Munsinger and Clemens Gardens , a liberal public garden situate on the banks of the Mississippi River in St. Cloud , attracts more than 350,000 visitors every class . The park consist of two decided but adjacent gardens .
Munsinger Gardensbegan in the thirties as a Works Projects Administration project , and today its shady , informal setting welcomes visitant to 14 acres of winding peak - bordered paths beneath towering pines . Clemens Gardens , developed in the 1990s , is a collection of six gardens situated on a sunny hill , and it includes the Virginia Clemens Rose Garden . The Clemens Gardens have a more formal style that reflects a Graeco-Roman European design sensibility with decorative fountain and ironwork . All of the gardens at Munsinger and Clemens have do good over the years from plants provided by theMinnesota Green curriculum .
Nia Primus is the garden executive program at Munsinger and Clemens , and she relies upon a faculty of full- and part - time employee as well as a group of volunteers to maintain the garden . “ Our Tennessean gardener have imbed about 80,000 annuals and another 10,000 perennials , shrub , roses , tree , tulips , and other plants in this 20 - plus acre commons , ” tell Nia . “ We really appreciate the support Minnesota Green provides , especially with getting shrub and trees for the gardens . When we order plants from raiser we must purchase expectant quantities - not just one or two of something . With plants from Minnesota Green , we ’re able to broaden the diversity of the gardens and offer our visitant new plant and newfangled purpose every time of year . ”
Munsinger and Clemens Gardens feature a variety of landscapes and northern-hardy plants.
Among the volunteer who garden at Munsinger and Clemens are members of the St. Cloud Flower and Garden Club . Club member Deb Keiser and Ann and Ralph Anderson have long use up the lead in clean up Minnesota Green flora at the MSHS spot in Roseville for Munsinger and Clemens and their other horticulture projects in St. Cloud . The lodge also maintains plantings at the Sartell Community Garden and the Whitney Senior Center . The club holds an one-year plant sale in May , Deb says , that help to defray the mileage disbursal incurred when picking up Minnesota Green plant .
The cabaret also has regular get together at the Whitney Center and an yearly potluck picnic at Munsinger and Clemens . “ It makes it excess extra for the golf club and for all those who have volunteered to savor touring the gardens before the outing , ” Deb say . “ We love to see all the new trees , shrub , and perennial plants , let in the ones allow for by Minnesota Green . ”
This article by Tom McKusick to begin with appeared in the March / April 2019 issuance ofNorthern Gardener .
Munsinger Garden features shady paths to walk and enjoy nature.
Volunteers help tend the gardens in St. Cloud.
