Mobile Botanical Gardens

Qi Gong / Tai Chi at MBG
2024-05-07 09:00 - 10:00, 2024-05-10 09:00 - 10:00, 2024-05-14 09:00 - 10:00, 2024-05-17 09:00 - 10:00, 2024-05-21 09:00 - 10:00 (America/Chicago)
What: Spring Session IV
When: Tuesday and Friday mornings, 9am-10am
Where: Outdoor sites at Mobile Botanical Gardens
Instructor: Alla Zakharova
Cost: $56 – 8 sessions (students will receive a punch card)
More information and registration
The class setting at the Mobile Botanical Gardens is ideal for Qi Gong and Tai Chi routines, since their slow, gentle motions are patterned after movements found in nature. The selected exercises can and should be practiced independently at home and are suitable for any level of physical fitness. You will be provided with printed materials and online resources to assist you with independent practice and aid your personal growth and development in these disciplines.
About our Instructor: Alla Zakharova is a retired academic with four advanced degrees in education, linguistics, and instructional design who has been practicing Tai Chi for the last twenty years. She studied Tai Chi 24 and 42 open hand forms, fan, sword and cane routines with Louisa Martin and Mart Burrow.

Writers In Nature with Sue B. Walker
2024-05-08 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-05-15 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-05-22 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-05-29 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-06-05 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-06-12 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-06-19 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-06-26 10:00 - 12:00 and 3 more dates
What: A Writing group under direction of Sue B. Walker
When: Wednesday mornings 10am until Noon
Where: The Larkins Classroom
Members of the group meet weekly to discuss creative writings.

Tales and Trails in the Gardens
2024-05-09 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.

MarketPlace at MBG
2024-05-11 09:00 - 11:00, 2024-05-18 09:00 - 11:00, 2024-05-25 09:00 - 11:00
Great plants for your Gulf Coast Garden!
Located at the end of our primary parking lot
Open each Saturday morning through the end of May

Books Are FUN! A Celebration of Tales & Trails
2024-05-16 10:30 - 12:30 | Mobile Botanical Gardens, 5151 MUSEUM DR, MOBILE, AL, 36608, United States
What: A fun morning of Books, Activities, Old Dutch Ice Cream, and MORE!
When: Thursday, May 16th, 10:30 until 12:30
Where: The Larkins Classroom, Plazas and grounds

10:30 TALES Gathering for Intro and Storytime – Larkins Center Classroom
11:00 – 12:15 TRAILS Activity Stations

Craft time – making seed balls
Music and Rhythm and Movement
Sidewalk Chalk Art
Parachute Games

Family/Friend Picnics – bring your own lunch and enjoy a special spot on the grounds
Ice Cream Sundae Bar – Cammie’s Old Dutch

Registration REQUIRED via this link: REGISTER

Nita Crandall Celebration of Life
2024-05-18 15:00 - 18:00
When: Saturday, May 18th, from 3pm – 6pm
Where: Mobile Botanical Gardens
Family and friends will gather on the grounds of Mobile Botanical Gardens to celebrate the life of Nita Crandall, longtime MBG member, volunteer, former staff and Board member, and most importantly – a woman with a big heart and sweet spirit.
*Golf Cart shuttle will be available
*Inside and outside areas with plenty of seating
*Bring a covered dish to share (Nita loved potluck!)
*MBG will provide disposable plates, cutlery, napkins, cups, as well as Tea / Lemonade / Water & ice
*Family and friends will be invited to speak at 4pm
In lieu of flowers the Family asks that donations be made to the Nita Crandall Memorial Fund at Mobile Botanical Gardens via this link:
Donate to Nita Crandall Memorial Fund

Spring Hill Garden Club - Regular Meeting and Lunch
2024-05-22 10:00 - 13:00
Members of the Spring Hill Garden Club meet at Mobile Botanical Gardens on a monthly basis, typically the fourth Wednesday of the month. They have a business meeting followed by a topic presentation. The assembly concludes with lunch (catered by Georgia Roussos Catering).

"Learning the Art of..." Series - The Art of Drawing Technique
2024-06-14 10:00 - 13:00, 2024-06-28 10:00 - 13:00, 2024-07-05 10:00 - 13:00, 2024-07-12 10:00 - 13:00, 2024-07-19 10:00 - 13:00, 2024-07-26 10:00 - 13:00
What: A six-week course in drawing
When: Friday, June 14th – July 26th, 10am – 1pm
Where: The Larkins Classroom, Mobile Botanical Gardens
Cost: $125 MBG Members / $150 Nonmembers
Register by calling the Office at 251.342.0555
Materials List
If you have long held the desire to learn how to draw and paint then this series of classes are designed for you. And also, for those who simply wish to take their drawing skills to a higher level as we cater to the needs of the intermediate and advanced students.
During each 6-week course, each student will engage in drawing and painting plant specimens as they learn to recognize and create form by understanding the importance of structure, surface texture and light as “value”. See and feel the magic of creating “value” as your flower drawing slowly emerges and comes to life with shape, form, depth and dimension.
Derek Norman,
Instructor, Artist, Author & Educator

Keep Calm and Garden On: Gardening in the Midst of Climate Change
2024-06-22 09:00 - 15:00
Marianne Willburn, opinion columnist for the American Horticultural Society’s The American Gardener
Keep Calm and Garden On: Gardening in the Midst of Climate Change
Saturday, June 22, 2024
9:00am – 2:00pm
How can we best adapt to what is, right now, and make our gardens more resilient throughout the seasons? The day includes seminar and lunch.
Register for this single
