Loring Park Garden of the Seasons

Address

Directions

Northwest corner of Loring Park (north of the intersection of W. 15th Street and Hennepin Avenue)

Phone

Run by

Minneapolis Parks and Recreation

Date Established

Date Established
1998

Cost

No admission fee

Peak Season

Fall
Spring
Summer

Peak season (notes)

Mid-June to fall 
Spring for wildflowers

Region

Metro

Garden Type

Other

Extras

  • Picnicking – in greater Loring Park 
  • Restrooms 
  • Metered street parking 
  • Accessible 
  • Biking – in greater Loring Park

Comments

Loring Park is sometimes called the hub of the Grand Rounds Trails. These trails take you, walking, biking or driving, through the whole city of Minneapolis. This display garden was installed as part of a refurbishing of Loring Park. It’s centerpiece is a large, circular bed containing birch trees under-planted with a mixture of wildflowers and annuals. This central area is ringed with multiple wedge shaped beds planted with colorful and imaginative combinations of shrubs, evergreens, ornamental grasses and perennials. There is good plant signage in the main garden. Paths in the garden are brick and there is ample seating. 

Edges of the lake within Loring Park have been left wild and there are “no-mow” areas in the park that reflect a renewed concern for maintaining water quality and wildlife habitat.

Garden photos
water feature
brick path with garden plants
shrubs and trees in the distance