2015 Calendar
MAY
June 25
May 8
National Public Gardens Day
5:30 – 8:30 pm
A Midsummer Gala
Free admission
May 23
ABG Plant Sale, Rock Garden Society Plant Sale
10 am – 4 pm
ABG members only preview 9 am / 10 am Public
Alaska Public Gardens Day, free entry to all
May 23 – September
Shop-in-the-Garden & Nursery Summer Hours
Mon – Sat 10 am – 6 pm
Sun 12 – 5 pm
ABG members receive 10% discount on retail items!
June 1 – September 12
Guided Docent Tours
Daily 1 pm *
Tours led by Volunteer gardeners and naturalists
Meet at the Shop-in-the-Garden
*Groups and private tours call for schedule and pricing 907-770-3692
JUNE
June 2 – July 30
Junior Master Gardener Program
Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday
Morning: 9 am – 12 pm
Afternoon: 1 pm – 4 pm
$140 per child, Registration required
Once per week for 8 weeks, for children ages 7-11
Hands-on activities in botany, horticulture and ecology
June 7
Educator Appreciation Day
Free admission for educators
June 18, July 16, August 20
11- 12:30 pm
Story Time in the Garden
Free admission, meet in Lower Perennial Garden
Nature stories & activities for children ages 3 - 5
Children must be accompanied by an adult
For more information: 907-770-3692
Fundraising Event
$80 per person advance /$100 at door* RSVP required
Garden art sale, live and silent auction, beer and wine,
light garden buffet.
This is a 21 and older event, a children’s program for
ages 3-11 is available, pre-registration is required
June 27
Ribbon cutting Anchorage Heritage Garden
June 27 & 28
Garden and Art Fest
11 am – 7 pm
Members-only Preview: Saturday 10 – 11 am
Family fun, garden art show, craft & plant vendors, demos, workshops, Children’s Village, music & food!
$10 adults, $5 children, children under 5 free *
JULY
July 5
Firefighter Appreciation Day
Free admission for fire and emergency personnel
July 10
Beer Garden
AUGUST
Nursery plants 20% off (30% for members)
August 2
Police Appreciation Day
Free admission for police personnel
August 6
Rosalind Creasy Lecture and Book Signing
7 pm BP Energy Center
$20 members, $25 non-members
Rosalind speaks on and is the author of Edible Landscaping,
August 22
Plastic Pot Recycling Day
11 am – 5 pm ABG Parking Lot
NOTE: ONE-DAY ONLY!
Residential use only
Join ALPAR & ABG to recycle types 2, 5, & 7 plastic pots
August 26
ABG Volunteer Appreciation Picnic
5 pm – 7 pm
We couldn’t do it without you!
Volunteers join us for a picnic in the Garden
Would you like to volunteer in the Garden? Please call us!
SEPTEMBER
Nursery plants 30% off (40% for members)
September 6
Military Appreciation Day
Free admission for military personnel and veterans
September 9
United Way Day of Caring
Garden closed for maintenance.
Volunteer crews work on major trail and maintenance projects.
September 12
7th Annual Harvest Day
11 am – 6 pm
$7 per person or $5 with donation of 3 cans of food per person, children under 5 and members free
Enjoy a fall harvest festival and farmer’s market,
chef demonstrations, live music and family fun!
Donated food goes to Bean’s Café & the Food Bank of Alaska.
September TBA
Fall Workshops in the Garden
Topics may include: garlic planting; composting;
winter gardening; seed saving
Registration required
Now You Can Have Your Gorgeous Garden and Eat it Too!
* Entry fee applies for members and non-members
Alaska Botanical Garden
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The Alaska Botanical Garden is an
independent non-profit organization.
Our mission is to enhance the beauty and
value of plant material through education,
preservation, recreation and research.
The Alaska Botanical Garden features
8 developed demonstration gardens and a
special location for Junior Master Gardeners.
80 acres of our 110 acre site is fenced to
protect these gardens from moose.
Shop-In-the-Garden
Calendar of Events
The Garden is open daylight
hours all year!
and nursery sales contribute funds toward
research, education and operational costs.
Garden spaces are available to rent for
special occasions such as weddings.
Please see our website, call, or inquire
at the Garden.
4601 Campbell Airstrip Road
Anchorage, Alaska 99507
www.alaskabg.org
This year celebrate
Anchorage’s Centennial
at the
Alaska Botanical Garden
In our newest demonstration garden
The Anchorage
Heritage Garden
Join us for the ribbon cutting!
June 27 in conjunction with Garden Fest
The Heritage Garden celebrates the fortitude
of early residents of Anchorage as well as the
early Alaska Agricultural Experiment Station
Agents. These hardy souls researched,
tested, tasted, canned, and collected seed
from the best of plants that withstood our
northern climate.
In the Heritage Garden, you will see many of
these old varieties of plants – cutting flowers
as well as vegetables and fruits. This garden
features some plants donated from early
family homes around the city. For a complete
list of plants in this special garden, please
visit our website.
907-770-3692