| Educational Facility | |
| Our newest addition is our educational facility located adjacent to the garden shop. A gambrel roofed barn provides a great setting for meetings, seminars, conferences, receptions, or other special gatherings. | |
| Kitchen facilities are available and the building will seat 225 theater-style or 150 seated at tables. | |
| We are centrally located three hours drive north of Mobile, three hours south of Huntsville and 45 minutes from Birmingham and Montgomery. Reservations can be made via phone or fax. The retail store is open Tuesday through Saturday 9-5 and on Sunday from 1-5. We are closed on Monday. |
There is a 48 hour cancellation policy for refunds for lunches and programs
Calendar of Events
Kids in the Garden Pollinator Series
Pollinators are our All-Stars this summer! Each week, we will be focusing on a different group of amazing insects that keep our world green and growing! Join us for a special Kids in the Garden series during June and July! We will meet in the pavilion next to the fish pond at 10:00 on the following days.
Tuesday, July 7 “Wasps”
You may sign up for this program here.
Tuesday, July 14 ‘Butterflies”
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Tuesday, July 21 “Other Cool Insect Pollinators”
You may sign up for this program here.
Tuesday, July 28 “Introduction to The Great Southeast Pollinator Census”
You may sign up for this program here.
We will be learning to identify these insects by reading some great books together, playing fun games, and of course searching for these All-Stars in our gardens at Petals from the Past! Want to learn how to lure more pollinators into your home garden? We’ll cover that too! The fun culminates on Saturday, August 22 when we will be hosting a Great Southeast Pollinator Census event! Pack a couple of cool drinks and plan to pick blueberries while you are here! We hope you make plans to join us for one or all of these FREE mini classes!
Saturday, July 11, 2026, 10:00am, Kids in the Garden Monarch Butterflies – Instructor Beth Roberts
This FREE class is for kids of all ages!
Join us as we learn all about Monarch Butterflies! We will explore the four stages of metamorphosis (egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, butterfly) and their famous migration! We will be reading some beautiful books, playing games, and making milkweed “seed bombs”
You may register for this program here.
Saturday, July 18, 2026, 10:30am Apples, Asian Pears and Bunch Grapes Walking Tour – Dr. Arlie Powell
Join Dr. Arlie Powell as he discusses how to plant and maintain these fruits in your home garden. Tour the growing fields and learn the proper
pruning techniques for each fruit.
You may register for this program here.
September 27, 2026 2:00pm , Traditional Southern Folk Medicine in the Gardens
Instructor – Darryl Patton $25.00
Darryl Patton,MA, ND, Master Herbalist, Clinical Hypnotherapist
Darryl Patton has been hunting, gathering and working with medicinal plans for the past forty-two years on Lookout Mountain in the Southern Appalachians. Darryl is an ND (Naturopathic Doctor) as well as a Master Herbalist and brings many years of experience to the field of alternative medicine. Known for his easy-going approach towards teaching the identification and uses of medicinal plants, Darryl has been called a walking encyclopedia of herbal folklore. For 12 years, Darryl was privileged to spend thousands of hours studying under the late A.L. “Tommie” Bass, one of the last of the old mountain herbal doctors, known internationally among herbalists as well as the common folk living near Look Out Mountain, Alabama. Tommie Bass used God-given ability and vast knowledge of medicinal herbs to help thousands of people from all walks of life.
Preserving the “Old Way” of Healing
During his apprenticeship with Tommie Bass, Darryl was taught the identification and medicinal uses for thousands of plants found in the hills and hollows of the South. His passion is to pass this ancient wisdom to a new generation. As the author of “Mountain Medicine, The Herbal Remedies of Tommie Bass” and an Adjunct faculty member of Clayton College of Natural Health, Darryl has taken the tradition from the forest to the national stage – appearing on Alabama Public Television and even the Comedy Channel.
You may register for this program here.