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Dothan Area Botanical Gardens, 5130 Headland Avenue, Dothan, AL (2026)

04/16/2026

In 1997, with the help of dedicated volunteers, the DABG Rose Garden was established. 🌹 It was the first garden developed at the Dothan Area Botanical Gardens, which has now grown to contain over 26 garden collections. Today, the Rose Garden contains 300 plus roses and is maintained by the Wiregrass Rose Society. The center beds contain modern roses, mostly hybrid tea, floribunda, or grandiflora, while the outer beds hold antique and climbing roses. The central focal point being the Gloria Fischer Memorial Fountain which was dedicated in 2000. The DABG Rose Garden peaks in May, and after a brief rest during the heat of the summer, bursts forth again in the fall. 😍

The DABG Rose Garden is a popular location for pictures, making wishes, and taking in the beauty of spring. 📸 Most of the Rose Garden is already starting to flush out, featuring stunning varieties like 'Gold Medal' ( #2) and 'Moonstone' ( #3). Come stroll through the DABG Rose Garden on your next visit and make a wish at the fountain! 🌹🪙

📍The Dothan Area Botanical Garden is located at 5130 Headland Ave. in Dothan. Garden entry is through the Ralph & Carolyn Smith Botanical Center where admission fees are collected. Admission to the Gardens is $5.00 for adults, with free admission to Garden members and kids age 15 and younger. Annual garden memberships can be purchased in the Botanical Center or online at the DABG website. The pet-friendly (must be on leash) facility is open from 9AM-6PM seven days a week. For more information, please contact the Garden office 334-793-3224 or visit www.dabg.com.

04/15/2026

🦋 Wednesday Wonders 🦋

Visit the DABG Wings of Wonder Butterfly House and get an up-close encounter with a butterfly friend! 👀🌸 All visitors to the butterfly house are given a medical swab soaked with a sugar water solution. The sugar water solution mimics the nectar butterflies rely on from flowers as their primary food source. Since touching butterflies with your hands is highly discouraged, this option allows guests to view butterflies up close without endangering a butterfly's health.

The butterfly house contains 400-500 native butterflies and is open to Garden guests from April thru October. Several caterpillar rearing exhibits are located in the atrium where guests can observe caterpillars feedings on their native host plant. 🐛

📍 Garden entry is through the Ralph & Carolyn Smith Botanical Center where admission fees are collected. Tickets to the "Wings of Wonder" are only $3 each and are available at the admission desk. The Dothan Area Botanical Garden is located at 5130 Headland Ave. in Dothan. The pet-friendly (must be on leash) facility is open from 9:00am-6pm seven days a week. Butterfly House hours are 10am-4pm. For more information, please contact the Garden office 334-793-3224 or visit www.dabg.com.

04/14/2026

📢 Happening this weekend! 📢

The Wiregrass Daylily Society will be hosting its spring Daylily Plant Sale on Saturday, April 18th, 2026 at the Dothan Area Botanical Gardens. 🗓️

⏰ The sale will be from 9am-12pm (or until sold out).

📍 The Gardens is located at 5130 Headland Avenue in Dothan, AL. For more information, contact the Garden Office at 334-793-3224.

The Wiregrass Daylily Society: Daylily Plant Sale 2026

04/13/2026

If you were unable to join us for the DABG's 2026 Spring Plant Sale, we still have plants that are in need of plant parent! 🪴💚 Stop by the main office on your next visit to begin browsing our remaining items. 🛍️

Selections include but are not limited to:
🪴 Native Azaleas ('My Mary,' 'Swamp,' 'Orange,' etc.)
🪴 Flowering Perennials (Obedient Plant, Robin's Plantain, Lanceleaf Coreopsis, etc. )
🪴 Fruiting Trees & Shrubs (PawPaw, Apples, Blackberries, Elderberry, etc.)
🪴 Shade Trees (Bur Oak, Swamp White Oak, Ogeechee Tupelo, etc).
🪴 Flowering Ground Covers (Woodland Phlox, Turkey Tangle Frogfruit, Carolina Wild Petunia, etc.)
🪴 Ornamental Trees & Shrubs (Red Maple, River Birch, Fothergilla, etc.)
🪴 Carnivorous Plants (Venus Fly Trap & Pitcher Plants)

📍The Dothan Area Botanical Garden is located at 5130 Headland Ave. in Dothan. Garden entry is through the Ralph & Carolyn Smith Botanical Center where admission fees are collected. Admission to the Gardens is $5.00 for adults, with free admission to Garden members and kids age 15 and younger. Annual garden memberships can be purchased in the Botanical Center or online at the DABG website. The pet-friendly (must be on leash) facility is open from 9AM-6PM seven days a week. For more information, please contact the Garden office 334-793-3224 or visit www.dabg.com.

04/10/2026

Let’s make this weekend one for the books! 🌿🌸🦋🍁

We are gearing up for an eventful weekend and we would hate for you to miss out. Explore our bucket list below of must-do activities at DABG to help you plan your next visit! ⬇️

✅ Join the Alabama Kidney Foundation for a Kidney Walk & Celebration on April 11, 2026 at 9:00 AM 💚
✅ Visit the Wings of Wonder Butterfly House. 🦋
✅ Play at the DABG Children's Jungle Playground 🛝
✅ Shop the DABG Native Plant Sale. 🪴
✅ Have a picnic at the Picnic Pavilion 🧺
✅ Complete Garden Bingo and receive a butterfly sticker. 👀🏆
✅ Visit the DABG Gift Shop. 🛍
✅ Explore 47 acres of lush gardens with ponds & shady walking trails. 🌳🌸

📸 Come make some unforgettable memories with your family and friends! Don't forget to tag us in your adventures! Use or tag us when you post your amazing photos of DABG to be featured on our page. 🎉

📍The Dothan Area Botanical Garden is located at 5130 Headland Ave. in Dothan. Garden entry is through the Ralph & Carolyn Smith Botanical Center where admission fees are collected. Admission to the Gardens is $5.00 for adults, with free admission to Garden members and kids age 15 and younger. Annual garden memberships can be purchased in the Botanical Center or online at the DABG website. The pet-friendly (must be on leash) facility is open from 9AM-6PM seven days a week. For more information, please contact the Garden office 334-793-3224 or visit www.dabg.com.

04/10/2026

🌸 Floral Friday 🌸

Mock Orange, Philadelphus inodorus, is a native, rounded shrub in the hydrangea family. Thriving in full sun to partial shade, Mock Orange has straight, ascending arching branches. It can tolerate a variety of soil types and is drought and winter tolerant. Sweetly fragrant white blooms appear in abundance from late spring through early summer. Mock Orange can grow 6 to 8 feet in height and up to 6 feet wide.

📍 Here at Dothan Area Botanical Garden, you can find Mock Orange in the border bed of the Demonstration Flower Garden, directly past the Coleman Tropical House.

The Dothan Area Botanical Garden is located at 5130 Headland Ave. in Dothan. Garden entry is through the Ralph & Carolyn Smith Botanical Center where admission fees are collected. Admission to the Gardens is $5.00 for adults, with free admission to Garden members and kids age 15 and younger. Tickets to the "Wings of Wonder" are only $3 each and are available at the admission desk. Annual garden memberships can be purchased in the Botanical Center or online at the DABG website. The pet-friendly (must be on leash) facility is open from 9AM-6PM seven days a week. For more information, please contact the Garden office 334-793-3224 or visit www.dabg.com.

04/09/2026

Our Amaryllis Garden is in full bloom! 🌷 Located on the western side of the Gardens' ground and next to the Daylily Garden, the Amaryllis Garden is one of our newer additions to DABG. Amaryllises, Hippeastrum, are traditionally used as holiday gifts and are known for their large, brightly colored flowers. In Alabama, amaryllises grown outdoors bloom in late spring, generally from April through May. The Amaryllis Garden boasts of a diverse variety of these bulbs including 'Dancing Queen' ( #2), 'Flaming Peacock' ( #3), and 'Rosetta Symphony' ( #4). Stop by the Amaryllis Garden on your next visit before these blooms disappear for the season! 🌺

📍The Dothan Area Botanical Garden is located at 5130 Headland Ave. in Dothan. Garden entry is through the Ralph & Carolyn Smith Botanical Center where admission fees are collected. Admission to the Gardens is $5.00 for adults, with free admission to Garden members and kids age 15 and younger. Tickets to the "Wings of Wonder" are only $3 each and are available at the admission desk. Annual garden memberships can be purchased in the Botanical Center or online at the DABG website. The pet-friendly (must be on leash) facility is open from 9AM-6PM seven days a week. For more information, please contact the Garden office 334-793-3224 or visit www.dabg.com.

04/07/2026

✨ Volunteer Spotlight ✨

On March 24, 2026, members of the Alabama Power Service Organization - Southeast Division volunteered at the Dothan Area Botanical Gardens for a day of service. APSO includes volunteers from the Alabama Power company, as well as Alabama-based employees of Southern Company, Southern Nuclear and Southern Linc. This organization empowers the volunteers to take part in projects that benefit a host of nonprofits and community organizations.

These incredible volunteers of APSO assisted DABG staff with preparations for this year's plant sale. From organizing and pricing plants, to moving these plants on pallets to later be moved to the sale area, this group knocked it out of the park! The day's work was completed in record time! Thank you for getting involved in the Wiregrass Community. 💚☀️

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We invite all those interested in volunteering at Dothan Area Botanical Gardens to join our new Facebook group, DABG Volunteers, to get connected. ✅ If you have not already completed a volunteer interest form and are looking to get involved, do let us know! ☎️

DABG Volunteers:
https://www.facebook.com/share/g/19jgms3BS7/

📍The Dothan Area Botanical Garden is located at 5130 Headland Ave. in Dothan. Garden entry is through the Ralph & Carolyn Smith Botanical Center where admission fees are collected. Admission to the Gardens is $5.00 for adults, with free admission to Garden members and kids age 15 and younger. Annual garden memberships can be purchased in the Botanical Center or online at the DABG website. The pet-friendly (must be on leash) facility is open from 9AM-6PM seven days a week. For more information, please contact the Garden office 334-793-3224 or visit www.dabg.com.

04/06/2026

Kelly Tate (Right) of Cottondale, FL., and her grandchildren, Jaycob Hitchcock (Left) and Jamie Hitchcock (Middle), were the lucky winners of the recent Easter basket give-away at the Dothan Area Botanical Gardens! 🐰🧺 This year's basket was donated by Bo & Martha Thagard. Over 600 visitors cast ballots their year for their favorite wooden egg during “Egg Quest” at the Dothan Area Botanical Gardens. Each of the 25 wooden eggs on display were decorated and submitted by area schools and local artists. 🎨 Thank you to each visitor who came to see this year's display and voted. We hope everyone had a happy Easter! ☀️

The Dothan Area Botanical Garden is located at 5130 Headland Ave. in Dothan. Garden entry is through the Ralph & Carolyn Smith Botanical Center where admission fees are collected. The pet-friendly (must be on leash) facility is open from 9AM-6PM, seven days a week. For more information, please contact the Garden office 334-793-3224 or visit www.dabg.com.

04/03/2026

🌸 Floral Friday 🌸

Something big (and stinky!) is in bloom! 👃🌿 Konjac, Amorphophallus konjac, is a perennial native to warm subtropical to tropical areas of eastern Asia. Also known as the Voodoo lily, it is generally grown for its interesting foliage. Each plant produces a single leaf from a subterranean tuber. The fleshy leaf stalk has a mottled pinkish-grey and olive green appearance. The leaf dies back after one growing season in the late summer or fall.

🕰️ This plant only blooms once every 3-5 years after its underground corm reaches the size of a baseball. The large, purple, showy flower appears in the spring and lasts for just 3-4 days. When fully open, the spadix heats up and emits an odor of rotten flesh that attracts carrion flies and midges. Think Titan Arum (aka "Co**se Flower") but on a smaller scale. These insects pollinate the flower and the smell disappears once the flowers have been pollinated.

The Voodoo lily can be grown in an Asian-themed or sensory garden. It can make as an interesting greenhouse subject or houseplant. Just remember to move it outdoors when a flower appears! Konjac grows best in rich growing medium and in partial sun. It prefers consistent moisture and can tolerate standing in water.

📍 Here at Dothan Area Botanical Garden, the Voodoo lily is currently on display in the located in the Coleman Tropical House, directly before the Demonstration Flower Garden.

📸 PC Credit: Alan Lorence (Image #3)

Garden entry is through the Ralph & Carolyn Smith Botanical Center where admission fees are collected. Tickets to the "Wings of Wonder" are only $3 each and are available at the admission desk. The Dothan Area Botanical Garden is located at 5130 Headland Ave. in Dothan. The pet-friendly (must be on leash) facility is open from 9:00am-6pm seven days a week. Butterfly House hours are 10am-4pm For more information, please contact the Garden office 334-793-3224 or visit www.dabg.com.

04/02/2026

⭐ Hiring Update: The Butterfly House Attendant Position is officially closed. Thanks to all who applied! ⭐

JOB OPENING! 📢📢📢

Do you love nature? Do you enjoy working with people? Are you looking to earn a little extra cash on weekends? The Dothan Area Botanical Garden is looking for an energetic, personable, and dependable person to work two weekends a month in our “Wings of Wonder” Butterfly House. This seasonal position would involve working two weekends per month until the Butterfly House closes on October 31. Duties will include greeting guests, collecting tickets, monitoring butterfly population, answering questions, and more. 🦋

Imagine being surrounded by 400 live native butterflies. Truly a unique experience! If you are age 18 or older, click on the link below to download an application or visit the DABG office to complete one in person. ⬇️ Applicants can email their completed form and resumes to Corey Lewis, Butterfly House Manager, at [email protected]. 💚

Application Link: https://www.dabg.com/index.php/apply-to-work-at-dabg/

04/01/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the opening day of this year's season of the DABG's Wings of Wonder Butterfly Discovery Center! 🦋🎉 We had an amazing turnout!

Missed out on today's fun? 🤔😢 Have no fear! The DABG Butterfly House will be open daily until October 31, 2026. Hours of operation will be 10AM-12PM & 1PM-4PM. Ticket prices are $3 + Garden Admission for non-members and FREE for DABG members. 🎟️

What is the Wings of Wonder Butterfly Discovery Center?
DABG's butterfly house hosts 400-500 native butterflies. Visitors can observe all stages of the life cycle of butterflies. Come explore a lush garden with hundreds of winged wonders during your next visit! 🌸

If you have a group that would like to schedule a visit, please contact Corey Lewis, Butterfly House Manager, at [email protected] or visit dabg.com for more details. 🐛🦋🪴

📍 Garden entry is through the Ralph & Carolyn Smith Botanical Center where admission fees are collected. Tickets to the "Wings of Wonder" are only $3 each and are available at the admission desk. The Dothan Area Botanical Garden is located at 5130 Headland Ave. in Dothan. The pet-friendly (must be on leash) facility is open from 9:00am-6pm seven days a week. Butterfly House hours are 10am-4pm For more information, please contact the Garden office 334-793-3224 or visit www.dabg.com.

📸 PC Credit: Angel Hatcher

Opening Day: DABG's 2026 Butterfly House Season Begins!

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