We are staying in Marion while in the area to run the Shawnee Marathon. We were looking for a park to explore and do an easy walk the day before the race and found this listing. These gardens are in the backyard of a guys house. It's easy to miss the drive off the road and we ended up turning around and coming back. When we arrived a man came out to greet us and offered to make change if we didn't have exact change.
While the gardens are nice, many free parks are much larger and have more to offer. There is a fee of $2 per person and it is relatively small. We walked the entire loop and it was 0.3 miles. There are some interesting rock arches and the flowers are pretty, but the pond was murky.
I guess if you didn't have anything to do, you could visit this place, but I would not recommend making a special trip. read more