Botanical Gardens Near Me in Eclectic
Longleaf Botanical Gardens Event Center
920 Museum Drive, Anniston, AL
The 1/3-mile trail meanders the forested slope behind the Longleaf Event Center. The loop trail highlights our native tree species and the longleaf pine stages, the namesake of the gardens. The climb is moderate and we recommend proper hiking shoes. There are some rest points along the way that allow you to enjoy the tranquility of the forest. Visitors may spot wildlife, such as, deer, turkey, snakes, and songbirds.
Birmingham Botanical Gardens
2612 Lane Park Road, Birmingham, AL
Birmingham Botanical Gardens is a partnership between the City of Birmingham and Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens, an organization of 2,000 family and individual members who support The Gardens. Through funding and advocacy, The Friends further restoration, preservation and development of The Gardens as a resource for everyone in the community. The Friends promote knowledge and appreciation of plants and the environment with educational offerings to over 300,000 visitors annually.
Happily, admission to The Gardens continues to be free to all visitors. Public funds do support general maintenance; however, public funding does not address the effects of increased usage and changing visitor needs. Therefore, The Friends must seek additional funding sources to sustain its mission. With your help, Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens will continue to expand educational programming, environmental awareness, facilities maintenance and development as well as horticultural health and diversity. Our Botanical Gardens constitute a valuable resource for our community which must be maintained and enhanced for present and future visitors.
Dothan Area Botanical Gardens
5130 Headland Avenue, Dothan, AL
History:-
Founded in October 1990, with construction beginning in 1996, the Gardens have developed steadily under the leadership of an all-volunteer Board of Directors, which is committed to the conservation of natural resources for future generations.
The Gardens’ Mission is to provide an enhancement to the quality of life for Wiregrass citizens, to serve as an educational resource for children and adults in garden lore and environmental issues, and to be a vibrant area attraction that promotes tourism and economic development in southeast Alabama.
Most Garden areas are accessible to visitors with disabilities and Group Tours are available by reservation. Please allow at least two days notice for any tours.
Picnic tables are available free of charge. However, since trash receptacles are not readily available throughout the Gardens, we ask that all visitors please take their trash with them when they leave.
For the safety and enjoyment of all visitors, and to protect the Gardens, we ask that all visitors please respect the following guidelines:
The Dothan Area Botanical Gardens is designated as a Smoke-Free facility.
Thank you for not smoking anywhere on the grounds during your visit.
No swimming, wading, fishing or throwing of any objects into any body of water.
Bicycles, roller blades, skateboards, and loud music are not permitted.
Dogs are permitted but we ask that you keep them on a leash at all times.
Plus, please take with you anything that your dog leaves behind.
You can use the navigation bar at the top of this page to explore many of the areas in the DABG, but we hope you’ll stop by and visit us soon… there’s lots to see!
Huntsville Botanical Garden
4747 Bob Wallace Avenue, Huntsville, AL
Mission Statement:
Our Garden will achieve world-class recognition by balancing year-round botanical displays, strong educational programs and specialized research. The unique aspect of our Garden will be the blending of traditional botanical garden elements, the aesthetic heritage of our region, the conservation of our natural resources, and our thrust into the future.
Cornerstone Gardens and Arboretum
1066 Government Street, Mobile, AL
About Us
Cornerstone Gardens and Arboretum was created as a place of meditation, rest and reflection for Carriage House Repose & Restore, Inc., a Christian support ministry for ministers, missionaries and evangelists. The Carriage House is situated on the property close to the gardens, and the pastors and others come to stay there as a short-term respite.
Cornerstone Gardens is within walking distance of downtown Mobile, Alabama at 1066 Government Street, situated among the old homes and landscapes of the nationally recognized Oakleigh Garden Historic District. The Garden derives its name from Jesus Christ, referenced by The God of Israel in Isaiah 28:16. Dr. Charles Ryrie says: “Jesus Christ is a foundation stone in His atonement, a tested stone in His temptations, and a costly (precious) cornerstone in His relationship to His people.”
The Gardens offer interesting and appealing natural beauty at all seasons. Come visit and take time to learn more about the plant collections while enjoying one of the area’s finest private gardens.
Cornerstone Gardens is comprised of a collection of gardens. From the Government Street gate, the guest enters a formal British Garden made up of all white flowering plants and trees, including Natchez crepe myrtles, Frostproof gardenias, Mine-no-yuki C. sasanquas, Autumn Ivory azaleas, Snow White indian hawthorns, and others. The British Garden is bordered by magnificent pathways that lead to one of the largest privately owned Koi Ponds in the area.
Once over the Koi Pond bridge, the visitor enters a Fragrance Garden with plants of various fragrances for the visually impaired. This pathway takes you either into the working greenhouse, replete with new flower cuttings and young plants, or to the next larger venue, a Japanese Woodlands Garden.
The Japanese Woodlands Garden features a winding pathway which takes the visitor past a vase fountain pond, a Shishi Odoshi bamboo water fountain, then to a delightful Lotus pond. Two bridges lead over a long dry stream bed of water worn rocks. This secluded garden contains many native Japanese plants and trees.
The Blanding V. Drinkard Camellia Garden, named after the “Dean of Mobile’s camellias”, is spread throughout Cornerstone Gardens. This garden features many old and new camellia cultivars, including, C. japonica Walter D. Bellingrath, C. japonica Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, C. reticulata Ray Gentry, C. sasanqua Leslie Ann, C. non-reticulata hybrid Freedom Bell, and many others.
Smaller gardens surround the larger British Garden and Japanese Woodlands Garden. These include the Nelsie T. Harris Rose Garden, Cliffs’ Shade Garden, a Hemerocallis (daylily) garden, a herb garden, and a sedum garden, all made up of representative plants.
The arboretum of trees is spread throughout Cornerstone Gardens and is comprised of many varieties of trees, including Live Oak, Drake Elm, Southern Magnolia, Sweetbay Magnolia, Cherokee Princess Dogwood, Sycamore, River Birch, Camphor, Redbud, Japanese Maple, Japanese Magnolia, Crepe Myrtle, Mulberry, and Long Leaf Pine, among others.
Cornerstone Gardens offers guided, instructional tours for all ages by one of the founders, a master gardener. The origin, nature and description of the plants and trees are discussed. Tours by schools, churches and other organizations can be set by appointment.
Mobile Botanical Gardens
5151 Museum Drive, Mobile, AL
Mission:
What do we mean by Come Here to Grow?
Mobile Botanical Gardens provides experiences that help visitors of all ages appreciate and benefit from our unique Gulf Coast environment.
The Gardens serve as a living classroom for residents and visitors alike. By providing a sense of place, we endeavor to instill passion for nature, and promote interest in gardening, conservation, and outdoor activities.
Bellingrath Gardens And Home
12401 Bellingrath Gardens Road, Theodore, AL
About us:
Bellingrath Gardens and Home was the creation of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bellingrath. The Gardens first opened to the public in 1932 while a national garden club meeting was taking place in Mobile. Mr. Bellingrath placed an ad in the Mobile paper, announcing that anyone who would like to see the spring garden could do so free of charge. After an overwhelming response, the couple decided to keep the gardens open year-round, beginning in 1934.Throughout the year, this 65 acre Garden Estate is in full bloom with camellias in the winter, azaleas in the spring, roses in the summer, chrysanthemums in autumn and Magic Christmas in Lights during the holiday season.
Best known for its 65 acres of breathtaking gardens, enclosed by ancient oaks and Spanish moss, the Bellingrath Gardens and Home display beautiful plants and flowers blooming year round, along with the native birds and other animals that roam the grounds. In addition to its garden areas, including one of the best public rose gardens in the nation, visitors can tour the 1935 English Renaissance mansion in which the Bellingrath family lived, now displaying a lovely collection of decorative arts. Located beside Fowl River just a few miles inland from Mobile Bay, visitors can also board the Southern Belle River Cruiser for a scenic 45-minute boat tour of the area.