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Peace and Joy Holiday Display at the Montgomery Botanical Gardens at Oak Park

Between now and December 21, visitors can view some Peace and Joy Displays at the Montgomery Botanical Gardens at Oak Park.  Several area groups built displays that capture the Peace and Joy of the season.

We have three distinguished judges that will judge the displays on Friday, December 6.  They will be judging on originality, beauty and best to capture the peace and joy of the season.

The public is invited to vote online for their favorite display until December 15. Each vote is $1 and you can vote as much or as many times as you want.  All proceeds will go towards maintaining and adding to the Montgomery Botanical Gardens at Oak Park.

The Displays are below and you can vote by clicking on the link under the picture of your favorite display.

Peace and Joy to the World by
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.

Peace and Joy by
First Baptist Church of Montgomery AL

Spreading Joy by
Montgomery Chapter of The CARATS, Inc.
Tidings of Great Joy by
Day Street Missionary Baptist Church
Gnome Joy by
MBG Board of Directors

We look forward to seeing you in the Garden.

#GivingTuesday Please consider giving to the Montgomery Botanical Gardens

On #GivingTuesday, the Montgomery Botanical Gardens at Oak Park thanks all of our supporters this year.  We have made great strides in building a botanical garden in the heart of Montgomery.  Please consider a donation today. 

Please enjoy these pictures from the past year.

  Thank you to Bear Exploration Center and MBG volunteers for planting these Daffodils.
2019 MBG Board Orientation
Volunteer Work Day in April
Planting Azaleas around the Terrace
Beginnings of the Daylily Bed with help from the Daylily Society
Fans installed

Eagle Scout Connor McLemore building our outdoor classroom
Reception and dedication of benches
Children enjoying the gliders during National Purlic Garden Week.
Birding Watching Stroll during National Public Garden Week
Concert in the Garden
Haardt lions
Classes

Daylily Bed being photographed during photography class
These ladies got to take a wreath home. Held our first class in the Greenhouse

We would love your support. 

Support the Montgomery Botanical Gardens at Oak Park on AmazonSmiles

Montgomery Botanical Gardens at Oak Park

The Montgomery Botanical Gardens invites you to help us while you are taking advantage of Black Friday (Nov 29) and Cyber Monday (Dec 2) sales on Amazonsmiles.com.  

Supporters of MBG can go to Amazonsmiles.com select the Montgomery Botanical Gardens at Oak Park.  Once we are your charity choice, .5% of eligible purchases will be sent to us.  What a great way to help us while shopping from the comforts of your home.

The Amazon App now supports Amazon Smiles.

See below for instructions to turn on AmazonSmiles in the Amazon Shopping App and generate donations for MBG:

Update your Amazon Shopping App to the latest version.
1.Open your Google Play store
2. Tap the menu in the Google Play Store
3. Tap My apps & games
4. Tap the Updates tab
5. Update the Amazon Shopping App

Open the Amazon Shopping App on your Android device.

View Settings and select AmazonSmile.

Follow the instructions in the Amazon Shopping App to complete the process.

 

Wreath Making Class was fun and warm

Maggie Stringer making a wreath from a vine

Maggie Stringer started the Wreath Making class at the Montgomery Botanical Gardens at Oak Park by winding a long vine around itself.  She is superhuman and shared her expertise on wreath making and herbs.  Mrs. Stringer suggested using muscadine vine and wrap in one direction.  She uses woody hearty greenery from her yard.  Rosemary is one of her favorites to give to people because it is the herb of remembrance.  People do remember better when they smell rosemary.

She started stuffing pieces of rosemary into the wreath going in one direction.  Once you are finished you can add a bow.  She suggested you can mist it to keep it alive but it does dry well.

MBG had about 20 individuals brave the weather for the class. We met in the greenhouse that the volunteers painted for us on Thursday.  The temperature inside the greenhouse was a balmy 70 degrees.

These ladies got to take a wreath home.

Please join us for our next class.  We are planning our next classes now.  Please email info@montgomerybotanicalgardens.com if you have any class or activity suggestions.

 

Exciting News from the Greenhouse

The Montgomery Botanical Gardens at Oak Park wants to thank our hardy volunteers, most of whom are Master Gardeners, for braving the cold and working in the greenhouse on November 14.

These volunteers assembled shelving units and painted parts of the greenhouse interior structure.  Before finishing, they arranged the tables for the wreath making class that would be held on Saturday.  Thank you to Dixie Electric for working to insure that the greenhouse heater was operational.

MBG expresses are gratitude to Karin Carmichael for supervising, Tom McLemore for building expertise, Sara Brown, Lynne Kuhlmann, Ann Oldham, Charlene Thomas, Jane Martin and Sandy Watson for helping.  You do excellent work and we couldn’t do it without you.

The next Volunteer Day is scheduled for December 12.

A notice will be sent regarding whether we will be able to utilize volunteers that day. Please email info@montgomerybotanicalgardens.com if you are interested in getting notice of Volunteer Days.