Can't say that I've ever been here to visit, but I've worked here as a bartender for weddings several times. The place is currently smaller than the gardens in Atlanta, but is just as beautiful, the admission is cheaper as well. It is a fantastic wedding venue as well as a concert venue. I highly recommend giving this place a visit.
Due to poor traffic control we barely made it prior to closing. The parking lot was full!! This was on a “value” night!!!! Took hours to get to parking. Miserable night after really looking forward to this. No refunds were available. WOULD NEVER DO THIS AGAIN!!!!! Sure the lights may be great but NOT WORTH the hassle!!!!!
Free parking and nice staff. The botanical garden was good. Me and my grandma liked it a lot. Our season pass was expired but they let us in. We went and saw the scarecrows and we liked all of them. They had free pumpkins and you could put stuff on them and they were free if you paid to get in or if you had a season pass.
Love to walk through the gardens. The development has been progressing very nicely. I find it to be very calming place to relax and think.
Wow! This place is absolutely beautiful! If you love plants, this is the place to go!! The staff is so knowledgeable and they love what they do. It's an absolute must see!
It might not be fair to give it three stars. But the garden area is really small even through the wood area is very big and there are several hiking trails. But I guess I kind of expect more since I paid eight dollars. Still this is much cheaper than the one in downtown. The location is too far away from downtown ( about 1 hour drive without the traffic). It will be good if you are looking for a hideaway. Otherwise, it is too quiet with very few visitors during the week days. It is really outside of Atlanta, even though it is a part of Atlanta Botanic Garden.
I love this one way better than the Atlanta one. Free parking, better customer service, and serene. Get away from the hipsters,overpriced parking,terrible customer service and just save yourself a headache and come to this location instead. Enjoy the frog songs and their concert atmosphere is better too!
I enjoyed this! I'd visited the Atlanta location last year and I was so happy to hear they had a local location so I didn't have to drive so far. Beautiful place.
Gainesville should have been world famous for its gardeners even before they got their own botanical garden. This is perfect. ♡
I loved the ribbit exhibit. The scenery was amazing. The staff was friendly and helpful. Can't wait to go back again soon just to enjoy the positive energy of the place.
This is absolutely beautiful venue for weddings! I just attended my good friend's wedding here and they did a great job making sure their day was special. If your looking for something to do on a sunny day go for a stroll through the gardens and see how many statues of frogs you can find!
The gardens were lovely and there were good trails. There is a bit of up and down, so wheel chair bound folks can go but should be careful. It's smaller than expected, but very pleasant.
Site didn't show on our google map app search but came across it driving by on our way to Hamilton Gardens. This site is a proper botanical garden with many nonnative plants but also a fair number of natives. There are some resistant American won and many varieties of magnolia. Today's visit blooms included many narcissus, grape hyacinth, witch hazel, tulip, phlox, speedwell, and crocus. The gardens are only 2 years old and also have woodland trails.