Events

This event invites horticultural professionals, conservationists and home gardeners to envision cultivating beauty while sustaining ecology by integrating native plants into landscapes. Classroom presentations and botanical excursions offered.

The Alabama Cooperative Extension System (Alabama A&M University and Auburn University) is an equal opportunity educator, employer, and provider. If you need a reasonable accommodation or free language access services, contact Holt Akers-Campbell at 205-471-0912 or [email protected] by 5/9/2026.

This event has multiple sessions:

Option 1: North Alabama Butterflies – May 30, 2026 at 10:15 AM to 11:15 AMOption 2: Bringing Research from the Field to Your Garden: Native Flowers – May 30, 2026 at 10:15 AM to 11:15 AMOption 1: Horticulture of Alabama Milkweed Species – May 30, 2026 at 11:30 AM to 12:00 PMOption 2: Safeguarding Native Trees: Pests and Diseases – December 31, 1969 at 6:00 PM to 6:00 PMOption 3: Rivercane Restoration Panel Discussion – May 30, 2026 at 11:30 AM to 12:00 PMOption 1: Why Foraging Is One of the Greatest Drivers of Plant Conservation – May 30, 2026 at 1:30 PM to 2:30 AMOption 2: Native Seed Collection and Processing – May 30, 2026 at 1:30 PM to 2:30 PMMonte Sano Botanical Hike – May 31, 2026 at 8:30 AM to 12:00 PMHuntsville Botanical Garden Conservation Program & Native Nursery Tour – May 31, 2026 at 9:30 AM to 12:00 PMDevil’s Racetrack Botanical Hike – May 31, 2026 at 10:00 AM to 12:00 PMNative Gardens in Public Spaces Tour – May 31, 2026 at 1:00 PM to 3:00 PMNative Garden Design Tour – May 31, 2026 at 1:00 PM to 3:00 PMNative Grassland Restoration & Invasive Species Management – May 31, 2026 at 1:00 PM to 3:00 PMBotanical Stroll at Hays Farm (South Huntsville) – May 31, 2026 at 1:00 PM to 3:00 PMPaint Rock Forest Dynamics Plot Tour – May 31, 2026 at 1:00 PM to 3:00 PMRiparian Zone Hike on Flint River – May 31, 2026 at 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM