If Alabama had a secret society, Aldridge Gardens in Hoover would definitely be the meeting place, because apparently everyone has agreed not to talk about this 30-acre botanical paradise.
The silence around this enchanting garden is so complete that you’d think there was some kind of conspiracy to keep it under wraps, except the conspiracy is just that nobody thinks to mention it.
It’s the botanical equivalent of that amazing restaurant you never tell anyone about because you don’t want it to get crowded, except on a much larger scale.
Aldridge Gardens has been quietly existing in Hoover, minding its own business, being absolutely spectacular without making a big fuss about it…