Event Cancellation Note: We are sorry for the inconvenience, but the Parade of Ponds (hosted by
Green Acres Landscaping, Construction & Aquascapes to benefit the Alaska Botanical Garden) has been cancelled.
We are working to get in touch with all ticket holders. For information about refunds or to apply your ticket to another
ABG event, please call 907-770-3692.
July 8-Aug 5 Thursdays,
Early (4:30 pm) or Late (5:30 pm) |
Secret Garden Series
$100 for
remainder of
series
(membership & reservations required) |
Tour seven private gardens in Anchorage and Eagle River. Learn the owners secrets of success. ABG membership required |
| May 22– September 18 Tuesday – Sunday 11am-4pm |
Discovery Duffels $5 rental fee, in addition to regular Garden admission. |
Shop-in-the-Garden Families and groups with children ages 4-9 can rent a variety of fun educational toys. |
| May 22 – September 18 Tuesday – Sunday 11am-4pm |
Shop-in-the-Garden Open (Garden admission: $5 pp / $10 per family, free to members & children 2 & under) |
Shop-in-the-Garden ABG and American Horticultural Society members get 10% discount |
| June 1-September 11 |
Exhibit: “An Alaska Kitchen Garden” Free exhibit at ABG entrance |
Alaska Botanical Garden Enjoy a colorful display of vegetables, herbs, fruit, & edible flowers. Harvest is donated to Bean’s Café and the Food Bank of Alaska |
June 1 – September 18
Daily 1pm or by appointment |
Guided Tours (Garden admission is $5 pp / $10 per family,
free to members & children 2 & >) |
Meet at Shop-in-the-Garden Tour ABG gardens with a volunteer docent. Groups are welcome but should call ahead |
| June 2 – August 25 Wednesdays 6pm Cancelled if raining. |
Storytime in the Garden (Garden admission is $5 pp / $10 per family, free to members & children 2 & under) |
Lower Perennial Garden Nature stories for children ages 3-5. Children must be accompanied by an adult. |
June 7 – July 28 Mon., Tues., or Wed.,
9am noon or 1pm-4pm |
Junior Master Gardener Program $125 per child, Registration required (Some scholarships may be available) |
ABG Junior Master Gardener Area Hands‐on activities for children ages 7-13, teaching botany, horticulture, and ecology. |
July 7
Wednesday, 6:30 pm
|
Hypertufa Trough Workshop
$45 per person ($35 ABG Members) |
Lead by Carmel Tysver at the Garden. Each participant will create a hypertufa trough. |
July 9 Friday
3pm-7pm |
Lighthouse Gardens Tea Mermaids’ Tales $35 pp / $60 per 2 (Reservations required) |
Private garden in Eagle River Explore exquisite gardens & beautiful views; music, a light meal & wine included. |
July 10 Saturday
Noon – 4pm |
Amy Stewart: Narrative Nonfiction Nature & Garden Writing Workshop
$ 45 Members / $ 55 Non-members |
ABG will host popular garden author & blogger, Amy Stewart, for a half‐day writer’s workshop: www.amystewart.com |
July 11 Sunday>
7:00 pm |
Amy Stewart Lecture The Global Garden: Connecting the World of Horticulture to Your Own Backyard
$ 10 ABG Members / $ 15 Non-members |
Location: Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center
Amy Stewart shares stories about how science, natural history, & a community of plant lovers shaped her experience of gardening. |
July 10-11
Saturday – Sunday
Time: TBA |
Anchorage Garden Club’s 67th Annual Flower Show & Free Day at the Garden |
A flower show at the Alaska Botanical Garden, with both horticulture & flower design exhibits. Call 566-0539 to enter. |
July 31 & August 1
Saturday - Sunday
9:30 am - 4:00 pm
|
Andie Thrams Art Workshop:
"Wild Botanicals: a Sampler of Drawing,
Painting, & Design Techniques"
$225 ($195 for ABG Members),
plus $15 materials fee
|
Location: Alaska Botanical Garden
Delve into the beauty of botanicals - create a
wild flora folio of unique art approaches and
techniques focusing on wild plants. Studies
will use watercolor, gouache, ink, pencil, and
pastel |
August 21 Saturday
10 am – 5 pm |
Plastic Pot Recycling Day – Residential (nurseries & greenhouses may call ABG or ALPAR for details on alternate acceptance dates & locations) |
Alaska Botanical Garden / Benny Benson School Parking Lot Join ALPAR & ABG to recycle types 2, 5, & 7 plastic pots (one day only event!) |
| August 19 & September 9 Thursday 6:30 pm |
Mushroom Walks $5 per person
RSVP required |
Meet at Shop-in-the-Garden Join fungi expert Kate Mohatt or other naturalists for a walk through the Garden to learn about fungi. |
| August 28 Saturday |
ABG Volunteer Appreciation Picnic ABG Volunteers only please |
Shop-in-the-Garden (Rain or Shine) ABG honors our 2010 volunteers. |
September-October
Tues, Wed, Thursday
9:30 am -2:30 pm |
Schools in the Garden $5 per child (scheduled by ASD) |
Alaska Botanical Garden Field trips for K-12 classes, hosted by ABG & taught by ABG volunteers & staff |
| September TBA |
Day of Caring
Garden Closed to the Public this day |
Alaska Botanical Garden Garden closed for maintenance all day |
| September 11 Saturday |
2nd Annual Harvest Day
$5 per person, $10 per family, or free with donation of at least 3 cans of food or bags of garden produce |
Alaska Botanical Garden Scarecrow contest, family fun & games! Harvested produce is donated to Bean’s Café, & the Alaska Food Bank. |
September 21-25
Tuesday-Saturday
9am-4pm |
Fall Clean Up at the Garden Free in exchange for volunteer work |
Alaska Botanical Garden Volunteers help in the nursery, inventory plants, trim perennials, & mulch flowerbeds. |
