The Sunken Garden offers beautiful floral shows, updated seasonally. This ever-changing display is as artful as it is fragrant. Perfect for a romantic walk or a curious exploration.
Enjoy amazing azaleas and festive poinsettias in winter, multicolored tulips in spring, prized roses and geraniums in summer and cheery chrysanthemums in autumn.
Visit our current exhibit today.
Winter Flower Show 2025
January 12, 2025 through March 16, 2025
The winter flower show features a stunning display of flowering trees, shrubs, bulbs, and blooms. Pink velthiemia, dark red pansies, crimson dianthus, hibiscus, delicate poppies, fragrant sweet peas, and phlox are featured in this winter display.
Spring Flower Show 2025
March 21 through April 27 and May 2 through June 8, 2025
Sunken Garden will be closed for the mid-show change April 28 – May 1
The first installation of the spring flower highlights flowers in shades of lavender, light blue, pink and peach. Bulb selections include blue hyacinth, pink daffodils, purple crocus, with a blend of lavender, white, and pink tulips. Blue delphinium, peach foxglove, and pink snapdragons will complement the flowering bulbs.
The second spring flower show includes purple, blue, and white flowers. Tall spires of blue delphinium and purple foxglove will be the backdrop for a cottage garden collection of flowers including calendula, stock, ageratum, and more.
Summer Flower Show 2025
June 13 through September 14 , 2025
The Summer Flower Show is the longest of the five flower shows. Bromeliads, hibiscus, and citrus will grow among a brightly colored assortment of tropical annuals. Colors will include orange-red canna, coral flowered fuchsia, purple salvia, begonias, impatiens, purple gomphrena, and coleus.
Fall Flower Show 2025
September 19 through October 19 and October 24 through November 30, 2025
Sunken Garden will be closed for the mid-show change October 20 – October 23
While many Minnesota gardens are winding down for the winter season, the Sunken Garden at the Marjorie McNeely Conservatory will be in full bloom!
Color scheme and flowers TBD
Holiday Flower Show 2025
December 5, 2025 through January 4, 2026
Color scheme and flowers TBD
Winter Flower Show 2026
January 9, 2026 through March 15, 2026
Spring Flower Show 2026
March 20 through April 26, , and May 1 – June 7 2026
Sunken Garden will be closed for the mid-show change April 27-30
Summer Flower Show 2026
June 12 through September 13 , 2026
Fall Flower Show 2026
September 18 through October 18 and October 23 through November 29, 2026
Sunken Garden will be closed for the mid-show change October 19 – October 22
Holiday Flower Show
December 5, 2026 through January 3, 2027
Winter Flower Show 2027
January 8, 2027 through March 14, 2027
Spring Flower Show 2027
March 19 through April 25, and April 30 – June 6 2027
Sunken Garden will be closed for the mid-show change April 26-29
Summer Flower Show 2027
June 11 through September 12 , 2027
Fall Flower Show 2027
September 17 through October 24 and October 29 through November 28, 2027
Sunken Garden will be closed for the mid-show change October 25 – October 28
Holiday Flower Show 2027
December 3, 2027 through January 9, 2028
