Boerner Botanical Gardens

I stopped by Boerner Botanical Gardens one year during China Lights, which was made for a fun evening. Most recently I stopped by for a date night. We wandered the gardens and had a lovely time. There was a wedding happening while we were there so one section we didn't see but the majority was lovely. I'm thinking they must be in the process of setting up for this year's China Lights as there was a lot of building materials piled around. One of the water features seemed somewhat neglected and some of the pathways could use a weeding. But beyond a couple small hiccups, it was truly a beautiful space. If you have an annual pass at the Domes, it also gets you into Boerner Botanical Gardens, which was nice!You're sure to enjoy a peaceful afternoon at Boerner.Get to it!

What a hidden gem nestled in Milwaukee county. Most of us natives don't realize how lucky we are to have something so beautiful and enormous in our own backyards highly recommend to visit more often as I will make a point of it.

Food service atmosphere all at 10 out of 10 I went to a wedding there one time it was at least 400 people there it took care of them like they were in three customers there everyone was taken care of atmosphere was like I was not from Milwaukee. It was like I was in New York or California or Chicago top-notch organization!

Great location. Very thoughtfully created and well maintained garden with lots of unique pieces. Kid friendly. Great weekend spot.

A lovely way to spend an afternoon.We needed to kill some time between checking out of our hotel and checking in to our Airbnb, and I love stopping to smell the roses (and all the other flowers and herbs and nature-y things) so I convinced my fella that we should pay a visit to the botanical gardens. Admission is less than $10 per person and we easily sauntered away a couple hours here in the sunshine.The gardens themselves are smaller than I expected, but they pack a lot of punch. Some of the plants have some really interesting info plates and plaques about the historical and traditional usage, that was something I haven't seen before and I really enjoyed learning about.Well kept, well presented, well worth a few hours of your time.

We are so lucky to have these gardens in our backyard! Beautiful any time of year, but especially fun during China Lights! We go so much at this point we should become members.

We took an afternoon spring walk at the Botanical Gardens. Right now, until May, it is free to explore, and then an admission fee will be charged. It was a nice walk down the main road when we stumbled upon multiple beautiful trees in full boom. I thought they were cherry blossom trees, but the information sign advised "Magnolia fields." We came to visit at the right time to witness nature's true beauty. The smell is so delightful. I never knew these grew in Wisconsin. I believe they were Star Magnolias. Now, this will be a tradition of ours each year. We did walk through the trails and saw some perennials also starting to boom along with daffodils and spring flowers. Another suprise was the Children's Book garden. It was closed for the season, but we'll be back to explore everything again this summer. Hopefully, I will catch a concert or two as well. Enjoy what Milwaukee County parks have to offer & stop to smell the Magnolias!

A very beautiful & peaceful place to visit. Very well kept & there is something for everyone of all ages to see. There is a childrens area with big lady bugs & tables for people to sit at or eat at. There is plenty of parking too. A store inside & plenty of clean bathrooms as well. I seen people coming here to take wedding pictures too.

Really nice garden to visit if you're in the area. Tulips are beautiful in the spring. Would love to see the hosta collection!

We walked through the gardens without knowing we needed to pay to go in. The lady that was cutting the grass and got off of her unit to come yell at us and tell us if we had wrist bands and we said it's our first time. She said you need to pay it's not a playground it's a garden. We weren't doing anything wrong . Absolutely disgusting to kick us out in that way. And only us the other people didn't have wrist bands. Do better