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Anchorage Homestead Garden
♿ Fully accessible paved paths

Anchorage Homestead Garden

Heritage Varieties of Early Alaska Settlers

A living tribute to the resilience of Alaska's early homesteaders who adapted gardening to the challenging northern climate. Features heirloom varieties that thrived in Anchorage from the 1910s through 1960s.

Did You Know?

Some rose cultivars date to 1920s Alaska

Features vegetables grown by early settlers

Working garden — some produce donated locally

Bloom Calendar

Jun
Emerging
Jul
Peak Bloom
Aug
Harvest