For a full range of results, Holloway doled out sheets of red plastic to other gardeners in Fairbanks, including Peyton adn his wife, Irene. They are trying it on their tomatoes, strawberries and raspberries. At this point, though, Leonard isn't making any predictions. In addition research, planting and publishing, the Botanical Garden also sponsors a fleet of classes. From May to August, Fairbanksans can learn how to make willow furniture or use culinary herbs or build a vermicomposting system, as well as a slew of other courses.
Local experts teach the classes which generally last an evening for a fee.
The garden itself teaches and elightens. Approximately 30,000 people visit the garden every year. During the spring, Fairbanks school teachers bring their classes in for tours. During the summers, tourists from Arkansas or New York or Japan stroll the pathways, stooping for a closer look at a particularly fetching flower, snapping photos. Although tourists and gardening are often thought of in the summer, the Georgeson garden is also open in the winter.