Size: 67.5 Acres
Admission: Free
Operating Hours: Sunrise to sunset, 365 days per year
Guests: Over 350,000 annually
Volunteers: 23,000+ hours logged annually

Education:
Discovery Field Trips - curriculum-based: Served more than 11,000 area students.
Children's Summer Programs
Teacher Training - State-endorsed Curricula
Adult classes, lectures, and workshops

Library:
Member Library of Jefferson County Library Cooperative
Largest free-lending Horticultural Library in the Southeast
Shelves over 6,000 items annually
Loans over 7,000 items annually

Partners:
Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens - 14 full-time and 3 part-time employees
Alabama Cooperative Extension System
Federated Garden Clubs
Plant Societies
Jefferson County Library Cooperative

Meeting Facilities:
Host to over 1000 public and private events annually
Utilized by individuals and public and private organizations
Events include receptions, weddings, meetings, conferences, and lectures
250+ Parking Spaces

Gardens of Special Interest:
Japanese Garden - Internationally known with authentically crafted tea house
Wildflower Garden - 400+ taxa of Alabama native plants
Fern Glade - 100+ taxa of ferns
Garden for Southern Living - Features Southern Living Plant Collection

Plant Collection:
3,000+ taxa of plants
20+ interpretive and thematic gardens
Garden Conservatory

Non-Living Collection:
Herbarium
30+ works of outdoor sculpture
Library
Proposed Operating Budget - 2007:
City of Birmingham: $1,900,000
Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens: $1,800,000