Birnam Wood
Join us for our "Thyme to Read" book club, a monthly gathering hosted by the Library at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens.
Programs & Events
12 events found.
Tiny Makers at the Gardens (10:30 a.m)
This series is made up of five, one-hour, child-led art playgroups where children are given the opportunity to explore and enjoy art with the help of their caregiver. 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…
Valentine’s Day Tablescapes
Join us in the Ireland Room for a Valentine’s Day mimosa and enjoy a tablescape demonstration with Kathleen Varner, owner of Birmingham-based Petals and Props. Participants will create a floral centerpiece for the Valentine’s Day table in this engaging workshop. Become a Friend of the Gardens and join us in our mission to protect, nurture,…
Tiny Makers at the Gardens (10:30 a.m)
This series is made up of five, one-hour, child-led art playgroups where children are given the opportunity to explore and enjoy art with the help of their caregiver. 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…
Tiny Makers at the Gardens (10:30 a.m)
This series is made up of five, one-hour, child-led art playgroups where children are given the opportunity to explore and enjoy art with the help of their caregiver. 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…
Celebrating Anne Spencer House & Garden
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.
Southern Tales 2024
Join us for retelling of A Sweet Strangeness Thrills My Heart: The Journal of Sallie Independence Foster, 1861–1887 with storyteller Dolores Hydock and musician Bobby Horton! Sallie Independence Foster was 12-years-old and living in Florence, Alabama in 1861 when the Civil War began. She was keeping a diary at the time, and kept on keeping…
Tiny Makers at the Gardens (10:30 a.m)
This series is made up of five, one-hour, child-led art playgroups where children are given the opportunity to explore and enjoy art with the help of their caregiver. 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…
Eating to Extinction: The World’s Rarest Foods and Why We Need to Save Them
Join us for our "Thyme to Read" book club, a monthly gathering hosted by the Library at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens.
Home-Grown Tomatoes
Dive into the vibrant world of tomatoes alongside Regional Extension Agent and tomato connoisseur, Chip East.
Women of Kaul Wildflower Garden
Travel through time and nature to celebrate Women’s History Month with us! Join horticulturist and landscape designer, Molly Hendry as she shares the rich history of the Kaul Wildflower Garden, a 4-acre garden created here in the mid-1960s by a passionate group of women who set out to pay tribute to Alabama’s remarkable biodiversity. As…
Planting Pollinators and Keeping Bees
What’s all the buzz? Come learn about beekeeping with Regional Extension Agent, Olivia Fuller. Olivia will talk about attracting and caring for pollinators in your backyard.