We've got some gorgeous plants on the field for October 28th and 29th. Gates open at 9am sharp on Friday, and we will be open until 3pm. We will open again Saturday morning 9am until Noon.
  • The sale will be held in our MarketPlace at 5151 Museum Drive, Mobile, Alabama 36608.
  • We will have golf cart shuttle and the People Mover running
  • We have plenty of plant wagons for your shopping.
  • If you decide to bring your own wagon, please make sure to tag it with your name.
  • There will be a large holding area for you to place your plants while you shop for more plants, or eat lunch, or visit the gardens and gift shop.
  • The Artful Garden Gift Shop will be open throughout the sale days -- plan to visit & check out the great things Melissa has curated for the shop!
  • The public restrooms will also be open and accessible throughout the sale.

The big news this year is that we have a HUGE selection of camellias to offer! Just take a look at what we have in stock for the sale:
Camellia hybrid 'Pink Icicle'
Camellia japonica 'Akashigata' aka 'Lady Clare'
Camellia japonica 'Altheaflora'
Camellia japonica 'April Blush'
Camellia japonica 'April Dawn'
Camellia japonica 'Beauvoir'
Camellia japonica 'Betty Sheffield'
Camellia japonica Blood Of China
Camellia japonica 'Blush Perfection'
Camellia japonica 'Buttermint'
Camellia japonica 'Colonel Firey'
Camellia japonica Crimson Candles
Camellia japonica 'Debutante'
Camellia japonica Dorothy Zerkowsky
Camellia japonica Dr. Cy Echols
Camellia japonica 'Ella Ward Parsons'
Camellia japonica 'Fashionata'
Camellia japonica 'Governor Mouton'
Camellia japonica 'Guest Star'
Camellia japonica 'Helen Bower'
Camellia japonica Herme
Camellia japonica 'Jacks' variegated
Camellia japonica 'Jarvis Red'
Camellia japonica 'Jeffrey Hood'
Camellia japonica 'Koto no kaori'
Camellia japonica 'La Peppermint'
Camellia japonica Lady Laura
Camellia japonica Magnoliaeflora
Camellia japonica 'Mansize' - Camellia
Camellia japonica Mathotiana
Camellia japonica 'Moonlight Bay'
Camellia japonica Nina Avery
Camellia japonica Nuccio's Cameo
Camellia japonica 'Prince of Orange'
Camellia japonica Professor Sargent
Camellia japonica Rose Dawn
Camellia japonica 'Royal Velvet' - Camellia
Camellia japonica 'Scentsation'
Camellia japonica 'Spring Circus'
Camellia japonica 'Stephens Garden'
Camellia japonica Sudie Blanchard
Camellia japonica 'Sugar Daddy'
Camellia japonica Tama Bambino
Camellia japonica Terry Gilley 
Camellia japonica Tri-color
Camellia japonica 'Tricolor Superba'
Camellia japonica Victory White
Camellia lutchuensis hybrid 'High Fragrance'
Camellia Minato-no-akebano
Camellia sasanqua 'Alabama Beauty'
Camellia sasanqua Almost Orange
Camellia sasanqua Brandy's Temper
Camellia sasanqua Daydream
Camellia sasanqua 'Dream Weaver'
Camellia sasanqua 'Kanjiro'
Camellia sasanqua 'Leslie Ann'
Camellia sasanqua 'Mr. B.' - aka 'Alabama Beauty'
Camellia sasanqua 'October Magic Ruby variegated leaf'
Camellia sasanqua 'Shishi Gashira'
Camellia sasanqua Yoi Machi
Camellia sasanqua 'Yuletide'
Camellia sinensis - Tea Plant
On Friday the 28th beginning at 11:00AM we will have Georgia Roussos Catering at the sale frying up fish or shrimp PoBoys with sides of french fries & coleslaw. If you're coming to opening day of Fall Plant Sale, plan ahead and order your PoBoy lunch today!
The Artful Garden Gift Shop
by Melissa Roombos, Manager
It’s camellia season! One of my very favorite times!! Seeing the buds still holding tight yet peeking out a hint of color makes me excited! And we thoroughly enjoyed all the nice folks who visited us from the Gulf Coast Camellia Society – we hope they will come back soon!

This coming weekend is our Fall Plant Sale, and we will have Jan Johnson in the shop sharing her talents with painting pumpkins. Costumes are welcome, and we will have treats for all who visit!
We have really pretty items for you to use in your fall decorations – handblown glass, stained glass, textiles, metal art items, and more!

We are also receiving some early Christmas art items – hand etched and painted gourd ornaments from Lucuma, hand stitched felt ornaments from Anne Rose, and hand loomed towels from Charlynn Will. Plus, we are expecting a delivery this week from Garden Deva of their whimsical metal art.

The weather is perfect, so please spend some time walking the Gardens, having lunch with us, and visiting our shop!

Our hours are Wednesday through Saturday, from 10-3, and Sunday from noon-3.

Hope to see you soon!
FIRST FRIDAY
Welcome Back the Bees!
November 4th presentation at 1:30PM
Our new beekeeper Veronica Culberson, along with her father, Dr. Donald Culberson, Professor of Entomology and other biologies at Spring Hill College, will discuss the importance of all insects, especially the diversity of our native pollinators and how humans use honeybees as livestock to help us grow foods. We will see how a honeybee colony works, investigate the hive equipment and tools beekeepers use to tend them and learn some fun bee facts! We will even have a honey tasting to experience the different flavors produced by different flowers and regions. 

Registration is required to attend (see link below). This presentation is free for MBG Members, regular admission for nonmembers.
 
Veronica Culberson , aka “Honey Hill,” is a seasoned beekeeper with Honey of the Hill Apiaries located in and around Mobile Al. She is committed to educating the community on the plight of our local pollinators and the basics of common sense organic beekeeping. Look for her beehives atop Magnolia Hill on your next visit to Mobile Botanical Gardens, and check her out on Facebook, Instagram and at www.honeyofthehill.com. 
Upcoming Classes and Workshops
Monthly, on Wednesdays, 10-Noon, Sue Brannan Walker, instructor

Nov. 4 - Dec. 16; Fridays, 10-1pm Derek Norman, instructor

Elise Williams, Mon. & Thurs., 4-5pm

Saturdays, Nov. 5th, 12th, & 19th

Jan Johnson - Nov. 5, 10am-2pm

Connie Barron - Nov. 16, 9:30-11:30

Lorene Lami - Nov. 17, 10:00
FREE to MBG members, registration required

Dr. Duke, DVM - Nov. 18, 10:00
FREE to MBG members, registration required

Jan Johnson - Nov. 30th

ACES staff - Dec. 9, 10:00
FREE to MBG members, registration required

Jan Johnson - Dec. 10th

Connie Barron - Dec. 14, 9:30-11:30

Connie Barron - Dec. 16, 9:30-11:30

You can register / pay through links, or email Aeriell, or call the office at 251.342.0555 about any of the above classes & workshops.
Complete your visit to the Gardens by getting a lunch on Wednesday or Friday each week. Meals are served by Georgia Roussos Catering from 11:30 - 12:30. You can dine in the Botanical Center or take your lunch boxed and eat picnic-style on the grounds (like Alvin and Carollynne!) It's a good idea to order by noon the day prior or call the office at 251-342-0555.
Wednesday, October 26th, 2022
CONECUH SAUSAGE RIGATONI
COLE SLAW
SAUTEED HALF MOON ZUCHINNI & SQUASH
ROLL & BUTTER
PUMPKIN PIE
SWEET OR UNSWEET TEA
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Friday, October 28th, 2022
***FALL PLANT SALE SPECIAL- $15***
Fried up fresh at the MarketPlace - eat at the sale or pickup and eat on the grounds
FISH OR SHRIMP PO'BOY with all the fixin's
FRENCH FRIES
COLE SLAW
SWEET OR UNSWEET TEA
Educational and Programming Support Provided by:
The Wayne Denson McRae Endowment
for the Mobile Botanical Gardens

Operational Support Provided by:
We are open to the Public
Wed 9am - 4pm
Thurs 9am - 5pm
Fri 9am - 4pm
Sat 10am - 3pm
Sun Noon - 3pm
***Last admission 1 hour prior to closing***

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