Alaska Botanical Garden

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The Alaska Botanical Garden is a botanical garden in Anchorage , Alaska . The botanical garden with an area of ​​445,122 m² was opened in 1993 and can be visited all year round for an entrance fee.

The garden consists essentially of spruce or forest . Wild animals can often be observed on the area (for example moose and occasionally bears ).

The following crops can be found in the garden:

  • 1,100 species of perennial plants , around 150 of which are native to Alaska.
  • A herb garden
  • A rock garden with over 350 species of alpine plants
  • A wildflower trail
  • The Lowenfels Family Nature Trail , a 1.8 km hiking trail

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Coordinates: 61 ° 10 ′ 37.2 "  N , 149 ° 45 ′ 36"  W.