Shop hardly perennials, annuals, shrubs, plugs, and more in the Nursery.

Online orders begin Thursday, May 15th through the Garden’s Online Shop

Monday, May 19th | 11:30am - 12:00pm

Join us Mondays in May for bilingual storytime as we read in a new language and move our bodies! May 19th’s story will be in Spanish and is “A tree — a friend, a forest — a family” by author unknown. This story will take place outside.

$7 per person, FREE for members & children ages 6 and under (pay at Admissions).

Saturday, May 24th | 10:30am - 12:00pm

Spring blooms are the perfect subject matter for sketching and journaling with watercolors. Celebrate the change of seasons while painting outside in the Lower Perennial Garden and Rock Garden. Explore watercolor techniques, color matching, layering, and shading while capturing botanical nature notes in your watercolor journal.

Happening Now - May 31st

Join or renew your ABG membership by May 31st to be entered in a prize drawing based on your membership level.

Prizes include gift cards to the Garden, ABG apparel, and floral hanging baskets!

Already a member? Renew your membership during May to be entered in the prize giveaway! A year will be added on to your current membership term.

Sign up by June 1st!

This year, ABG is offering 2 levels:

Guided Gardening - Start Your Garden with Expert Guidance: provides weekly newsletters with scheduled gardening content, video tutorials, recipes, and in-person expert advice March - October.

Learning CSA - Support Local Agriculture while Growing Your Own: offers all the material of Guided Gardening, plus 12 weeks of fresh produce grown onsite, seeds, and 1-year Family Membership to the Garden!

Sunday, June 1st | 2:00 - 3:00pm

This class includes asana (postures), breath work, and brief meditation after savasana to balance out our practice. The goal of this class is to provide you with a nourishing asana practice and have you leaving the garden feeling relaxed and peaceful.

Saturday, June 7th | 10:30 - 11:30am

Join Tai Chi instructor, Richie Goldstein, for an hour-long Tai Chi class. This low impact, mind-body practice will begin with a short warm up followed by a series of Qi Gong breathing exercises. You'll practice the Yang Style 24-movement Tai Chi with an emphasis on balance, both physical and mental.

Friday, June 20th | 6:00 - 8:00pm

Using using the garden as inspiration, you’ll create your own mixed media compositions with high-quality materials including watercolors, artist crayons, watercolor pencils, and acrylic markers.

The Garden is here to help you with all your field trip needs, whether you need us to come to you, or you wish to get away from the classroom and come to us! Programs offered year-round, Monday - Friday.

Teachers and parents can schedule with the Garden directly by calling (907) 770-3692 or emailing the Garden at education@alaskabg.org.

Membership Drive through May 31st!
Join or renew your membership to be entered into a prize drawing!

Memberships include:
FREE year-round, general admission to the Garden (excludes ticketed events).
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Discounts on workshops, summer camps, and Garden retail.
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Early access to the Plant Sales Kickoff in mid-May and 10% discount on all nursery purchases.

The Alaska Botanical Garden only grows with the sun, the soil, and the ongoing support of our generous community. Consider a lasting gift by purchasing a leaf from the ABG donor wall sculpture. Contributions will be honored with a personalized, engraved metal leaf and make a great gift for friends or family to celebrate an important milestone or to honor the memory of a loved one.

We accept used pots in the following sizes:

Round: 1 gal. and 2 gal.
Square: 5.5”, 4”, and 3.5” (deep + regular)

Clean pots in good condition can be dropped off with staff during open hours.

Pots left at ABG without staff awareness will be taken to the landfill.

Commonly referred to as Himalayan poppies, the genus Meconopsis is composed of fuzzy, flowering plants native to the Tibetan Plateau.