a snapshot view of local gardening resources in southcentral and interior alaska
Garden Clubs, Associations, Societies & Groups
Click on group name to go to their website (if available)
Alaska Botanical Garden
Contact:
Location:
770-3692
4601 Campbell Airstrip Road (one block south of Tudor), Anchorage
Alaska Master Gardeners Association - Anchorage Chapter
Contact:
Meets:
Where:
Jane Baldwin : 562-5451
7:00 pm on the third Monday of the month
Cooperative Extension Service office : 1675 C Street, Anchorage
Alaska Native Plant Society - Anchorage
Contact:
Meets:
Where:
Anjenette Steer : 745-5121
7:30 pm on the first Monday of the month from October through May
Campbell Creek Science Center : 5600 Science Center Drive (off Elmore Road), Anchorage
The public is invited to attend these general membership meetings
Alaska Orchid Society - Anchorage
Contact:
Meets:
Where:
Wayne Toups : 277-2157 or email at AkOSNewsletter@aol.com
7:30 pm on the fourth Tuesday of the month
Contact Wayne for meeting location information
Alaska Peony Growers Association
Contact:
Location:
info@alaskapeonies.org
visit website or email for association events
Alaska Pioneer's Fruit Growers Association
Contact:
Meets:
Where:
Gary Masoy : 360-1745
7:00 pm on the second Thursday of the month
meeting locations vary, visit website for details
Alaska Rock Garden Society - Anchorage and Wasilla
Contact:
Meets:
Where:
Carmel Tysver (Anchorage) : 522-3490 or Jaime Rodriguez (Wasilla) : 357-2747
2:00 pm on the third Saturday of the month
Meetings alternate between Palmer and Anchorage
Anchorage meetings - Cooperative Extension Service office : 1675 C Street, Anchorage
Palmer meetings - MTA conference room, 480 Commercial Drive or Mat-Su College, Mile 2 Trunk Road
visit website to confirm meeting locations for the month
Alaska Rose Society - Anchorage
Contact:
Meets:
Where:
Chuck Decker : charlesadecker@me.com
7:00 pm on the third Wednesday of the month
Winter meetings:  Central Lutheran Church : 1420 Cordova Street (15th & Cordova), Anchorage
During the winter, education programs are presented at each meeting.  Summer meetings are mainly for maintenance at the Centennial Rose Garden (10th & N Streets, Anchorage).   Visitors and guests are always welcome.
Anchorage Cooperative Weed Management Area
Contact:
Allegra Hamer : 441-7366 or email at info@weedwar.org
Anchorage Garden Club - Anchorage
Contact:
Meets:
Where:
voicemail hotline : 566-0539
7:00 pm on the first Thursday of the month
Pioneer School House : 437 E. Third Avenue, Anchorage
Anchorage TREErific - Anchorage
Contact:
Meets:
Scott Stringer : 343-4716
visit website or call Scott for meeting and event details
Aurora Borealis African Violet Society - Anchorage
Contact:Pat Addison : 562-0547
Central Peninsula Garden Club - Kenai
Contact:
Meets:
Where:
Marion Nelson : 283-4632 or email at mmkn@ptialaska.net
7:00 pm on the first Tuesday of the month
Cook Inlet Aquaculture Building : 40610 Kalifornsky Beach Road, Kenai
There are no program meetings in July & August,  instead there are scheduled summer garden tours open to members. 
Cook Inlet Bonsai Study Group - Eagle River
Contact:
Meets:
Where:
Paul Marmora : 278-5926 or email at pmarmora@aol.com (please include the word "bonsai" in the subject line)
1:00 pm on the first Sunday of the month
Dimond Greenhouses, 1050 W. Dimond Blvd., Anchorage
Fairbanks Garden Club - Fairbanks
Contact:
Meets:
Where:
Nina Megyesi : email at nina1@mosquito.net
noon on the third Wednesday of the month
meeting locations vary, visit website or call for location details and information
Forget Me Not Garden Club - Fairbanks
Contact:
Meets:
Jan Plaquet : 456-4423
call for meeting locations and details  
Georgeson Botanical Garden
Contact:
Location:
474-1944
117 W. Tanana Drive (on the UAF campus), Fairbanks
Georgeson Botanical Garden Society
Contact:
Meets:
Location:
visit website for event information
6:00 pm on the third Tuesday of the month
Georgeson Botanical Garden classroom, 117 W. Tanana Drive (on the UAF campus), Fairbanks
Herb Study Group - Anchorage
Contact:Mary Shier : 345-1562
Primary activity is maintaining the herb garden at the Alaska Botanical Garden.  Contact Mary for details.
Homer Garden Club - Homer
Contact:
Meets:
Where:
Jack Regan : 235-3650 or email at regan009@alaska.com
2:00 pm on the last Sunday of the month from September through May
Downstairs meeting room of the Bidarka Inn, 575 Sterling Highway, Homer
Ikenobo Ikebana Society - Anchorage
Contact:Kay Gatlin : 333-6701
Master Gardeners of the Tanana Valley - Fairbanks
Contact:
Meets:
Where:
Holly Buzby : hebuzby@yahoo.com
7:00 pm on the first Tuesday of the month, summer meetings are replaced with garden tours
Fairbanks Community Food Bank, 725 26th Avenue, Fairbanks
Mat-Su Master Gardeners - Wasilla
Contact:
Meets:
Where:
Crystal Bailar : email at matsumastergardeners@gmail.com
7:00 pm on the first Monday of the month, summer meetings are replaced with garden tours
MTA conference room, 480 Commercial Drive, Palmer
Meadow Lake Bloomers Garden Club - Meadow Lakes
Contact:
Meets:
Where:
Patti Fisher : 357-8616
10:30 am on the first Monday of the month
Birchwood Senior Complex, Kim Road, Meadow Lakes
From the Parks Hwy, take Pittman Road north approximately 1 mile.  Turn right on Karen Road, and follow the road for 2 miles to the complex.  (Road name changes from Karen to Barbie to Kim)
The mission of the club is to provide a forum for area gardeners to gain knowledge and to share their experiences, stimulate a love of gardening within the community and, in particular, with the youth of the area, and to promote the conservation of natural resources in the community.
North Pole Garden Club - North Pole
Contact:
Meets:
Madalyn Leher : 488-8578
call for meeting locations and details 
North Root Big Lake Gardeners - Big Lake
Contact:
Meets:
Where:
Linda Lockhart : 892-8119 or email at lockhart@mtaonline.net
6:30 pm on the first Tuesday of the month
Big Lake Library : 3140 S. Big Lake Road, Big Lake
During the summer months, meetings are held in member gardens, various nurseries and greenhouses.  Visit website for meeting locations May through September.
Primrose Study Group - Anchorage
Contacts:Mary Jo Burns : 248-2827 or email at burns@gci.net
Jane Baldwin : 562-5451
Southcentral Alaska Beekeepers Association - Eagle River
Contact:
Meets:
Where:
Steve Victors : 892-6175
6:30 pm on the fourth Monday of the month (except for August and December)
VFW Post 9785 Building : 10527 VFW Road, Eagle River
Valley Garden Club - Wasilla
Contact:
Meets:
Where:
Dawn Caswell : dawnc@gci.net
10:30 am on the first Tuesday of the month
Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 1201 Bogard Road, Wasilla
Wildflower Garden Club - Anchorage
Contact:
Meets:
Where:
Gail Harbin : 345-0123
10:00 am on the second Thursday of the month
Central Lutheran Church : 1420 Cordova Street (15th & Cordova), Anchorage
During the spring and summer months, meetings are held at different locations for member events.   Visit website for event details and locations.
Willow Garden Club - Willow
Contact:
Meets:
Where:
Marsha VanAdel : 495-2080
times are variable
Willow Community Center : Mile 70 Parks Hwy, Willow