Donita's Alabama Page - Gardening, Public Gardens, Attractions, Media and Government

This page was updated on 8/8/10

Alabama Live
Local updates from the Birmingham News, Huntsville
Times, and Mobile Register. Provides comprehensive
coverage of state events and lifestyles.

A Southern Garden in Alabama

Elizabeth Trent's Garden
Elizabeth's website is simply a collection of flowers from
her yard, cats, artwork and some poems and stories.

The Amazing Story of Kudzu
An indepth look at Kudzu
includes positive uses for the pest!

Arlington Antebellum Home & Gardens
Arlington is a fine example of Greek Revival architecture
dating from the 1840s. The house was built by Judge
William S. Mudd, one of the ten founders of Birmingham.
The house is furnished with a collection of 19th century
decorative arts. Located on six acres in the heart of
Old Elyton, the first permanent County Seat of Jefferson
County, Arlington is a center for historical, cultural,
and civic activities.

Bellingrath Gardens and Home
These internationally famous gardens include 65
landscaped acres with flower-lined paths, giant oaks,
sculpture, lakes and native waterfowl; numerous
specialty gardens, including a spring show featuring
over 250,000 azaleas. There's something blooming any
time of year.

Birmingham Botanical Gardens
Comprises 67 acres of flowers, trees and shrubs. More
than 230 species of birds can be observed. The gardens
also contain a conservatory housing more than 5,000
varieties of rare plants, and a Japanese garden.

Dothan Area Botanical Gardens
The Dothan Area Botanical Gardens, located on Houston
County Road 105, just off U. S. Highway 431 North near
Landmark Park, is 50 acres of partially wooded, gently
rolling landscape in southeast Alabama. The Dothan Area
Botanical Gardens seek to preserve the spirit and beauty
of the early southern garden in an environment that
presents native plants in an attractive balance with
traditional botanical garden elements. The Garden is
committed to the conservation of natural resources for
future generations by providing opportunities to the
public for beauty, education and research.

Huntsville-Madison County Botanical Garden
This stunning young botanical garden features the
spectacular 5 acre Central Corridor Gardens, with annual
and bulb, perennial and aquatic gardens, in addition to
daylily, herb and butterfly gardens, a Dogwood Trail, a
Nature Trail, a fern glade, a demonstration garden and a
reflecting pool.

Jasmine Hill Gardens and Outdoor Museum