Talk Dirt To Me

Gardening in Alaska presents big challenges, whether it's the extra effort in finding plants tough enough to survive our Zone 2-4 climate, communicating with like-minded Alaska gardeners, or keeping up with the latest trends, issues and solutions. We'll try to help with that. We'll also tour gardens from Homer to Anchorage to Wasilla to Willow whenever we get the chance, and post the best garden photos around. Presenting a forum about cold-weather gardening and for cold-weather gardeners is what we are all about. We hope you'll join us on the Talk Dirt garden blog.

Photographer and gardener Fran Durner (fdurner@adn.com) writes the blog.

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Wild Salmon on Parade

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Posted: June 8, 2009 - 3:26 pm

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Flora Fish Flowington by Patricia Glatter. Photo by Chris Arend.Flora Fish Flowington by Patricia Glatter. Photo by Chris Arend.
The annual Wild Salmon on Parade outdoor sculpture exhibit is about to spawn on downtown streets.

Fish Fertilizer by Misty Holler. Photo by Chris Arend.Fish Fertilizer by Misty Holler. Photo by Chris Arend.Twenty-two fish sculptures will go on display starting this week and will hang around through August.

Salmon Derby by Romney Dodd and Dave Johnston. Photo by Chris Arend.Salmon Derby by Romney Dodd and Dave Johnston. Photo by Chris Arend.Several of the sculptures sport garden-related art and we salute their creators!

Bar-King Salmon III by Lucinda Durham. Photo by Chris Arend.Bar-King Salmon III by Lucinda Durham. Photo by Chris Arend.View Salmon Sculpture Gallery