Spokane's Manito Park: What It Used to Be a Zoo!
Manito Park, originally known as Montrose Park, is one of top favorite places to visit in Spokane, Washington State. It is located on the city's Grand Boulevard. Major scenery of this dazzling 90-acre park is attributed to attractive gardens that include: ok Duncan Garden spans for three acres filled with a central granite fountain, manicured turf areas and colorful annual bedding plants. There are over 20 species of plants distributed in the area, including both traditional and hybrid varieties. The arrangement of flower beds and plants is symmetrical in this classical European Renaissance style garden.Joel E. Ferris Perennial Garden is surrounded by over 300 plants species. There is a tremendous variety of colors, textures and flower perennial types. The floral display begins in the early spring and continues into late autumn. Nishinomiya Tsutakawa Japanese Garden has garden elements that are crafted in an asymmetrical fashion resembling that of Japanese gardens. Known as the &#