How Spokane Parks manages an annual garden with more than 30,000 plants
By Josh Morrisey
No trip to Spokane would be complete without a visit to Manito Park, and if you’re lucky enough to visit in the summer, no visit to Manito Park would be complete without a visit to Duncan Garden—a European Renaissance-style garden comprising three acres.
Bursting with color from roughly 30,000 annual plants from June through September, Duncan Garden is one of the most jaw-dropping beautiful places in Spokane, but to ensure a crowd pleaser every year, staff members start the planning process many months in advance.