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List of botanical gardens and arboretums in Alabama

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This list of botanical gardens and arboretums in Alabama is intended to include all significant botanical gardens and arboretums in the U.S. state of Alabama.[1][2][3]

Name Founded Image Size Admission Affiliation City Coordinates
Aldridge Botanical Gardens[4] 2002 30 acres (12 ha) Free City of
Hoover
Hoover 33°23′12.01″N 86°47′31.44″W / 33.3866694°N 86.7920667°W / 33.3866694; -86.7920667
William Bartram Arboretum[5] 1984 30 acres (12 ha) Free Alabama
Historical
Commission
Wetumpka 32°51′00″N 86°25′00″W / 32.85000°N 86.41667°W / 32.85000; -86.41667
Bellingrath Gardens and Home[6] 1932 65 acres (26 ha) Fee
charged
Bellingrath-
Morse
Foundation
Theodore 30°25′49″N 88°8′26″W / 30.43028°N 88.14056°W / 30.43028; -88.14056
Birmingham Botanical Gardens[7] 1963 67.5 acres (27.3 ha) Free City of
Birmingham/
Friends of
Birmingham
Botanical Gardens
Birmingham 33°29′30″N 86°46′28″W / 33.49167°N 86.77444°W / 33.49167; -86.77444
Donald E. Davis Arboretum[8] 1977 14 acres (5.7 ha) Free Auburn
University
Auburn 32°35′44″N 85°28′58″W / 32.59556°N 85.48278°W / 32.59556; -85.48278
Dothan Area Botanical Gardens[9] 1990 50 acres (20 ha) Free Dothan Area Botanical Gardens, Inc. Dothan 31°17′45.95″N 85°22′15.61″W / 31.2960972°N 85.3710028°W / 31.2960972; -85.3710028
Huntsville Botanical Garden[10] 1988 112 acres (45 ha) Fee
charged
Huntsville
Botanical
Garden
Foundation
Huntsville 34°42′25.2″N 86°37′58.8″W / 34.707000°N 86.633000°W / 34.707000; -86.633000
Jasmine Hill Gardens[11] 1928 20 acres (8.1 ha) Fee
charged
Jasmine
Hill
Foundation
Montgomery 32°29′45.6″N 86°11′9.6″W / 32.496000°N 86.186000°W / 32.496000; -86.186000
Mobile Botanical Gardens[12] 1974 100 acres (40 ha) Fee
charged
City of
Mobile
Mobile 30°41′58.52″N 88°9′41.26″W / 30.6995889°N 88.1614611°W / 30.6995889; -88.1614611
Noccalula Falls Botanical Gardens[13] 65 acres (26 ha) Free City of
Gadsden
Gadsden 34°2′29.36″N 86°1′16.61″W / 34.0414889°N 86.0212806°W / 34.0414889; -86.0212806
Troy University Arboretum[14] 1988 75 acres (30 ha) Free Troy
University
Troy 31°47′38.4″N 85°57′28.8″W / 31.794000°N 85.958000°W / 31.794000; -85.958000
University of Alabama Arboretum[15] 1958 60 acres (24 ha) Free University
of Alabama
Tuscaloosa 33°11′36.56″N 87°28′50.2″W / 33.1934889°N 87.480611°W / 33.1934889; -87.480611

See also

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References

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  1. ^ BGCI Garden Search Botanic Gardens Conservation International
  2. ^ Gardens in Alabama, USA Nightingale Garden Company Limited.
  3. ^ Garden Search American Public Gardens Association
  4. ^ "About Us". Aldridge Botanical Gardens. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
  5. ^ "Park Information". Fort Toulouse-Jackson National Historic Park. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
  6. ^ "Welcome to Bellingrath Gardens and Home!". Bellingrath Gardens and Home. Archived from the original on November 29, 2009. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
  7. ^ "About Us". Birmingham Botanical Gardens. Archived from the original on November 9, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
  8. ^ "Donald E. Davis Arboretum". Auburn University. Retrieved October 26, 2012.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ "About the DABG". Dothan Area Botanical Gardens. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
  10. ^ "Plan Your Visit". Huntsville Botanical Garden. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
  11. ^ "History". Jasmine Hill Gardens and Outdoor Museum. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
  12. ^ "About". Mobile Botanical Gardens. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
  13. ^ "The Park". Noccalula Falls. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
  14. ^ "Campus" (PDF). Troy University. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
  15. ^ "Home". University of Alabama Arboretum. Retrieved October 26, 2012.