About the Georgeson Botanical Garden
The Georgeson Botanical Garden (GBG) is a nationally recognized botanical garden and a member of a network of educational and research institutions dedicated to plant culture and conservation. There are many opportunities to learn about plant culture in the Far North.
There is much to do, learn, and see at the garden. You can:
- Discover the diversity of native and introduced plants growing under the Midnight Sun.
- Observe Alaska’s world famous giant cabbages.
- Learn cultivation techniques for some of the world’s hardiest plants.
- Volunteer to pull a few giant dandelions!
- Book a day and time for your school class or daycare to tour the greenhouse or the garden.
- Observe wildlife, birds, plants insects that live in Alaska’s great interior.
- Check out Alaska's newest agricultural industry- fresh cut peonies, an export market that started right here at the GBG and now is a statewide industry.
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