Inside Anchorage's Most Beautiful Gardens

Members of the Anchorage Garden Club opened their yards to the public for the annual city garden tour. Take a peek inside one of Anchorage’s top-notch gardens.

Tools

By Kirsten Swann

Story Created: Jul 31, 2011 at 9:10 PM AKDT

Story Updated: Jul 31, 2011 at 9:10 PM AKDT

Members of the Anchorage Garden Club opened their yards to the public for the annual city garden tour. Take a peek inside one of Anchorage’s top-notch gardens.

In Virginia Rusch’s beautiful garden, there are lilies, peonies and delphinium, as well as beautiful orange hips, and even a vegetable garden complete with rhubarb, kale and chard.

"I do enjoy having that fresh salad all summer long. It's really a wonderful treat to have my own garden produce," she says.

Her West Anchorage perennial garden is one of the six stops on this year's Anchorage Garden Tour. Dozens of locals were on hand to enjoy her garden.

But gardeners weren’t the only visitors Rusch regularly gets at her garden.

"I've discovered that moose systematically come to my garden and eat all the burgenia," she says.

For Rusch, she says gardening is all about getting outside and sharing what you love with your neighbors.

Virginia Rusch’s garden will also be featured in the Anchorage Garden Show beginning next Saturday.

You have indicated this comment should be removed.

Close

The comment has been submitted for review. Thank you .

Truth said on Monday, Aug 1 at 9:04 AM

Some of anchorages truly most beautiful gardens are not on display unfortuneatly because there still considered a crime. Mother natrue is not a criminal, FREE THE PLANT!

71627324
Inappropriate? Alert Us!

Anonymous said on Sunday, Jul 31 at 10:50 PM

Nice but would have like to see them all after not being able to take the tour.

71606529
Inappropriate? Alert Us!

Add a comment

Name:

Comment: 1000 Characters Left

KTVA CBS 11 | Anchorage, Alaska News and Weather and its affiliated companies are not responsible for the content of comments posted or for anything arising out of use of the above comments or other interaction among the users. We reserve the right to screen, refuse to post, remove or edit user-generated content at any time and for any or no reason in our absolute and sole discretion without prior notice, although we have no duty to do so or to monitor any Public Forum.
This content requires the latest Adobe Flash Player and a browser with JavaScript enabled. Click here for a free download of the latest Adobe Flash Player.