Regional Gardening Basics
Southeast Alaska is blessed with some qualities other gardeners can only wish for; we have abundant moisture, a condition rare in the world, and long relatively temperate summer days, which allows the colors to hold an extended period in our flowering plants. We also have a few conditions that make the horticultural life more difficult, like long cold winters, and a scarcity of good soils.
During the last 25 years, we have learned some methods of garden design and technique that work with the weather and setting for more success and greater enjoyment. Here are links to a few of them:
