The Flora & Fauna Festival will be expanding opportunities for people to learn about, and enjoy the wonderful mix of native and ornamental flora, as well as the importance of pollinators.

Flora & Fauna Arts Festival will be known as:
Plants and Pollinators Festival

9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
in the NaturePlex at the Alabama Nature Center
3050 Lanark Road | Millbrook, Alabama

We will draw attention to the growing importance of Pollinator Conservation, both in Alabama and worldwide. We will do that by celebrating the Grand Opening of the Alan Johns & Anne Gunderson Apiary, as well as live demonstrations of honey extraction from our resident bee hives.

Custom collected and bottled “Lanark Honey” along with “Lanark Plants” will be available for purchase that day. Festival Day will also include plant/gardening presentations, speciality vendors and the annual Lanark Plant Sale; proceeds benefitting the Lanark Gardens.

9:00am    Japanese Maple Grafting w/ Donny Tomlin
9am-11am    Make your own Hummingbird feeder
10:00am - Alan Johns & Anne Gunderson Apiary Ribbon Cutting
10:30am    Hummingbird Presentation w/ Fred Bassett
11am-1pm    Bees Rock - paint and take home your own bee rock
12:00pm    Composting with Maria Pacheco-West
1:00pm    Honey Extraction
2:00pm    Apiary Demo
2:00pm    Very Hungry Caterpillar Story and edible butterfly life cycle
2:00pm    Japanese Maple Grafting
    
Ongoing
Honey Tasting
Art Vendors inside the NaturePlex
Face painting with Alex Pacheco-West
Plant your own seed CAMGA
Make your own paper hat ACMG
Outdoor Vendors

•    Eagle Roost Herb Farm- amazing herbs for sale and great advice from the vendors Fred and Barbara Muensmay
•    Donny Tomlin” The Maple Man”- selling Japanese Maples and his watercolor paintings and prints
•    Bottle Tree Bob- unique and lovely garden art using wrought iron and glass
•    Heady- Lisa Wright’s essential oils - very knowledgeable advice on how to use essential oils
•    Henny Penny Pottery- Sharon Reeves sells her beautiful pottery
•    Cedric Seaman- The Gelato Man- Italian ice cream
•    Tiggy Glass- Michelle Spencer’s lovely glass designs for the garden
•    Jellies, Jams, and Flowers-Stacey Battle creates delicious jams and jellies using flowers
•    Alex Pacheco-West- FREE face painting 
•    Lanark Gardens Plant sale- all proceeds benefit the gardens. Heirloom, native and other plants from Lanark for sale- healthy plants at great prices!
•    Elmore County Master Gardeners Table-Kids can come by and plant their own seed to take home
•    Autauga County Master Gardeners Table- Make your own paper hat! 

Artists Booths Community Room Inside NaturePlex:
•    Beverly Smith
•    Rosalee Mcknight
•    Sue White
•    Teresa Wamble
•    Donna Pate

NaturePlex General Admission applies for this event ($5/person with a $20 maximum per family) and includes visiting the NaturePlex Discovery Hall, theater and this awesome event from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.