Garden Expo
May 11, Spokane Community College
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
1810 N Greene St, Spokane, WA
Visit the TFM Booth and all the fabulous vendors
Garden Expo Website
Spring Sale
June 8, 2013
Spring Plant List - PDF file
Start planning your garden. Click on the pdf file above and search all the plants for sale on June 8 at Manito Park.
Shoppers will find a large selection of clematis, new cultivars of hydrangeas and daylilies, amazing cultivars of peonies, coral bells, and hostas. Look forward to a vast assortment of colorful foliaged shrubs, ornamental grasses, and vines. New this year will be our edible selection of plants. Choose from blueberries, purple raspberries, blackberries, hardy kiwi, alpine strawberries and grapes.
Lots of deer resistant and drought tolerant plant choices. Exciting fun for everyone in the family - music, kids crafts and plantings, instructional, do-it-yourself demostrtions about decking, paths, retaining walls, and bench and worm bin making on the hour throughout our plant sale. Before leaving, check out the exotic tropical plants meant to beautify a home or patio.
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A Day at Manito Park
Classes sponsored by The Friends of Manito are FREE and open to the Public and meet at the Manito Meeting Room at 10 a.m.
Seating is limited for the lectures, reservations are required.
Reserve your spot by calling 456-8038.
Ed Lester – Tree Tour of Manito Park #2
May 18, 10 a.m.
Join Spokane County-WSU Master Gardener and tree enthusiast, Ed Lester, for a free guided tour of Manito Park's trees. This is the second tour in a three part series. The final tour will be June 15. The goal of the tours is to provide a map and orientation to trees in the park, so members and visitors can return for self guided tours at their own pace, using the material provided.
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Manito Park is a dazzling 90 acre city park located on Spokane's South Hill. The Friends of Manito encourage you to experience the many gardens at Manito Park which include the distinguished Nishinomiya Tsutakawa Japanese Garden, the Renaissance style Duncan Garden, the Joel E Ferris Perennial Garden, Rose Hill, the Lilac Garden, Gaiser Conservatory, and the experimental dahlia and iris gardens. There are areas for family gatherings and two separate play areas and a softball field.
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Who are The Friends of Manito?
The Friends of Manito is a non-profit group that supports Manito Park by providing funds to improve the park. Since 1990, the group has raised over $708,000 funding over 60 projects, including the lower playground equipment, the Duncan Garden gazebo, the Rose Garden pergolas, the upper park sprinkler system, the "Walk of Hope" sidewalk, and most of the park signage to name a few.
The funds are raised through three major plant sales, the Tropical Plant Sale in March, the Spring Plant Sale in June and the Fall Plant Sale in September.
Approximately 100 volunteers work from February to September to prepare and host these events. We love our volunteers and we thank them for making Manito Park a city jewel.
The Friends of Manito Members receive special discounts at the following businesses.
Home Fire Wood Company - 10%
Mel's Nursery 10%
Northwest Plant Health Care 10%
Northwest Seed and Pet 15%
Sherwin Williams Paint Store on Grand Blvd. 15%-25%
Wittkopf Landscape Supplies 10%
To Join the Friends of Manito call or email us at
Telephone: (509) 456-8038
e-mail: tfm@thefriendsofmanito.org
Send us your email address at tfm@thefriendsofmanito.org to stay current on The Friends of Manito Events.
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