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Upcoming Events for Alabama
To submit your gardening event to our staff, submit it using our contact form or send an email to calendar@statebystategardening.com.
February 11
Jemison
Tree Fruits in the Home Garden
Petals from the Past Nursery
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Dr. Powell will discuss variety selection, care and maintenance of tree fruits such as apples, pears, figs, oriental persimmons, peaches and nectarines.
12:00 p.m.
Lunch: You may bring your own or order a box lunch for $12.00. Reservations are required if you wish to order the box lunch. Please call the retail shop at 205-646-0069 before 3:00 p.m. on Friday, February 10, to make your reservation.
12:30 p.m.
Walking tour of Petals’ tree fruit gardens and pruning clinic.
205-646-0069
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February 20
Birmingham
Pruning for Effect: Japanese Maples
Birmingham Botanical Gardens
Instructors: John Floyd, Mike Rushing and Bob Wendorf. 0 a.m. -- 12 p.m. $10 Members, $12 Non-Members. Register online: www.bbgardens.org/adult.php. 205-414-3950
February 24
Pell City
Rain Barrel Workshop
Pell City Civic Center
This workshop is being presented by the AL Cooperative Extension System, St. Clair County office, in partnership with the Middle Coosa Watershed Project and the Coosa Basin Clean Water Partnership. Registration forms available at the Extension Office or online at www.aces.edu/StClair. Cost covers lunch and a rain barrel to take home. Please pre-register by Friday, February 17th, 2012. 10 a.m. -- 2 p.m. $40. Pell City Civic Center: 2801 Stemley Bridge Rd. 205-338-9416, pinkscb@aces.edu.
February 25
Birmingham
The Urban Chicken
Birmingham Botanical Gardens
Even city dwellers can keep chickens. Most city ordinances allow it. Once you start, you'll never purchase an egg from a store again. The quality is unmatched. Hens make great family pets, are easy to care for and relatively low cost. Learn the basics, choosing the right breed, housing and feeding. Participants will even have the opportunity to pre-order chicks after class. Instructor: Andrew Krebbs. 9-11 a.m. $10 Members | $12 Non-Members. Register online: www.bbgardens.org/adult.php. 205-414-3950
February 25
Birmingham
Urban Forestry and the Care of Native Trees (elective in Native Plants Study Program)
Birmingham Botanical Gardens
The built environment is woven into a patchwork of native trees, remnants of the original forest, which are not widely available in commerce. Smaller native urban forests may decline due to heightened exposure to environmental stresses. The most challenged forests are those composed of large, older, isolated trees, typical of our parks. This class will cover native species and tree selection to match planting and growing sites, seed propagation, planting and establishment methods, watering and fertilizing techniques, pruning and wound treatments, and the eventual decision to remove trees that have become hazardous. Best management practices for building near native trees and forests will be covered.
The class will include approximately two hours class time and two hours field time. Instructor: Henry Hughes. 12:30-4:30 p.m. $40 Members, $45 Non-Members. Contact Kaul Wildflower Garden Curator John Manion at 205-414-3985 or jmanion@bbgardens.org for details.
February 25
Jemison
Antique Roses in the Garden
Petals from the Past Nursery
10:30 a.m. – 12:00
Jason will discuss variety selection, care and maintenance of antique and old garden roses.
12:00 p.m.
Lunch: You may bring your own or order a box lunch for $12.00. Reservations are required if you wish to order the box lunch. Please call the retail shop at 205-646-0069 before 3:00 p.m. on Friday, February 24, to make your reservation.
12:30 p.m.
Join Jason in the garden to learn the proper pruning techniques for all your roses.
205-646-0069
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March 3
Spanish Fort
Master Gardener Seminar
Five Rivers Delta Resource Center
The Master Gardener Association in Mobile is hosting a seminar at Five Rivers Delta Resource Center. The featured speakers for the day are Pamela Crawford speaking on "Easy Combos for Herbs and Flowers" and Dr. Arlie Powell, Pomologist, speaking on "Small Fruits in the Home Garden." The seminar is from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with registration at 9:30 a.m. The cost is $28 with a box lunch provided. Deadline to register is Feb. 24. For more information email jrc1530@aol.com or call 251-633-2738. www.aces.edu/Mobile/mg
March 8
Birmingham
2012 Spencer Lecture
Birmingham Botanical Gardens
The 14th annual Spencer Lecture will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the Linn-Henley Lecture Hall, with a reception to be held prior from 5:30-6:30 p.m. This free annual event brings award-winning and New York Times best-selling author Andrea Wulf to Birmingham Botanical Gardens for an intriguing talk titled "Founding Gardeners: The Revolutionary Generation, Nature, and the Shaping of the American Nation." This beautifully illustrated talk looks at the lives of the founding fathers and how their attitude toward plants, gardens, nature and agriculture shaped the American nation. In a unique retelling of the creation of America, Wulf will show how plants, politics and personalities intertwined as never before. Guests will have a chance to meet
Ms. Wulf at a reception in the Hodges Room at 5:30 p.m. prior to this lecture, where she will also be signing copies of her books, including Founding Gardeners: The Revolutionary Generation, Nature and the Shaping of the American Nation. Tickets to this event are extremely limited, and it will reach capacity quickly. We encourage you to register for this event soon. For more information or to reserve your seat, please contact Special Events Coordinator Shelly McCarty at 205-414-3965, or smccarty@bbgardens.org, or register online: www.bbgardens.org/spencer-lecture.php.
March 10
Hoover
Native Azaleas and Their Use in the Sustainable Landscape
Aldridge Botanical Gardens
Have you ever tried to grow native azaleas in your garden without much success? This is your chance to learn how to care for them in your residential landscape. As gardens are designed today, sustainability must be considered in addition to the classical concerns such as symmetry and proportion. Knowledge of plants is an absolute requirement to achieve sustainability. Alabama is blessed with an abundance of native azaleas that are very adaptable to the residential landscape. Recent breeding programs have yielded multitudes of cultivars from which to choose.
An overview of our native azaleas and many of their cultivars will be presented allowing the participant to intelligently incorporate these native wonders into today's residential garden. 9:30-11:30 a.m. Instructor: George Duquette, M.D.
FREE for Members/$15 Non-Members. Contact Audrey Ann Wilson, aawilson@aldridgegardens.com, 205-682-8019, ext. 3.
March 24
Jemison
Citrus in the Home Garden
Petals from the Past Nursery
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Dr. Powell will discuss variety selection, care and maintenance of citrus plants such as Satsuma oranges, Meyer lemons and kumquats.
12:00 p.m.
Lunch: You may bring your own or order a box lunch for $12.00. Reservations are required if you wish to order the box lunch. Please call the retail shop at 205-646-0069 before 3:00 p.m. on Friday, March 23, to make your reservation.
12:30 p.m.
Pruning clinic and tour of Petals’ orangery.
205-646-0069
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April 20-21
Jemison
Antiques in the Garden
Petals from the Past Nursery
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
There will be many antique dealers as well as crafts people with lots of great treasures to buy. Several food vendors will be here as well as a petting zoo. Don't miss these fun two days!
205-646-0069
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May 12
Jemison
Mother’s Day Tea
Petals from the Past Nursery
12 noon and 3 p.m.
We offer two teas on this Saturday. The lunch tea at 12:00 noon includes quiche, salad, the tea tray with scones, sandwiches, desserts and of course tea. $25.00.
3:30 p.m. Afternoon Tea – In the afternoon we offer just the tea tray for $15.00. Weather permitting, we serve on the deck at our Educational Barn. Please call the retail shop 205-646-0069, to make your reservations for the tea.
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