Fritz Creek Gardens, Home of Alaska Hardy® Garden Plants

Welcome, it's July 3.

Fritz Creek Gardens of Homer, Alaska, is the home of Alaska Hardy® perennials, trees, shrubs, vines and roses. We aim to provide the largest variety of Alaska Hardy plants suitable for the great north — more than 500 different plants — plus unique and original garden art, and decorative containers. We gladly provide the expertise to assist our customers achieve success in growing healthy, beautiful plants with the least amount of negative impact on our environment.

Open Hours. Fritz Creek Gardens is open Monday-Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday we're open noon to 5 p.m. We are open for the July 4 holiday weekend, so come on out.

Big July 4 Sale. We hope that you have time to come out and take advantage of our huge sale this Thursday through Sunday. Nothing is being held back. The sale includes all of our trees, shrubs, vines, roses, and perennials. Hope you have room in your gardens or you have a holding bed to plant up for next year's garden! Our Sales Specials page has the details.

$2 Table is Back! Check out our Sales Specials page for more information on our special sales table. What can you buy for $2 anymore? Well, great plants at Fritz Creek Gardens, for one.

Bloomin' Roses. We still have a good assortment of Alaska Hardy® Roses but they are going quickly! With more than 26 varieties to choose from, you can find at least one or two beauties for your garden, no matter where you live. Most are super cold hardy, and we have many shapes and flower colors to choose from. Check out our 2009 lineup of Hardy Roses. Also, roses really are not that difficult to plant or maintain. See our handy Rose Care page for more information. Picutred at right is Rosa 'Morden Belle'.

Shrub & Tree Spectacular. We now have a huge selection of woody plants in stock: roses, shrubs, trees, and vines — 199 plants at last count of different sizes. See our Shrub & Tree List for more information.

Updated Garden Blog. Want to know more about gardening Alaska style and specials from Fritz Creek Gardens? Be sure to check out our Garden Blog or online newsletter. In the latest issue, we have posted some great information on how best to plant trees, among other topics.

New Plants for 2009. Every year we seem to go a little crazy adding new plants at the nursery. Some are exciting new additions to the market. Some are old favorites that we haven't carried for a while. Regardless, they are some great plants! Check out our New 2009 Plants for photos and more information.

Retail and Mail Order. You can buy from us in person at our garden center. If you can't visit us, we offer postal mail order throughout Alaska and same-day service to Anchorage, Soldotna and Seward through the Homer Stage Line and the Seward Bus Line. See our Order Page for more information. We gladly accept Diner's Club, Discover Card, MasterCard and VISA credit cards; debit cards; checks and cash.

Directions. Fritz Creek Gardens is located 8.5 miles from downtown Homer on East End Road. (There is another greenhouse on the way at mile 7, Reid's, which specializes in annuals and herbs.) The drive is beautiful and well worth the time. Be sure to bring your camera!

Fritz Creek Gardens Services

Our Gardens. We have 13 theme gardens: Tori Meadow is designed to attract beneficial insects, Woodland Whimsy features shade plants and unusual garden art, three rock gardens (there are so many great rock garden plants), a lily garden, Nipon Niwa (an Oriental garden), a new cut flower garden with more than 3,000 peonies (this should be a WOW scene in a couple of years) -- and many more gardens! See our Gardens Page for a sneak preview. Admission fee to the gardens is $2. Seniors, large groups or season passes are available at a discount.

Weddings, Meetings, Special Events. Why not bring your group to a beautiful serene, quiet garden setting for that work lunch, planning session, meeting or special occasion such as a wedding? Click here to learn more about scheduling your event in our 13 beautiful gardens.

Rita Jo, Leroy and staff.

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