I really like this.....not only because I am obsessed with cacti...and chocolate.
This botanical garden isn't very large, but it is big enough to circle a few times without being super bored. Within the lights, there are also animated characters that play "peek a boo".
Of course, there is a santa in the gazebo, where you can buy overpriced pictures (lowest price for a single picture was $10, cash only).
The free admission is nice, but know that prices here will creep up on you. A single piece of brittle in the Ethel M store is priced at 4.50. A small box of chocolates.... maybe ten in a box, will set you back over thirty dollars.
We learned this lesson tonight when we went to buy a coffee, and a hot chocolate. $7.50.
I felt like I was at DisneyLand with those prices.