2026 Spencer Lecture

The Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens is excited to welcome Margot Shaw as the special guest speaker for our annual Spencer Lecture. Margot is the founder and editor-in-chief of FLOWER Magazine.

Now in its 18th year, the magazine has grown to include features on homes, gardens, entertaining, and lifestyle. Margot is a sought-after speaker at antique and garden shows, museums, botanical gardens, interior design centers, and more.

She is the author of the new book Flowering Outdoors: Gardens & Parties, a book brimming with top style makers’ innovative floral design ideas to enliven outdoor home spaces, from the leading authority on all things floral (to be released on February 17).

Reception: 5:30 p.m. | Auditorium
Talk: 6 p.m. | Linn-Henley Lecture Hall | Limited seating available
Book signing to follow

Free and open to the public | Registration required

You may also like the following events from Birmingham Botanical Gardens:

• This Saturday, 31st January, 10:00 am, Community Seed Swap in Mountain Brook
• Next Friday, 6th February, 11:00 am, Basics of Backyard Composting in Mountain Brook
• Next month, 10th February, 11:00 am, Planting for Our Future: A Homeowner’s Guide to Ecological Gardening in Mountain Brook

Also check out other Arts events in Mountain Brook, Literary Art events in Mountain Brook, Parties in Mountain Brook.