Partner Events

Learn more about upcoming events presented by our partners! Contact information or links may direct you to organizations other than the Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens. 

March 2019

Japan-America Society of Alabama
Cherry Blossom Festival
Saturday, March 16, 2019
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Birmingham Botanical Gardens
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Birmingham Fern Society
Landscaping with Ferns
A Talk by Molly Hendry
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
12:30 p.m.
Birmingham Botanical Gardens | Hodges Room

Molly Hendry, Garden Assessment Project Leader with the Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens, holds a B.S. in Horticulture and a Master's in Landscape Architecture from Auburn University. She will use an area of the Birmingham Botanical Gardens' Fern Glade as her subject. Members of the Edgewood Garden Club, who were instrumental in the formation of the Birmingham Fern Society in the 1970s, have been invited to attend. The public is also welcome. The Birmingham Fern Society will hold a meeting following Molly’s presentation.
 

April 2019

Early Bird Violet Club of Birmingham
The Wonder of Violets
AVSA Accredited Show and Sale
Friday, April 5 | 2–4 p.m.
Saturday, April 6 | 9 a.m.–3 p.m.
Birmingham Botanical Gardens 
Free Admission
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May 2019

Birmingham Fern Society
Annual Fern Lecture: A Geologic History of Ferns from Past to Present
A Talk by Jerald Pinson
Wednesday, May 15, 2019
Reception: 5:30 p.m.
Talk: 6 p.m.
Birmingham Botanical Gardens | Linn-Henley Lecture Hall 

Jerald Pinson, a Ph.D. student at the University of Florida, received his master's from the University of North Carolina Wilmington. All are welcome—please join us!