Registration Now Open for Wildflower Class, May 2012 with Verna Pratt & Marilyn Barker. Limited class space available (click for details)

Registration Now Open for the 6th Annual Spring Garden Conference - Join ABG, a host of Alaskan garden experts and Keynote Speaker Eliot Coleman for another great Spring Garden Conference, with talks on season extension, wild edibles, dahlias, vegetables in containers, herbs, and much more!

New! The Alaska Botanical Garden will host the 15th Annual Garden Fair & Garden Art Show June 16 & 17, 2012! (click for details)
Garden Fair Vendor registration is now available!

Now is a great time to make a significant impact by donating to the Alaska Botanical Garden's Annual Fund Appeal! New! You may now donate online using PayPal:

The Alaska Botanical Garden is a non-profit supported by donations, memberships, and program fees. Your contributions have a significant impact on the Garden’s ability to operate and achieve our mission of horticultural and botanical education, research, preservation, & recreation. Help us continue this important work! You may also donate via:
Phone: (907) 770-3692
Mail: P.O. Box 202202, Anchorage, AK  99520
Fax: 907-770-0555
Your donations and membership fees help ABG to...

Grow and Nurture the Garden:
Help to build new gardens and master plan elements, maintain existing gardens & trails, and expand research & preservation efforts.

Offer a Peaceful Sanctuary for Outdoor Recreation & Wellness Activities:
The ABG nature trails are a great place to walk, hike, “botanize”, birdwatch, snowshoe, ski, or simply appreciate nature, year-round.

Provide Education for Children and Adults:
School field trips, Junior Master Gardener Program, our Annual Spring Garden Conference, tours, interpretive signs, workshops, lectures all expand knowledge and appreciation of plants, ecology, and forest stewardship.

Provide Important Habitat for Alaska’s Boreal Forest Flora & Fauna:
From delicate orchids, native plants & fungi, to spawning salmon, mammals and birds, the Alaska Botanical Garden is an important slice of preserved Boreal Forest ecosystem on the edge of Alaska’s largest city.