This is the garden or park I usually pass through whenever I go to WalMart by foot. It is the shortcut to my grocery-shopping trip. This place in Brookings, South Dakota is awful during winter when everything in the garden is indistinguishable. But wait when summer comes. The garden is transformed into a little paradise of colors.
McCrory Gardens feature a 20 acres of formal display gardens and 45 acres of arboretum. There are 14 formal theme gardens and a rose garden with more than 30 varieties, a herb garden, a children's maze, a historic gas station renovated as a garden cottage and a memorial to the late Governor George S. Mickelson. Benches scattered throughout the grounds provide resting place with unbeatable blooming views.
Here is a little fact:
In 1985, faced with major fund cuts, a fundraising drive – supported by alumni, the local community, state and local businesses, and horticultural enterprises and associations throughout South Dakota – began to keep the Gardens open and growing. An endowment, managed by the SDSU Foundation, was established in 1986. Since that time, all maintenance and development at McCrory Gardens has been supported by public donations of money, equipment, labor, seed, plants, and other supplies. The “Friends of McCrory Gardens” are a continuing source of enthusiastic support.
South Dakota State University's McCrory Gardens are open 24 hours and all visitors are welcome and admission is free.
McCrory Gardens location:
McCrory Gardens is located on the corner of 6th Street and 22nd Avenue in Brookings, SD (a few blocks west of I29).
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