Quick Facts
Size:
67.5 Acres
Admission: Free
Operating Hours: Sunrise to sunset, 365 days per year
Guests: Over 350,000 annually
Volunteers: 30,000+ hours logged annually
Education:
Discovery Field Trips - curriculum-based: Serve on average 10,000 area students.
Children's Summer Programs
Teacher Training - State-endorsed Curriculum
Adult classes, lectures, and workshops
Library:
Member Library of Jefferson County Library Cooperative
Largest free-lending Horticultural Library in the country
Shelves over 9,000 items
Loans over 10,000 items annually
Partners:
Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens
Alabama Cooperative Extension System
Federated Garden Clubs
Plant Societies
Jefferson County Library Cooperative
Meeting Facilities:
Host to over 1000 public and private events annually
Utilized by individuals and public and private organizations
Events include receptions, weddings, meetings, conferences, and lectures
250+ Parking Spaces
Gardens of Special Interest:
Japanese Gardens - Internationally known with authentically crafted tea house
Wildflower Garden - 400+ taxa of Alabama native plants
Fern Glade - 100+ taxa of ferns
Southern Living Garden- Features Southern Living Plant Collection
Plant Collection:
3,000+ taxa of plants
25+ interpretive and thematic gardens
Garden Conservatory
Non-Living Collection:
Herbarium
30+ works of outdoor sculpture
Library