promote biodiversity. In this informative hands-on workshop, Friends’ volunteer group leader John Markus will review guidelines for constructing and maintaining an attractive nesting site for several varieties of solitary bees, which, unlike honey bees, do not rely on a hive for nesting. The…
Chinese wisteria, English Ivy, periwinkle, nandina, and kudzu are only a few of the invasive, non-native plant species that threaten the Alabama landscape. Join Director of Land and Water Conservation for Jefferson County Greenways, Charles Yaeger to learn how to correctly identify invasive species and develop an effective treatment plan to tackle invasives threatening your…
Join us for this week long summer camp!
Join teaching artist and naturalist Melissa Shultz Jones for our early morning field journaling series. Each month, you are invited to explore a different aspect of plant life in the Gardens and a new watercolor technique. You can sign up for any number of workshops, but sign up early, as group sizes will be intentionally…
Are you searching for a plant that will produce beautiful blooms in shade? Hostas are very hardy perennials beloved for their lovely shades of green and chartreuse foliage, cascading form, and easy maintenance. Learn about this shade-loving perennial and how to use it in your garden with Advanced Master Gardener Bionca Lindsey. Location: First Floor…
Cuttings and other forms of propagation can fail for some plants, especially azaleas, rhododendrons, camellias, and other woody plants. Unlock the secret to an effective propagation method for difficult-to-root plants with Friends’ horticulturist Julia Adams. In this hands-on workshop, you will learn about the science behind air-layering and practice on plants throughout the Japanese Garden.…
Insects can be valuable additions to a garden, playing crucial roles in pollination, pest control, soil health, and a healthy ecosystem. Join Lee County Extension Agent Dani Carroll to learn about the importance of plant diversity and how to select appropriate pairings of flowers, vegetables, and herbs. Location: Adventure Classroom
We invite you to join us for upcoming "Thyme to Read" book club gatherings, hosted monthly by the Library at Birmingham Botanical Gardens.
In this fun and informational sharing session, participants are invited to swap growing tips alongside Friends’ horticulturists, Julia Adams and Katelyn Bahr, who will address a variety of tomato growing conundrums. Participate in our second annual tomato tasting by bringing homegrown tomatoes to sample and cast your vote for this year’s best-tasting variety! Location: Outdoor…
Join teaching artist and naturalist Melissa Shultz Jones for our early morning field journaling series. Each month, you are invited to explore a different aspect of plant life in the Gardens and a new watercolor technique. You can sign up for any number of workshops, but sign up early, as group sizes will be intentionally…
In this inspiring class, members of the Birmingham Fern Society will demonstrate how they created "Living Roots," a stumpery garden within the Birmingham Botanical Gardens Fern Glade. You will hear about the inspiration for the garden, the steps involved in its construction, and how to select ferns and fern companions to create your own stumpery…
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!
Small walled gardens, water features, shade structures, and ornamental tiles are all common features of Southern gardens introduced to the Southeast by Spanish explorers and colonists in the 16th century. Travel back in time and across the globe—from the Reflecting Pool in Washington, DC, to the reflecting pool at the Alhambra in Granada—with Master Gardener…
We invite you to join us for upcoming "Thyme to Read" book club gatherings, hosted monthly by the Library at Birmingham Botanical Gardens.
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!