Public Gardens
The Gardens of
Manito Park
Manito Park and Botanical Gardens, located on Spokane’s south hill, feature 90 acres of peaceful settings, beautiful gardens, a conservatory, quiet drives, natural areas, tennis courts and play areas.
Spokane is fortunate to be home to a wide variety of specialty and historic gardens including…
The Nishinomiya Tsutakawa Japanese Garden is a place of serene and natural beauty where nature, tranquility and beauty come together. The garden is open daily from 8 am to dusk, May 1st through November 1st.
Manito Park’s rose garden, Rose Hill, is home to over 150 varieties of hybrid tea roses, frandiflora, floribunda and miniature roses along with a collection of old-fashioned roses.
Duncan Garden is a classical European Renaissance-style garden comprising three acres of the park. The garden includes manicured turf areas and vast displays of colorful annual bedding plants.
The Joel E. Ferris Perennial Garden provides an excellent example of the tremendous variety of colors, textures and flower types found in perennials. A seasonal variety of colorful displays begins in early spring and continues into late autumn.
The Lilac Garden in Manito Park contains well over 100 named cultivars from 23 distinct species, making it one of the most important lilac gardens in the West. In 2003, the Spokane Lilac Society made a contribution to Manito Park for an extension of the garden that is now home to Syringa Spokane, the lovely double pink lilac.
Other historic and significant gardens include…
Moore-Turner Heritage Gardens
Community Gardens
Dahlia Trial Garden
Gaiser Conservatory
