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The theory that “many hands make quick work” was demonstrated on Saturday, June 13, 2026, at Montgomery Botanical Gardens at Oak Park. A group of ninety able-bodied military volunteers arrived from the USAF First Sergeant Academy Class #26E at Maxwell-Gunter Annex to help with a number of tasks and projects in the gardens.
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During these pleasant spring days, it is the perfect time for you to visit the gardens. The Day Lilies are in bloom and are spectacular! The Montgomery Day Lily Society created and cares for this garden and their dedication produces beautiful results.
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Join us on May 9 at 10am for Birdwatching with Chris Joe in the Wisdom Wood outdoor classroom.
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Montgomery Botanical Gardens is the perfect setting for your photographs in this season of special events. Bring your family on Easter Weekend to take capture them in their Easter finery in the midst of floral beauty. Have your Prom and Graduation photographs taken among the beautiful greens and blooms among the various gardens. Stage
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On a magnificent Saturday morning in March, people gathered in the gardens for the first class of 2026. The class, “Time to Plant Your Spring Garden: Remember Our Pollinator Friends”, was taught by esteemed local horticulturist, Karen Weber. Karen is the horticulturist for the Shakespear Garden in Blount Cultural Park and manages the grounds at
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Even though the forecast predicts freezing temperatures soon, many indications that Spring is just around the corner are beginning to be on display in Montgomery Botanical Gardens. The frilly, yellow blossoms of Forsythia hedges are the early bloomer to brighten our mood and raise our expectations of a colorful Spring to come. Many of the
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The board of directors for the Montgomery Botanical Gardens is proud to announce that the new gate has been fabricated and installed in the new Pedestrian Entrance on Forest Avenue. The gates as well as the arched sign above were constructed by Cole Turner of Turner Fabrications. As was shared during the official ribbon cutting
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We hope you have made a firm resolution to visit the MBG at least once a month in 2026. Japonica Camellia Season is in bloom! Don’t miss this fleeting, colorful display that brightens the dull, cold days of January. It is a wonderful time to visit the gardens. As you arrive in the gardens, you will
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Sasanqua Camellias blooming Even with the seasonal rains, winds and dropping temperatures of late fall and early winter, natures beauty shines through in the Montgomery Botanical Gardens. Everyone in the river region can enjoy the timely changes throughout the gardens with a stroll along the garden pathways. The fallen leaves of the Ginkgo trees form
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Sasanqua Camellias If you have not enjoyed a stroll through the Montgomery Botanical Gardens in the last couple of months, you have really missed an opportunity to view the glorious changing of the seasons. The multicolored leaves as they change and fall give notice that a new season is approaching. The late blooms of the
