Projects Funded by The Friends of Manito

Total Contribution $560,554
Projects and funds allocated:
Relocating the Washington Monument - $3,300
Sidewalk to 18th and Manito from parking lot - $6,000
Security Cameras - $20,000
Mirror Pond Renovation Study - $35,842
Construction of retaining wall in Duncan Garden - $30,000
"Walk of Hope" sidewalk along Grand Blvd. - $17,000
Pruning of the Nishinomiya Japanese Garden - $25,000
Park Place pine grove landscape improvement - $5,000
Label Machine for Plant Identification and Interpretive Programs-$7,000
Ferris Gardens—Mapping & Signage - $4,000
Original Master Plan - $40,000
Master Plan Revisited - $3,200
Seminar Tuition for Manito Gardener - $250
Manito Park/TFM Color Brochures - $12,351
Holding Tank for Koi Pond Renovation - $1,000
Duncan Garden Railings Contribution - $700
Integrated Pest Management Program (Conservatory) - $3,300
Computer Software for Manito Park Office - $250
New Furnace System for Manito Park Office and Greenhouse Work Areas - $4,611
Conservatory Information Board and Orientation Signs -$1,655
Urns, Pedestals and Benches for Duncan Garden - $11,400
Plants for Native Area Renovation-$4,550
Park Brochures (10 years)-$11,649
Japanese Garden Bridge Replacement -$15,000
Japanese Garden Security - $2,500
Play Equipment: Lower Manito Park - $20,000
Cement Pavers at Pergola on Rosehill - $9,000
Rosehill Cement Curbing - $1,400
Tree Replacement - $3,500
Ferris Renovation - $1,500
Signs at Manito Park - $16,500
Misc Park Improvements - $3,000
Scout Project: Gravel Pathway -$1,200
New Roof on Picnic Shelter -$14,100
Contribution for Japanese Garden Fence Replacement - $45,900
Underground Sprinkler System for Upper Manito - $4,235
Software/Training for Plant Identification Program - $7,470
New Display Case/Gaiser Conservatory - $4,200
Gazebo, pergola, 3 informational kiosks - $80,298
Centennial sign/entrances to Manito - $1,439
Ornamental Iron Fence/Pergola/Rosehill - $4,702
Sprinkler System—Upper Manito Park - $50,000
Ferris Garden Plants - $4,000
Conservatory Sound System - $1,026
Meeting Room Tables - $1,526
Gates on Shoshone/Japanese Garden (pending)-$20,000
Funds distributed from October 1990 through March 2011

Spring Plant Sale
June 11, 2011


Fall Plant Sale
August 27, 2011


Children's Renaissance Faire Sept 17, 2011

Manito Park Wedding Policy wedding policy

Picnic Shelter Reservation Info