• September 26, 2024

What Do I Do with All This Rosemary Class Planned For October

Janell Diggs, Master Gardener, will present the October class, What Do I Do with All This Rosemary, sponsored by the Montgomery Botanical Gardens at Oak Park, on Saturday, October 12. The class, to be held in the Wisdom Wood outdoor classroom, will begin at 10:00 AM. Mrs. Diggs, a past president of the Capitol City

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• September 19, 2024

Montgomery Botanical Garden Provides Venue for Community Events

The Montgomery Botanical Gardens Board of Directors encourages the use of the gardens as a venue for events for residents and visitors of the river region. The gardens are for the enjoyment and benefit of all who visit this beautiful oasis of nature in our urban environment. Recently Councilor Marche Johnson, District 3, hosted two

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• September 5, 2024

Montgomery Botanical Gardens Informs Visitors with Plant ID Signs

The major function that distinguishes a botanical garden from other types of gardens is that botanical gardens display Plant Identification Signs to inform and education visitor. MBG has from its beginning provided many signs to identify plants throughout the gardens and on those that are sponsored by donors acknowledge the respective donors. Crinum Lily Many

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• August 1, 2024

Montgomery Botanical Gardens Patrons Brave Heat for Building Birdhouses Class

Billie Crawford presents information on bluebirds. The July sun beat down at the Montgomery Botanical Gardens at Oak Park for the recent class on Building Birdhouses and Feeding Birds, taught by Billie Crawford. Fortunately for participants, the maintenance staff provided a tent to cool the Wisdom Wood outdoor classroom. Mrs. Crawford provided background information of

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• May 23, 2024

MBG Volunteers Enhance the Gardens for Spring and Summer and Increase in Number

Karin Carmichael, Marie Tomlin, Nell Copeland Master Gardener Volunteers gathered again in the Southern Garden this week to add plants in a variety of locations such as Butterfly Bushes, Fountain Grass, Purple Salvia, SunPatiens. Gardenias, and Pineapple Sage. They also performed some “housekeeping” tasks of deadheading blooming plants, removing depleted plants and generally enhancing the

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