This was our first visit here; we are members of t...

This was our first visit here; we are members of the MO Botanical Gardens and this garden is included under the American Horticultural Society reciprocal gardens program. For the regular admission of $6.00 per adult ($5.00/senior) its a decent price to pay for a nice little community garden. We were a little surprised by it's compact nature but there are some lovely specimens and exhibits. We loved the children's gardens. Lots of creativity that isn't quite as obvious as it might seem. Definitely recommend for a couple hour/several hour visit. This year with the drought conditions I suspect some of the plants might have suffered, but even a botanical garden can't waste resources, so the state of the gardens weren't peak but they were better than we expected for the dry season we have had.
Go. It's a fun place, with pleasant and helpful staff, and a break from the city.