Mark your calendars for free public admission day at the Dothan Area Botanical Gardens.
STAFF REPORT Plans are underway at the Dothan Area Botanical Gardens to celebrate “Go Public Gardens” Day May 11. Created by the American Public Gardens Association, the “Go Public Gardens” campaign was formerly known as “National Public Gardens Week,” and across the United States, public gardens will encourage the general public to visit, explore, learn, support, and volunteer.
People are also reading… New this year will be a Rose Show coordinated by the Wiregrass Rose Society. Visitors will enjoy the large display of roses inside Ricketts Hall, with all roses grown here in the Wiregrass Region. Presentations will include sessions on composting, attracting butterflies, bonsai, how to gather soil samples, a tree-identification walk and more. The Walden Farmhouse will be open to Garden visitors and will offer free lemon-aide to help satisfy your thirst. Hands-on children’s activities will be offered and there will be a “Children’s Story Stage” featuring the reading of some favorite children’s books in the Michelin Outdoor Classroom, sponsored by Downtown Books.
The Dothan Area Botanical Garden includes over 20 different “pocket gardens” including a growing “legacy collection” of native azaleas, including all the azaleas native to Alabama. Other features of the 46-acre garden include a rose garden, daylily garden, hydrangea garden, Asian garden, Tropical House and more.
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