Fall Plant Sale 2025: Member-Only Shopping
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Programs & Events
27 events found.
Fall Plant Sale 2025
Get ready for fall planting, talk with experts, and support a great cause!
Fall Plant Sale 2025
Get ready for fall planting, talk with experts, and support a great cause!
Storytime at the Gardens
Join us with your preschooler for a story at the Gardens! Meet us in the Southern Living Garden. This program is designed to promote a love of reading, creativity, and…
Planting, Transplanting, and Re-potting Trees and Shrubs
Spring may be the default season when it comes to planting or gardening, but autumn is ideal for trees and shrubs. The combination of cooler temperatures and fall rain allows…
Printing with the Sun
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…
Alabama Orchid Society Sale & Show
The Alabama Orchid Society in partnership with the Huntsville Orchid Society will be hosting their annual orchid show and sale September 19–21 at Birmingham Botanical Gardens. Come see beautiful orchid…
Carnivorous Plants of the Southeast: Pitcher Plants
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…
Fall Community Harvest
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…
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.
The Shady World of Bryophytes
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.…
Storytime at the Gardens
Join us with your preschooler for a story at the Gardens! Meet us in the Southern Living Garden. This program is designed to promote a love of reading, creativity, and…
Fall Birding in the Gardens
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. …
Garden Pop-Up
Join us in our newly planted Garden Lab where your little ones can explore and learn within the wonderful world of gardening and nature through play and creative, hands-on activities.…
An Afternoon In Toshinan
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
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…
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.
Seed Collection & Processing
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 for the avid gardener,…
Storytime at the Gardens
Join us with your preschooler for a story at the Gardens! Meet us in the Southern Living Garden. This program is designed to promote a love of reading, creativity, and…
Flicks Among the Flowers
Flicks Among the Flowers is back! This free event features the 1995 movie Casper starring Christina Ricci, Bill Pullman, Cathy Moriarty, and Eric Idle. Movie rating: PG. Gates open at 5 p.m.…
Principles of Seed Propagation
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 for the avid gardener,…
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.
Cloning & Other Propagation Techniques
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 for the avid gardener,…
Tree Medicine Plant Walk
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,…
Storytime at the Gardens
Join us with your preschooler for a story at the Gardens! Meet us in the Southern Living Garden. This program is designed to promote a love of reading, creativity, and…
Creating a Rock Garden
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…