Alaska Botanical Garden

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Alaska Botanical Garden
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TypePublic
Location4601 Campbell Airstrip Road, Anchorage, Alaska, United States
Nearest city Anchorage, Alaska
Coordinates 61°10′37.2″N149°45′36″W / 61.177000°N 149.76000°W / 61.177000; -149.76000
Area80 acres (32 ha)
Open1993
StatusOpen

The Alaska Botanical Garden is a 110-acre (44.5 ha) botanical garden located inside the Far North Bicentennial Park at 4601 Campbell Airstrip Road, Anchorage, Alaska, United States. It is an independent non-profit organization which opened in 1993, is open year-round, and charges admission to support its mission. The mission of the Garden it to enhance the beauty and value of plant material through education, preservation, recreation and research. [1]

The Garden's land consists mainly of spruce and birch forest. It features 8 developed demonstration gardens and a special location for Junior Master Gardeners. 80 acres (32.4 ha) of the site is fenced to protect these gardens from moose. The gardens include:

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