Garden Highlights
Master Plan
Shop-in-the-Garden
Lowenfels Family Nature Trail
Herb Garden
Rock Garden
Lower & Upper Perennial Gardens
East Garden
Wildflower Trail
Entrance Bed Exhibits
Wildlife in the Garden
Contact
& Staff Information
Location & Directions:
The
Garden is at 4601 Campbell
Airstrip Road, one block south of
Tudor Rd., in Anchorage, Alaska.
Parking is available in the Benny
Benson School parking lot north
of the
Garden entrance. The
Anchorage People Mover bus
#75 is available from the
Downtown Transit Center to a
stop on Tudor Road near the
Garden, and Bus 1 has a route
from the Dimond Center to the
same stop near the Garden.
The
Garden is open during
daylight hours year round, with
self-guided tour maps available
when no staff or volunteers are
present.
Directions
to the Garden from
the Seward Highway:
From
the Seward Highway take
the Tudor Road exit. Drive east
toward the Chugach
Mountain
range about 3.5 miles. Turn right
(south) on Campbell Airstrip
Rd.
(the intersection has a traffic
light). Take the second driveway
on
the left that leads to the
Benny Benson School and
Alaska Botanical Garden
parking
lot. The garden entrance is on
the south side of the parking lot.
Directions
to the Garden from
the Glenn Highway or Muldoon
Area:
From
the Glenn Highway, take
the Muldoon exit. Drive south
about 6 miles where
the road
makes a right turn to the west.
Continue west to Campbell
Airstrip
Rd. (the intersection has
a traffic light). Take the second
driveway on
the left that leads to
the Benny Benson School and
Alaska Botanical Garden
parking
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Visiting the Alaska Botanical Garden
The Alaska Botanical Garden is a wonderful place to hike on woodland trails,
with evidence of glacial activity
and views of the Chugach Mountain Range.
The
1.1 mile Lowenfels Family Nature Trail takes you on an interpretive
walk
through spruce and birch forest, to the north fork of
Campbell Creek. You may
even glimpse
a moose or bear.
In Summer, the Garden is a great place for bird watching, walking, hiking,
photography, painting, or reading. In Winter, you may take a quiet walk or ski
through the forest.
No pets, harvesting, removal of plant materials, or food trash, please. "Leave
no trace" behind you when you leave this pristine Alaskan forest.
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Garden
Hours
Year-round during daylight hours
(Gardens are snow-covered in winter)
Office
Hours
Year round - Monday through Thursday 10am to 4pm.
Admission
Individuals:
$ 7
Children ages 3 - 18: $ 5
Members & Children under 3: Free
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Guided Tours of the Alaska Botanical Garden
ABG offers guided tours daily at 1 pm, June through August.
Docent-led tours are about one hour long and up to one mile in length,
Please call
ahead (907) 770-3692 if you
have more than 15 in
your party,
or if you want to guarantee
the availability of a guided tour.
(Without advance
notice, we cannot absolutely
guarantee the availability of a volunteer docent
for all tours).
(907) 770-3692 ext. 0
All tours meet in the retail nursery area near the Gift Shop.
A docent
will
guide you through the Lower and
Upper Perennial Gardens,
the Rock
Garden,
the Herb Garden, and the Wildflower Trail.
The
tour will last about one hour, ending back in the nursery in
case you'd like to browse for plants
or garden
gifts.
Self-Guided Tours
Self-guided tour maps are available at the welcome
kiosk inside the front gate.
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Gardens
and Trails
The
Garden contains over 1,100
varieties of annual and perennial
plants
known to grow in
southcentral Alaska. There are
about 150 species
of Alaska native
plants in the Garden. Each of the
gardens was designed
with a
purpose or theme in mind.
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Floral Interest
Through the Season
Early
June begins
with bulbs
emerging, Trollius and Primulas
coming into bloom and lilacs appearing.
The Garden is just
waking up from a long winter
dormancy. June is a good time to
see the
Rock Garden and
Wildflower Walk in peak display.
In
early July, the Garden is in full
swing with blooming Peonies,
Delphinium, Clematis, Columbine,
and the famous Meconopsis
(Himalayan
Blue Poppy).
The Garden is ever-changing;
by the end of July the Ligularia,
Nepeta, Lilies, Roses,
and Hostas are in their full glory.
The Herb
Garden is at its
best through
July and
August.
In
August the Thalictrum
begin to
take over the show, but are still
accompanied by the Hostas,
Aconitum, Veronicastum
and
Geraniums.
The Herb Garden is full
of culinary
scent and has an
impressive Kiwi Vine
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