Just for fun a few weeks ago, I organized a family outing at the Alaska Botanical Gardens in Anchorage. Such a cool place to wander the trails and look at all the plants and sculptures and whatnot.
It’s quite the place, consisting of 110 acres of Boreal Forest, eight acres of cultivated gardens, and interconnected nature trails. The Garden houses over 1,100 varieties and over 150 distinct species of plants hardy to the region. There’s a Perennial Garden, an Herb Garden, a Rock Garden, a Subalpine Rockery, outdoor classrooms, and usually even a plant sale at the entrance where you can purchase some of their plants to bring home with you.
One of my favorite things to see is the glacier erratic that was pushed down from the Chugach Mountains by a long-retreated glacier. The big boulder wears a coat of mosses and lichens in a myriad of colors. It even has a tree growing out of it! Another favorite is the Herb Garden that showcases a variety of annual and perennial culinary and medicinal herbs..
If you haven’t been – you really should go!
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