This is a wonderful place to walk through. I enjoy how the gardens are set up. There are places to sit and reflect as most of it is a memorial to these wonderful Kansas City people.
We had our wedding pictures taken here and I have been back since just to enjoy the garden. So peaceful and beautiful. Most other botanical gardens have an admission fee, but not here. Great for a lunch time walk.
The gardens are absolutely stunning and free to the public. I am not a garden enthusiast but enjoyed the gardens none-the-less.
These memorial gardens have their own ambience and charm, unique in Kansas City. Go early in the morning when you're likely to have it all to yourself, and after you've done a meditation walk through the outdoor gardens, go into the enclosed building and enjoy the orchids and the warm, steamy air as you sit on a bench and do some more meditating. These gardens are maintained meticulously and are free. Stop here often if you want a place just to relax and think for awhile, or not think at all.
This garden is a wonderfully tranquil spot in the middle of a busy city setting. After spending an afternoon at the Nelson Atkins, this is a great spot to relax and reflect.
It really is pretty but small and don't plan on much more than 30 minutes. It you are nearby worth a stop but would not go out of the way like I did.
Free of charge!!This beautiful garden is tucked away near the Country Club Plaza with ample free parking. There is a climate controlled atrium with orchids and palms. In the winter it is a great escape to find lush greens. Recently, the wedding party I was in took some amazing pictures. There photogenic stone walls, arches, and a rectangular fountain with statues. Highly recommended for year round visits.
I've visited in February and in June, both visits were enjoyable. Take a walk through the park too, what a lovely area of Kansas City.
This public walled garden has enough niches and micro-climates for half a dozen display spaces. In Winter you can enjoy the forms of the grasses and shrubbery, complemented by a central greenhouse filled with palms, bromeliads and other tropicals. In Spring we have the usual riot of bulbs and flowering shrubs. Summer brings the full on bloomers, vinery, and the welcome sprays of fountains. My recent visit was in October, and the bees were still busy with late asters. Brilliant displays of annuals keep the perennials good company,
To think that someone paid to create a space for everyone to enjoy for free is an unthinkable generosity. I am not a garden lover but this space is so peaceful and tranquil, to wander the gardens or just sit and contemplate the day. The garden displays are beautiful.