Loring Park Garden of the Seasons
Address
1382 Willow St.
Minneapolis, MN 55403
Contact
Phone: 612-230-6400
Email: info@minneapolisparks.org
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Activities & Amenities
Activities
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Good to Know
The Loring Garden Friends assist with the design and maintenance of the gardens at Loring Park. Email Loring Garden Friends.
Connected to the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden via Hixon Whitney Footbridge.
Garden located North of the Loring Pond footbridge.
Peak Display Time: mid-June through frost
Amenities
- Benches
- Walking Path (ADA-Compliant)
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Garden Details
The Woodlands Circle (center of the garden) is a collection of native Minnesota trees, shrubs and woodland wildflowers.
The Wheel of Color (middle ring) is a series of eight wedges, each one planted with perennials and annuals of a predominate color. Rainbow in effect, the shades and hues, from red to violet, represent the strong diversity of the neighborhood that surrounds Loring Park.
The Tapestry of Green (outer ring) adds textural interest by inter-planting ground hugging junipers with Minnesota natives Prairie Dropseed Grass and Bearberry.
Rentals & Permits
Outdoor Use and Event Space: Learn how to reserve park space for corporate events, community celebrations, and more. Application [PDF]
History
Constructed in 1998 and planted in 1999, the garden is located just north of the footbridge over Loring Pond. Designed in three concentric circles, the Garden of the Seasons features a native woodland center surrounded by a color wheel of perennial and annual flowering species and an outer ring of ornamental grasses and groundcover evergreens. The garden is enclosed by hedged Minnesota native chokeberry.
Perennial Echinacea and Annual Zinnia ‘Queen Red Lime’
White-lined Sphinx Caterpillar on Annual Guara ‘Belleza Dark Pink’
Snapper Turtle Laying Eggs at Loring Park Garden of the Seasons
Fall Mums at Loring Park Garden of the Seasons
Bee on Annual Echinops at Loring Park Garden of the Seasons
Miscanthus Sinensis var. Purpurascens (Purple Flame Grass)
Perennial/Annual Planting Mix from the Path
Annual Snapdragon at Loring Park Garden of the Seasons
Purple Wedge to Yellow Wedge
Perennial Monarda ‘Coral Reef' at Loring Park Garden of the Seasons
Perennial Coreopsis in the Yellow Wedge
Loring Garden's Resident Albino Squirrel
Loring Park Garden of the Seasons
Fritillary Butterfly on Annual Cosmos ‘Sonata White’
The Triangle Garden at Loring Park Garden of the Seasons
Perennial Astilbe at Loring Park Garden of the Seasons
Dragonfly on a Hosta Flower at Loring Park Garden of the Seasons
Park Board Announcements
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