i expected more. Overall, the garden is not as extensive as i had envisioned. i imagine this was not the ideal time to go at the end of the summer to see everything in bloom, but we decided it would be a nice place to picnic and it was. We used a BOGO coupon from the Entertainment book making admission a reasonable $12 for the two of us.
We were kind of excited to check out the Something's A-Flutter exhibit in the Orchid Conservatory. There were some interesting butterfly informative exhibits, but i think i only saw like 4 actual butterflies throughout the whole conservatory?? WTF? i imagined nothing but butterflies swarming me, having to fight them off from carrying me away. Regardless, the conservatory was the highlight of the trip at this time of year, with a nice water wall of flowers and such.
The Botanical Garden is a good place to take a visiting (perhaps older) relative or any botanical enthusiast in your life or if you've got an Entertainment book, it might be worth checking out one time (although i imagine i have to check it out again in the spring to be fair).