Anchorage Parks and Recreation

Green Thumb Class Series

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​​​​​​​​​How to Register

Register for activities using ActiveNet​ online. Registration is also available in-person or over the phone.

2024 ​​​​​Class Descriptions​​​

Digging Dahlias

Do you marvel at the mesmerizing magentas of the Myrtle’s Folly? Have you often wondered what’s up with the Wicki Woo? Are you dazzled by the zazz of the Capraz Pizzazz? Have you tried your novice hand at replicating these beauties and been found wanting? If so, then come join us and learn from the professionals. ​

  • Date: Thursday, February 22, 2024 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
  • Location: Mann Leiser Memorial Greenhouse
  • Cost: $15
​Register Online​


Housepla​nts 101: Setting Yourself Up for Success​​​

​​​​Did you get a houseplant and wonder, how do I keep it alive? Or do you want to get a few houseplants but don’t know where to start? Learn how to choose the right plant for your space, take care of your plants, and trou​bleshoot if they get sad or sick. 

  • Date: Thursday, March 14, 2024 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
  • Location: Mann Leiser Memorial Greenhouse​
  • Cost: $15
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Houseplants 102: Dealing​ with Your Success

Your plants are happy and thriving—now what? Learn how to control plant size through pruning, and share your plant’s prosperity through cuttings and divisions. This class will include hands-on demonstrations of pruning, root pruning, and dividing. Participants will go home with fresh cuttings and divisions of plants from the Mann Leiser Memorial Greenhouse. For this course, we suggest taking Houseplants 101 before 102.​

  • Date: Thursday, March 21​, 2024 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
  • Location: Mann Leiser Memorial Greenhouse​
  • Cost: $15

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Seed Starting: Time to Turn Up the Heat

Did you know the Parks and Recreation Horticulture team starts more than 50,000 plants from seed every year? Learn to start your seeds using the high-efficiency techniques, tools, and timing that our horticulturalists have been cultivating for decades. We’ll also discuss how to adapt professional growing techniques to your home environment. 

  • Date: Thursday, April 4, 2024 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
  • Location: Lidia Selkregg Chalet 
  • Cost​: $15
​Register Online​


Container Gardening: Thrillers, Fillers, and Spillers

Container gardening is a great option when having an in-ground garden isn’t possible, or for sprucing up decks and patios. In this class, we’ll talk about choosing pots, soil, and plants; finding the right location for containers; when to put plants outside; and how to care for containers so they bloom and thrive all season.

  • Date: Thursday, April 18, 2024 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
  • Location: Lidia Selkregg Chalet
  • Cost: $15
​Register Online




​​Contact Info

Blake Sauer
Recreation Programs Specialist​
907-343-4463
​​blake.sauer@anchorageak.gov