Saturday, September 20th | 11:00am - 6:00pm

In-person sales BEGIN September 20th, and continue 11:00am - 6:00pm on Fridays, Saturdays, & Sundays while stock lasts! FREE to attend for all! Members get 10% off purchases.

Online sales will start the following week on Thursday, September 25th.

Stop by for a garlic tasting featuring all the varieties available — Saturday, September 20th ONLY!

See the varieties available through the button below:

September 12th - October 19th
Fridays, Saturdays, & Sundays
11:00am - 6:00pm

Take a spooky stroll through the Garden and encounter harvest-themed displays! Costumes encouraged!

Enjoy unique programming and workshops each weekend, including marionette shows, pumpkin carving, fairy house building, and more!

Sunday, September 21st | 12:30 - 2:00pm

Fall is in the air and right at your doorstep! Why not welcome it and those you love with a hand painted welcome mat? Each participant will create their own autumn greeting using stencils and acrylic paint on a 18x30 coir doormat.

Monday, September 22nd | 10:30 - 11:30am

Join us Mondays in September for a different story every week. This September we are celebrating poetry and the poets who inspire creativity and movement. September 22nd’s poem is “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost.

Apply by Friday, September 25th

We invite your business to get in on the fall fun and Sponsor-a-Scarecrow as part of the Garden's harvest-themed display, BOOtanical!

Showcase your business to locals while supporting ABG. Each sponsor's name and logo will be displayed alongside their scarecrow, an featured on the Garden's social media where the public can vote on their favorites!

Saturday, September 27th
10:30 - 11:30am

Saturdays in October
11:15am - 12:15pm

Join Tai Chi instructor, Richie Goldstein, for an hour-long Tai Chi class every Saturday this July in the Garden! Every other week you'll practice the Yang Style 24-movement Tai Chi and Tai Chi Sun style.

Register for multiple sessions through the button below:

Thursday, September 25th | 6:00 - 7:30pm

Join ABG's Will Criner, for a hands-on planting workshop with tips for growing garlic and other bulbs in your garden. Participants will receive garlic to take home and plant.

Sunday, September 28th | 12:00 - 2:00pm

Salila Andrea, with Krambambuli Puppet Theater, will be leading a how-to Alaskan animals marionette workshop. In this workshop you will be guided to create a two string Alaskan animal marionette.

Thursdays in October | 7:00 - 8:30pm

Join ABG & Meg for a 5-week series in October. Every Thursday we will engage in a 90-minute yoga practice that is specifically designed to support your nervous system, mental health, and mood (winter is coming!).

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.

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” (tall only)

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.