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Storytime at the Gardens

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 nature, all while gaining the benefits of visiting the Gardens and being outdoors.

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.  You are invited to spend the morning with current secretary and long-time member of the Alabama Audubon Society Greg Harber on the trails in the…

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. Space is limited to ensure a small playgroup. Location: Outdoor Classroom | For children ages 2–5 with an adult

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 of matcha. This fall the Gardens extends a rare invitation to visit our Toshinan, one of the most authentic Japanese teahouses outside of Japan. Step…

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 of matcha. This fall the Gardens extends a rare invitation to visit our Toshinan, one of the most authentic Japanese teahouses outside of Japan. Step…

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, horticulturist, or conservationist who would like to increase their skill in multiplying the plants already in their landscape and expand their understanding of the life…

Storytime at the Gardens

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 nature, all while gaining the benefits of visiting the Gardens and being outdoors.

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. 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 Publix…

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, horticulturist, or conservationist who would like to increase their skill in multiplying the plants already in their landscape and expand their understanding of the life…

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, horticulturist, or conservationist who would like to increase their skill in multiplying the plants already in their landscape and expand their understanding of the life…