NatureBLAST! Summer Day Camp
June 15-18, 9:00-3:00
Ages 9-12
Get ready for summer fun in the Gardens!
NatureBLAST, our four-day immersive summer camp, invites campers ages 4-12 to explore the diverse habitat of the Mobile Botanical Gardens and develop foundational knowledge of the natural world through hands-on learning! Each day camps will explore part of our garden habitat from backyard birds, insects and pollinators to plants and wildlife.
Campers will explore the Garden through hands-on nature activities, interactive animal encounters, guided garden walks, real-life science projects, art activities and more!
Registration opens Monday, February 9!
Have children or grandchildren ages 4 – 8?
Check out our Mini NatureBLAST!
Mini NatureBLAST is a half-day version of our big kid camp, just for our youngest garden explorers! Campers can expect lots of nature play, outdoor exploration, animal encounters, science and art activities and more!
Registration opens Monday, February 9!
Tales and Trails: story time for preschoolers
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.
Register for Tales and Trails Here
Tea Maze
Located at the top of the WinterGarden, the shape of tea maze is inspired by a Chinese medallion from the Ming Dynasty. These plants were grown from cuttings of the plants from the old Lipton Tea plantation in Baldwin County. Did you know that tea is made from the leaves of the Camellia sinensis? Have fun exploring!
Koi Pond
The Koi pond located in our Fragrance and Texture Garden is easy to get to and just a short walk from the office. We are happy to give you a little cup of koi food- just ask us in the office. All of the koi were generously donated to us and some are well over 20 years old!
Little Free Library
Located throughout the Gardens, you’ll find several tiny libraries that have been decorated with fun paintings by our members. Take a book, leave a book, or just sit and read a book!
Woodland Trails
Take a hike through our woodland trails!
The Katherine Shropshire Trail is one of the earliest trails marked in the woods, was dedicated to one of the Gardens’ earliest supporters in 1981.
Renovated in 2014, this marked trail is a 1/4 mile walk through a wooded area. It meanders along the banks of the small stream that leads to the Three-Mile Creek (Path A on the trail map). Longer trails branch off from this smaller trail and offer a true deep woods experience!
The careful observer may be treated with the sight of many different forms of wildlife as well as a wide variety of plants and trees native to our area.
Don’t forget about our 35-acre Longleaf Conservation Forest which is located outside of our gated design gardens. It is filled with great walking trails, educational signage, and free and open to the public year round. Look for information on scheduled controlled burns – a truly exciting experience for both kids and adults!
Picnic
Grab your picnic basket and a blanket and come on over! We have lots of great places to have a picnic including tables by the Koi Pond, in the Herb Garden, and in the Longleaf Forest.