Mobile Botanical Gardens

MarketPlace
2023-05-13 10:00 - 12:00, 2023-05-19 10:00 - 12:00, 2023-05-20 10:00 - 12:00, 2023-05-26 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | MBG MarketPlace, 5151 MUSEUM DR, MOBILE, AL, 36608, United States
Find some great plants and advice for your Gulf Coast garden at our MarketPlace!
Our MarketPlace is located at the end of the gravel parking lot. MarketPlace hours are weather dependent, but typically open 10am-Noon on Fridays and Saturdays.

Yoga with Elise
2023-05-15 16:00 - 17:00, 2023-05-18 16:00 - 17:00, 2023-05-22 16:00 - 17:00, 2023-05-25 16:00 - 17:00, 2023-05-29 16:00 - 17:00, 2023-06-01 16:00 - 17:00, 2023-06-05 16:00 - 17:00, 2023-06-08 16:00 - 17:00 and 14 more dates
***YOGA CLASSES ARE ON SUMMER BREAK***
What: Yoga classes for beginners and beyond, instructed by Elise Williams

Please note:
Please bring your own mat and any props.
If possible, arrive dressed in your exercise clothes, as there is only one restroom at the building.
A water fountain is available for refilling your water bottle.

It is said, that the practice of Yoga is possibly 40,000 years old…Let that sink in! If you show up in class and practice your asanas, you will start feeling and seeing positive changes in how you feel and think. It shouldn’t take 40,000 years, thank goodness!
There are many branches in Yoga, but Hatha Yoga is a beautiful ancient system that cares for the total health mind and body. The physical benefits of Hatha yoga include muscle balance, skeletal alignment, muscle strength and elasticity. You will notice increased range of motion, improved coordination and function of internal glands and organs. I felt that this is a lovely system to start with, yet can be modified.
Seeing as how old this practice is, we will wade into it slowly at first, then gain momentum as we learn and practice. My favorite piece of advice to this day is “Crawl before you walk and walk before you run!”.

MBG Board of Directors - Regular Meeting
2023-05-16 17:00 - 18:30
The Board of Directors meets regularly on a monthly basis, the third Tuesday of each month. The Executive Board meets at 5:00pm and the full Board convenes at 5:15pm.

First Friday presentation: Palms
2023-06-02 10:30 - 12:00
James McInnis and Veronica Wilson will present on the Palms of the Gulf Coast.
Friday, June 2nd at 10:30AM on the Botanical Center Plaza

First Friday - Happy Houseplants with Jack LeCroy
2023-07-07 10:30 - 12:00
We have seen an amazing rise in houseplant popularity in the past few years with many people becoming houseplant collectors. There are so many wonderful benefits to having plants in our homes but unfortunately they often give us headaches when we are not sure how to adequately care for them. This seminar will discuss tips and tricks for you to be successful with houseplants. We look forward to seeing you on July 7th for you to not only have a green thumb outside your home but also having a green thumb inside your home as well!
Registration is Required. Email Aeriell Cashin to register. The presentation is free to MBG Members; nonmembers pay regular Gardens Admission rate.
Jack LeCroy went to Auburn University and received his Bachelors and Masters in Horticulture. He worked for the University of Florida’s Extension System for two years. He then made his way out to Los Angeles and did consulting work for a horticulture business located in Beverly Hills. After that year he made his way back to his home state in 2017 where he began working in Mobile as an Urban Regional Extension Agent and now a Regional Extension Agent and Master Gardener Coordinator. Jack helps to teach and manage the Mobile County Master Gardener Organization along with working in three other counties to conduct timely workshops both in person and online.

Act II Footprints in Gulf Shores: A Collection of Stories, Memoirs, and Poetry
2023-07-21 10:00 - 12:00
Act II Footprints in Gulf Shores: A Collection of Stories, Memoirs, and Poetry
What: A presentation and book signing with the Authors: Kimberly Shackelford, Nancy Lawler Dickhute, and Heidi Lyght-Schmidt
When: Friday, July 21st at 10:00am
Where: The Larkins Classroom at Mobile Botanical Gardens
Cost: FREE to MBG Members, regular admission for all others.
REGISTRATION REQUIRED: acashin@mbgardens.org or call the office at 251.342.0555.
