Gardening In Southeast Alaska

After viewing the pictures of Alaska's extreme weather most people might assume that Alaskans would have an extremely limited variety of plants that can grow in a perennial garden. Southeast Alaska is a rainforest with some locations exceeding 120 inches of precipitation a year. There are several amazing gardens and many dedicated gardeners in Alaska. The visitor can see incredible collections of primroses, hostas, roses, rock garden plants and even bamboo. There are active clubs consisting of people who love to garden, many have a lifetime of experience. In Juneau dedicated members from the local primrose club took a trip to China to collect new samples to plant in their gardens. There are commercial gardens as well. When visiting Southeast Alaska, it would be to your benefit to arrange a tour of some of these gardens. I would highly recommend "Glacier Gardens." www.glaciergardens.com