Alaska gardening: There may be no better way to get a feel for a place, learn its history and even meet locals who know good restaurants than by going to a botanical garden, says Jeff Lowenfels.
, has hit an impressive goal, the 40-year mark of writing columns. There are not too many people who understand what it took for Scott to hit this landmark, submitting a column every week no matter where you are, how you feel — or how others around you feel. This milestone anniversary is not something we should just let pass by just because Scott has the absolute best job in the world! Oh to be heir to his frequent flyer accounts.
The thing that makes me really envious of Scott’s travel beat is that most destinations have botanical gardens, including Anchorage and Fairbanks. I often dream of being able to afford taking Scott up on some of his suggestions to the point of looking up information about local botanical gardens at some of his destinations.
We just came back from a quick trip to the Big Island. We discovered that there was an ethnobotanical garden up by Captain Cook — the Amy BH Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, to be exact. Like so many local botanical gardens, admission was free, though we left a donation in their lock box. They probably would have accepted my ABG membership card if there was a fee, another reason to join.
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