A Gulf Coast Gardener’s Guide to Growing Roses Without the Fuss
Roses have a reputation for being high-maintenance, but Gulf Coast gardeners say the right variety and a few simple habits make a fragrant, low-fuss rose bed easy to grow in…
Alabama Master Gardeners to bring 2020 state conference to Mobile
Hundreds of Alabama Master Gardeners will gather in Mobile next March for the program’s annual state conference, bringing horticultural experts and garden enthusiasts to the Azalea City for three days…
Mobile Set to Host 2020 Alabama Master Gardener State Conference
Mobile will host the 2020 Alabama Master Gardener state conference next spring at the Renaissance Riverview Plaza Hotel, drawing hundreds of gardeners for talks, a film fest and tours of…
How Hurricane Frederic nearly destroyed Bellingrath Gardens — and how Mobile rebuilt it
MOBILE, Ala. — Bellingrath Gardens is a treasure in Mobile, a jewel that Hurricane Frederic nearly stole from the community. Category 4 Hurricane Frederic made landfall on the evening of…
Mobile Botanical Gardens to Host Waterfront Garden Tour and Foodscaping Author Brie Arthur in Early April
Mobile Botanical Gardens will host its waterfront Gallery of Gardens tour and a two-day visit from foodscaping author Brie Arthur the first weekend of April, part of a busy spring…
National Camellia Show brings blooms, lectures and free admission to downtown Mobile
Mobile will roll out the welcome mat for flower lovers from across the country later this month when the American Camellia Society brings its 2019 Annual Meeting and National Convention…
A Closer Look at Mobile Botanical Gardens, the 100-Acre Living Museum Near Spring Hill
Tucked against the shoulder of Spring Hill, just above the lake in Municipal Park, sits a 100-acre garden that many nearby residents have never fully explored. Mobile Botanical Gardens is…
18th Annual Festival of Flowers Brings Grand Floral Spectacle to Mobile
The 18th Annual Festival of Flowers was set to return to the Providence Hospital campus in Mobile in late March 2011, promising what organizers called the largest outdoor flower show…
Demeranville Florist Closes After 121 Years in Downtown Mobile
A downtown Mobile fixture since 1889, Demeranville Florist shut its doors on Memorial Day, ending a family business that began on Bienville Square and outlasted three centuries of the city's…