Mobile Botanical Gardens

Yoga with Elise
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, 2023-06-12 16:00 - 17:00, 2023-06-15 16:00 - 17:00, 2023-06-19 16:00 - 17:00, 2023-06-22 16:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) and 13 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!”.

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.

First Friday with Jack LeCroy - Fall Vegetable Gardening
2023-08-04 10:00 - 11:30
Join Jack as he guides everyone in what you should plant for your fall vegetable gardens and, more importantly, WHEN. As Jack will point out, it’s important to start early for successful results. Jack will also share information on handling the usual pests (no, not your neighbors…) and he will share some tried & true gardening tips.
FREE to MBG Members, regular admission for nonmembers. Reservations required, email Aeriell or call the office 251.342.0555.
Location: The Larkins Classroom
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.

First Friday with Veronica and Don Culberson
2023-09-01 13:00 - 14:30
More than Bees: Pollination and the Importance of Natural Diversity in Our Environment
Veronica and Don Culberson will teach about different types of pollination and pollinators and how humans manipulate pollination to create new plants. The importance of valuing native species, planting to attract pollinators, and the lasting effects of pesticides, herbicides and habitat loss on our native species will also be discussed.
FREE to MBG Members, regular admission for nonmembers. Registration required – please email Aeriell or call the office: 251.342.0555.

Tales and Trails in the Gardens
2023-09-07 10:30 - 11:30, 2023-09-14 10:30 - 11:30, 2023-09-21 10:30 - 11:30
A Literacy program of reading books and sharing activities. Designed for preschoolers. Every Thursday morning at 10:30am the group will read a book at various locations in the Gardens. On rainy days the group will meet in the Larkins Classroom. FREE to MBG members, cost of admission for nonmembers, and registration is required. All children must be accompanied by parent or assigned adult guardian.
Registration Form (opens in separate window)
Email Aeriell for more information or call the office at 251.342.0555.

Veggie Kids - Fall Edition
2023-09-16 10:00 - 12:15
Children may ask, “Where does our food come from? How can I grow some of my own food?
The Mobile Botanical Gardens is happy to announce a multi-week program to answer those questions with a series of Saturday morning workshops for children, ages 8-12. Participants will explore what foods come from plants, what plants need to grow, and the work of farmers to bring good fruits and vegetables to our dining tables. From Dirt Day and Grocery Store Botany to harvest, young gardeners will plant and maintain their own raised bed ‘farms’ at MBG’s Magnolia Hill. Veggie Kids is sponsored, in part, by the Lily Woolford Charitable Trust.
Instructor: Dr. Judy P. Stout
Participation Fee: $50 per child members; $65 per child non-members (additional fee to be collected at first date).
Schedule:
Saturday, Sept. 16th, 2023. 10:00 – 12:15. What do plants need? How does a farmer meet those needs? Beds preparation. Plant seedlings – collards, cabbage.
Saturday, Sept. 23rd, 2023. 10:00 – 12:15. Germination requirements. Plant lettuces, radishes, turnip greens, spinach seeds.
Saturday, Oct. 7th, 2023. 10:00 – 12:15. Plant spinach, kale seeds. Thin seedlings as needed. Install organic rabbit deterrents.
Saturday, Oct. 21st, 2023. 10:00 – 12:15. Thin seedlings as needed. Weed, fertilize, mulch. Apply organic insect controls.
Saturday, Nov. 4th, 2023. 10:00 – 12:15. ‘Grocery Store Botany”. Harvest. Propagate herbs from herb garden.
Saturday, Nov. 18th, 2023. 10:00 – 12:15. Thanksgiving harvest. Family Day.
Additional harvest days will be announced to participants as food matures.
For additional information and to register, please email Judy Stout .
