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Montgomery Botanical Gardens Presents Japanese Maples in the Landscape
On Saturday, November 7, 2026, at 10am, Mr. Lee Moore will present a class on “Japanese Maples in the Landscape” at the Montgomery Botanical Gardens in the Phase II area of MBG parallel to Forest Avenue. Mr. Moore will be informing the attendees about how and where to plant Japanese Maple trees in our home
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Volunteers from Maxwell Air Force Base Support the Gardens
On the morning of Saturday, September 5, 2026, the skies threatened rain. But the group of twenty-seven volunteers arrived at 8:00am from Maxwell Air Force Base ready and prepared to help in the gardens. So, with coordination from Ethel Boykin and Cathy Maddox, these capable visitors began to perform a number of garden tasks to
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Pottery Class in the Gardens – A Family Affair
The Montgomery Botanical Gardens began its Fall schedule of classes in the Gardens with the delightful “Pottery in the Gardens” class by Margeret Barber. With the threat of rainy weather gone for the morning, a full class arrived at Montgomery Botanical Gardens at Oak Park on Saturday, September 12, at 10:00 am, anticipating the “Pottery
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Pottery Class in the Gardens
September 12,2026 10:00 AM The Montgomery Botanical Gardens will begin our Fall classes in the Gardens with the delightful “Pottery in the Gardens” class by Margeret Barber. Bring a friend, your children or grandchildren and come to Montgomery Botanical Gardens on Saturday, September 12, at 10:00 am, for the “Pottery in the Gardens
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Montgomery Botanical Gardens Website is Getting a Facelift
We are excited to announce that the new website for the Montgomery Botanical Gardens at Oak Park will go “live” very soon. When it does, you will see colorful video, photos, useful information about MBG and you will be able to navigate through the website more easily and efficiently than before. Our IT support, Amye
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Montgomery Botanical Gardens Continue to Thrive in the Summer Heat
The beautiful environment provided by the blooming plants, shrubs, trees, pathways and benches throughout the Montgomery Botanical Gardens continues to offer a place of respite and peace for summer visitors. The many sturdy, hot-season varieties of plants display numerous colors. The large, historic trees deliver shade where needed and the benches and gliders deliver a
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Happy 250th Birthday USA!
In the spirit of our national sesquicentennial birthday party, the Montgomery Botanical Gardens at Oak Park is decked out in red, white and blue. The Lion statues are dressed in garlands and flags. The fence on Forest Avenue displays a banner honoring USA’s 250th birthday and venues throughout the gardens proudly display flags and other
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Montgomery Federation of Garden Clubs Garden Party
The Members of the Montgomery Federation of Garden Clubs held a Garden Party on a lovely Monday, June 8, 2026 in the Betty Fitzgerald Biblical Garden in Montgomery Botanical Gardens at Oak Park. This garden was created years ago by the city of Montgomery to honor Mrs. Betty Fitzgerald for her diligent efforts to beautify
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Many Hands Make Quick Work
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.
