Residents say, “If you like gardens, flowers and plants, don’t miss Manito Park and Botanical Gardens” and they will also tell you that Manito Park has a feel and spirit of its own. The name “Manito” actually means “Spirit of Nature” in the Algonquin Indian language, so it is not surprising that this beautiful recreation park and gardens are a great place to visit in the charming city of Spokane, Washington.
With five immaculate gardens, a greenhouse, a glistening duck pond, and much more, Manito Park is Spokane’s garden showcase. In addition to the Duncan Garden, planted in a European Renaissance style, the grounds include a scented and scented Lilac Garden, the flower that makes Spokane the “Lilac City”; a perennial garden; a classic Japanese-style garden; Rose Hill, a vintage rose garden with shrubs representing over 150 varieties and a test garden from All American Rose Selections.
The symmetrically formal three-acre Duncan Garden is considered by many the centerpiece of the park. Duncan Garden houses a large granite fountain that was added in 1913 and a gazebo built and dedicated in 2004 to honor the park’s centennial year (1904-2004). Both the fountain and the gazebo at Duncan Garden are situated alongside walkways that offer cultivated calm and charm.
The Gaiser greenhouse is filled with beautiful tropical plants and flower displays, as well as cacti and seasonal flowers throughout the year. Some of the park’s visitors enjoy sitting quietly and feeding the ducks. The duck pond is at the northern end of the park and is home to ducks, swans, and geese. Another popular activity in the park is bird watching.
Spokane enjoys the claim of being a city that loves its parks and its residents visit them often to be part of the close-to-nature lifestyle that parks provide. Manito is one of the few botanical gardens in the country that offers such varied flower displays. It is among the most visited parks in the Inland Northwest, not only for its beautiful gardens, but also for its walking and biking trails. The park is relaxing, peaceful and infinitely different.
Originally called “Montrose Park,” Manito Park was officially ceded to the city of Spokane in the spring of 1904. The gift’s inauguration occurred under a number of specific conditions, the most important being that the park “must be used forever to the sole. purpose as a public park “.
Much of the park that is not planted as a garden is left wild, with biking and walking trails. At any time of the year, the recreation area presents a respite from the hectic world beyond. During winter, the grassy hills of Manito are popular destinations for sledding.
Attracting more than 150,000 visitors each year, Manito Park and Botanical Gardens cover some 90 acres of meticulously manicured lawns, picturesque gardens, topiary shrubs, greenhouse greenhouse, and walking trails, and those who come most of the time discover their enriched lives. for the beauty of the park. and natural attractions.
Manito Park is open all year round and there is no entrance fee to either the gardens or the greenhouse. Directions: From Interstate I-90, head south on Stevens Avenue until it becomes Grand Boulevard, then notice the large Manito Park entrance sign on the right.
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