Veterans Memorial Rose Garden
Address
State Capitol Grounds John Ireland Blvd. and Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. St. Paul, MN 55155
Directions
Within the approach to the Capitol Building, in front of the Veterans Service Building
Website
Run by
State of Minnesota, from 1955 – 1989
Since 1989, privately maintained on state property
Date Established
1955
Cost
No admission fee
Peak Season
Summer
Peak season (notes)
Late June through August
Region
Metro
Garden Type
Rose Garden
Extras
Metered street parking
Restrooms in government buildings nearby
Comments
This garden was envisioned as a living memorial to Minnesota veterans. The idea was proposed by Thomas W. Walsh, who served in both World Wars I and II and was a rose enthusiast. Ground was broken on the garden by then governor Orville Freeman in 1955 and the three plot garden was dedicated in June of 1956. Arranged by color and type, the garden has about 800 roses, a mix of hybrid teas, grandifloras and multifloras. The garden is geometric and formal in layout and lacks signage.