Address
Directions
Within the approach to the Capitol Building, in front of the Veterans Service Building
Run by
The state of Minnesota, from 1955 – 1989
Since 1989, privately maintained on state property
Date Established
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. The 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.
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