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The Alaska Botanical Garden is a 110-acre (44.5-ha) Botanical Garden located at 4601 Campbell Airstrip Road, Anchorage, Alaska , USA . The garden opened in 1993, is open year-round, and charges admission.

The garden's land consists mainly of Spruce and Birch Forest , of which only about 10% is developed. Wildlife ( Moose and sometimes Bear s) are frequently seen within the garden itself. The garden currently includes:

  • Over 1,100 species of Perennials in the Upper and Lower Perennial Gardens (of which some 150 are native to Alaska )

  • An Herb Garden

  • A Rock Garden with over 350 types of alpine plants

  • A Wildflower walk

  • The 1.1-mile (1.8-km) Lowenfels Family Nature Trail



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