Thursday, September 4th | 6:00 - 9:00pm

Taste a variety of craft beers & ciders from local breweries amongst the Garden's autumn foliage & harvest themed displays!

Food vendors will be on site with tasty bites for purchase. This event also features live music, lawn games, & fire pits!

Dust off your dancin’ shoes — we will have contra dance with music by Jubilee and caller Barbara Rowland! Event is 21+ only.

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

Order online through the Garden’s
Online Shop

Sunday, September 14th | 12:00 - 2:00pm

Learn to grow your own mushrooms! Join the owners of Far North Fungi, Allison and Gabe, for a hands-on workshop on growing oyster mushrooms.

Monday, September 15th | 6:30 - 8:00pm

Join Christin Swearingen on a journey of fungi around the Alaska Botanical Garden. Come with questions and mushrooms from your backyard as we dive into the fascinating queendom of Fungi!

Saturdays: July - August | 10:30 - 11:30am

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:

Sundays: July-August
2:00 - 3:00pm

This 60-minute yoga class forms a flowing sequence in coordination with the breath. This class includes asana (postures), breath work, and brief meditation after savasana to balance out our practice.

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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!

Online sales will start the following week (exact date TBD).

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

More info coming soon!

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!

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.