Sweatt Entry Terrace

Sweat entry terrace in late summer
Location

West entrance to the Oswald Visitor Center; next to the Wright Terrace Garden
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Path Type
Paved; Accessible
Type of Garden

The vibrant Margaret L. Sweatt Entry Terrace welcomes visitors to the second-level entrance of the Oswald Visitor Center. The sunny terrace garden is filled with the wonderful scent of the rugosa roses, which are surrounded by flowers in purple and blue hues. Along the sidewalk, clematis and annual flowering vines clamber up a long trellis that encloses the Wall Teaching Garden. Visitors can also catch a glimpse of the “Wavecrest” sculpture hidden amongst the foliage. 

Garden Plants & Sculptures

If you're looking for the full list of plants available in the garden, please check out our Plant Finder where you can search by location. 

  • Northern Accents™ shrub rose (Rosa 'BAIsven') 
  • Hellebore (Helleborus niger 'Double Fantasy') 
  • Tall bearded iris (Iris 'Dusky Challenger') 
  • Rhododendron (Rhododendron 'P. J. M.') 
  • Little Lime® panicle hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata 'Jane') 
  • Hosta (Hosta 'Fragrant Queen') 
  • Cranesbill (Geranium × cantabrigiense 'Biokovo') 
  • False aster (Boltonia asteroides 'Snowbank') 
  • Clematis (Clematis 'Sweet Summer Love') 
  • Black snakeroot (Actaea racemosa
Purple roses
Purple rhodedendron
Actaea racemosa

At-Home Gardening & Care

Learn more about selecting hardy roses for your garden from the Minnesota State Horticultural Society.

Additional Photos

Sweatt Terrace
Sweatt Terrace
Blue morning glories
Trellis vines
Wavecrest sculpture