Set the Table: A Fall Topiary Workshop
Set your Thanksgiving table with sculptural beauty of your creation. Join the Friends Junior Board and designer Mary Catherine Folmar of Cotton & Quill for an afternoon of hands-on creativity…
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Little Ones’ Memory Garden: A Walk to Remember
Join us for a quiet afternoon of remembrance at the Little Ones’ Memory Garden, a place of beauty, healing, and comfort for families who have experienced perinatal, neonatal, and infant…
Walk to Remember
Join us for a quiet afternoon of remembrance at the Little Ones’ Memory Garden, a place of beauty, healing, and comfort for families who have experienced perinatal, neonatal, and infant…
Author Talk: Dale Sievert
Join author and gardener Dale Sievert as he explores the long and fascinating history of stumperies in his book Stumperies: The Afterlife of Trees. The earliest recorded stumperies, or root…
Thomas L. Woltz, Senior Principal and Owner, and Nelson Byrd Woltz, Landscape Architects
In the century since the Olmsted Brothers drew up a visionary plan for Birmingham, their insight that access to high-quality public landscapes is integral to healthy urban living is more…
Exclusive Family Photoshoot
Enjoy the crisp autumn weather as photographer Carmen Michael from cbmphoto captures a special moment with your family. Available to members at the Family level and above. Limited slots available.…
Drawing to Know: Strategies for Seeing and Recording the World Around You
Develop your observation skills through the practice of drawing from nature. Visual artist and teacher David West will guide participants through “deep looking” exercises designed to sharpen their ability to…
Constructing Bamboo Fences and Screens
The bamboo fencing and screens in our Japanese Gardens model ancient techniques that artisans have practiced for hundreds of years. In this workshop, Japanese Garden Senior Horticulturist Julia Adams demonstrates…
Growing Microgreens: From Seed to Plate
Join Alabama Advanced Master Gardener Janell Diggs as he takes you through sowing seeds in a growing medium, caring for your crop, and harvesting tender microgreens at their peak for…
Roses for Every Garden: Which Rose Is Right for You?
In this follow-up to his popular spring class, “Rooted in Roses: The Journey to Beautiful Blooms,” nationally recognized rosarian Chris VanCleave helps take the guesswork out of selecting the right…