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Upcoming exhibition: The Myth Makers

Alaska Botanical Garden is pleased to announce Night and Day, an upcoming Garden installation created by The Myth Makers, Donna Dodson & Andy Moerlein. This exhibit will be the Garden’s largest sculpture to date at an estimated 20 feet tall. It will be made of locally harvested birch and willow saplings, constructed on site, and expected to last for several years. To learn more about The Myth Makers, visit their website here.

 Exhibition opens on Tuesday, June 29th with a 10am walk-through + informational video about Magpies courtesy of Bird TLC.

plant sale

Our nursery is now open for in person shopping. Our plant sale lasts all through out the summer.  We frequently add new plants throughout the season as we produce divisions from the Garden. Stop in and check out our unique variety of perennials.

monthly walking tour of the garden
 3rd Tuesdays May-AUGUST // 6:00-7:00pm

Make the most of our short growing season and learn to identify Alaskan plants and find out what's blooming in our collections with one of our monthly walks in the Garden.  Each month will feature the different flowering plants in the surrounding boreal forest as well as highlight plants in our collections chosen for their hardiness and differing bloom times.

PIcnic in the Garden
THURSDAYS in JUNE, JULY, & AUGUST // 6:00-8:00PM

Alaskan summers are meant to be enjoyed outside! Every Thursday in the months of June, July, and August we will host a Picnic in the Garden from 6:00-8:00pm catered by South Restaurant. Guests will have their own picnic table to share dinner with their family or friends and afterwards enjoy private access to the Garden during peak bloom season.

Garden chatter with larry hodgson
TUESDAY, June 22nd // 9:00am

Join us this month for Garden Chatter with Larry Hodgson. Larry is a freelancer garden communicator living in Quebec City. He writes and speaks in both English and French and is a regular contributor to garden magazines throughout North America. He writes a weekly garden column for the Le Soleil newspaper, speaks frequently to horticultural groups and is a regular garden commentator on television and radio. This interview will take place via Zoom.

Health And Wellness In The Garden: Early Interventions In Alzheimer's Disease
Tuesday, June 22nd // 3:30-4:30pm

Join Debbie Chulick from Alzheimer's Resource of Alaska and learn what early  interventions can make a difference in delaying the onset or progression of Alzheimer's Disease. Following the presentation, Stacey Shriner from Alaska Botanical Garden will help participants build kokedama herb balls also containing the Forget-Me-Not flower as a symbol of remembrance for those with MCI or Alzheimer's. You must pre-register to attend.

Herb Basket Weaving Workshop
Thursday, JULY 15th // 6:00-7:30pm

Learn some of the basics of basket weaving with Soul Sisters Basketree. Create your own unique hanging herb basket. Participants will leave with a finished basket from the workshop complete with live herb plant plus another kit to take home to make at your leisure. You will learn how you can adapt garden greenery and recyclable plastic bottles to make your own unique basket or planter.

What's in bloom (Summer weekly GUIDE)

When summer hits, things change quickly throughout the Garden. Use this weekly guide as a reference in planning your visit.

Be bear and moose aware

Anchorage is bear and moose country. Learn to be safe outdoors by making noise and staying aware.
The Alaska Botanical Garden is an independent nonprofit living museum. Our mission is to showcase the beauty and value of Alaska's gardens and natural areas through science, education, and recreation using organic and sustainable practices.

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