Photo courtesy of Birmingham Botanical Gardens.
0413 Botanical Gardens Earth Day
Area residents participate in festivities during last year's Earth Day event at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens.
The Birmingham Botanical Gardens will host an Eaerth Day celebration on Saturday, April 25.
The event will take place from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. in the Formal Garden in front of the Conservatory and will include archival displays and educational activities including: Community Garden Coalition of Birmingham, Birmingham Eastside Eco-Gardens, West End Community Gardens, Cahaba Environmental Center, Birmingham Zoo, St. Vincent's Community Outreach, Three Hots and a Cot, Jefferson County Master Gardeners, Girl Scout Troop 1017, Grandmother's Garden at Duncan House, P.E.E.R. Inc. and The Library at Birmingham Botanical Gardens.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Gerlach Plant Information Center - Garden Center
- 11-4 p.m. - Archival Display and Canning Demonstration
Formal Garden
- 11-4 p.m. - Vendor booths with activities, children's activities, rotation of character actors
- 11-4 p.m. - Live music by DJ Lowry Entertainment Services
- 12-3 p.m. - Era-themed photo booth by Little Red Photo Booths
Linn-Henley Lecture Hall - Movie Schedule
- 11-11:30 a.m. - Victory Gardens (20 minutes) & Barney Bear's Victory Garden (8 minutes)
- 11:30-1 p.m. - Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front
- 1-1:30 p.m. - Victory Gardens (20 minutes) & Andy Panda's Victory Garden (7 minutes)
- 1:30-3:30 p.m. - Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front
- 3:30-4 p.m. - Barney Bear's Victory Garden (8 minutes) & Andy Panda's Victory Garden (7 minutes)
Admission is free. Activities will take place in the Garden Center if it rains.
For more information, visit bbgardens.org/earthday.
