This is a beautiful FREE public park in Loganville, GA with FREE parking. It used to be a fancy botanical garden that was then taken over by the county and now has fallen into mostly disrepair. However, the abandoned- looking aspect of this park is what appeals to me. You will see many locals visiting to do prom, wedding, and cosplay photoshoots at this park. My favorite part is the beautiful pond and the haunted Japanese garden in the back of the park. It is a little difficult to find this garden, but it is hauntingly gorgeous. read more

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Absolutely beautiful venue! But ladies, let me warn you, if you're going here for an outdoor wedding, wear flats outside and switch to your heels once you get inside. The gravel leading from where you park to the outside area will destroy your heels. My Louboutin tips were gone from both of my heels and the leather on the heels were shredded. Needless to say, I will be dropping my heels off this week for repair. Also, if this venue provided the cooks for the wedding I attended on 3/23/24, the food is absolutely AMAZING. read more

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The Vines Mansion Wedding Venue is located in Loganville, GA and is an absolutely beautiful place to host your Wedding, Corporate event or private party. The grounds are covered with tree and beautiful flowers. Customer Service was great and all our questions were answered and verified. My girlfriend is getting married here in two weeks and I would definitely host my next event at the Vines Mansion and refer them to my friends and family members. It was the beautiful decorations and the beautiful gardens for me. read more

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So Beautiful! Perfect for taking pictures! What ever you plan it's a perfect place to take your family!

Beautiful place for photos. Beautiful spring colors, fall colors...and not crazy crowded. read more

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Magnificent public garden park. No better time than now to visit the garden and enjoy the fall foliage. This par is beautiful and meticulously maintained. So proud of Gwinnett Country providing this garden of tranquility. This park is very scenic and pretty . So much that many a folk come here to have their wedding pictures taken. Its just beautiful. In addition, the park is very well maintained. Easy paths, fauna and foliage is labelled, various sections and themes, including a Japanese Garden. There is also a grand gazebo by the lake. Quite a few sculptures. Plenty of nooks and niches to sit on a bench and just let the serenity take over. I hope you'll stop by when you can. This is one spectacular park. read more

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What a beautiful park! My girls and I loved every bit of it! Next time we wan to see the mansion :) my girls are 6 and 4 and it was a perfect day with my sweets! I highly recommend! read more

WHOA!!! We've been to Vines for years but, this recent visit floored us! The Japanese garden is in ruin, the water feature was dry and none of the plants/trees have been trimmed/maintained. The fountain is crumbling and someone has knocked over all of the outer statues around the large fountain and there are weeds (4'+ tall) growing in the fountain. The row of statues have been damaged, there are beer cans on the ground, the shrubbery has been allowed to grow wild and there is trash everywhere!! WHAT HAPPENED TO THIS, ONCE, BEAUTIFUL GARDEN? read more

Beautiful Park I took my graduation pictures here! So many great Natural photo scenery

GORGEOUS! As I continue my search for more new parks with paved trails to keep the walk with the tot in the stroller interesting, I came across this gorgeous park in Gwinnett! This is a VERY well kept park, with a medium sized lake and paved trails through a multitude of small themed gardens (whimsical, rose, grecian, asian, southwest, etc) each with their own small trails and unique plants and art (statues etc). There is also a small children's garden maze near the elaborate mini train tracks system (only open May through September). There is also a mansion on the property, with a small chapel and various event spaces. The lake has a huge gazebo on one side and a viewing area on the other. Everything is fairly handicap accessible (great if you've got a stroller in tow). Beautiful park, worth a visit! There is plenty of parking in the large lot, and yes there are clean public restrooms on the property. read more

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Vines Gardens is a well sculpted 25 acre estate that was the home of Charles and Myrna Adams until 1990, when they converted their property into a public garden. Since then, the mansion has evolved into a private event venue while the gardens still remain open to the public. There are numerous named gardens all around the property, each with unique features such as the Rose Garden with its Romanesque statues and columns, or the Japanese Gardens with an Asian inspired wooden boardwalk and plantings. Central to all the mini-gardens is Swan Lake, a peaceful pond with several overlooks and a beautiful bridge painted in white on it's far east side. Come to think of it, the Japanese Gardens are on the far east side of the lake too... how clever! One garden that captured the attention of our 3 year old grandson had a complete train city with bridges, buildings and cars to scale. "Train Gampa... see train! It goes tooooooot tooooot!!!" he exclaimed followed by joyful laughter as the train circled the track. While this was a major thrill for him, my teenage sons were busy capturing creatures and battling other players as they played Pokemon Go on our mobile phones. Evidently this place is loaded with whatever it is they need to play at this location. Typically botanical gardens would not hold their interest for very long, but I couldn't get them out of here due to their desire to capture Pokemon. That in turn gave me plenty of time to walk around and take pics when they would normally have been pushing me towards the car. Am I the only parent that finds this game to be an ironic twist of fate? FINAL THOUGHTS Although it was late summer and not much was in bloom, it was still a very serene place to be. I caught up with my wife sitting on one of the many swings along the lake trail after I had gotten every pic I wanted. She seemed to be in a complete daze and was somewhat startled when I sat next to her. "We should come back here one weekend for a picnic" she said softly. I could see it in her eyes that she loved this place, which immediately made me think of Charles Adams (the original owner), and how he must've had all of this built just to see the same look in his wife's eye that mine had while gazing at the beauty of this place. Truthfully it is not all that impressive when you think of some of the great botanical gardens in the South. However, for the romantic, it's everything! An ideal property where you could easily visualize generations of your family returning to gather by the pond. Oh how someday I hope to have the financial ability to build something inspiring and spectacular like this for this woman I affectionately refer to as my 'rib'. Until then, Vines Gardens will have to be our inspiration, and what an inspiration it is! 2016/99 read more

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For about half of the time I've lived in Georgia so far, I'd lived in Loganville, so I'd heard about this place and managed to visit it a few times. Some of the time it was just parking in the (very spacious) parking lot taking with my mother. A couple of times I'd gone in because it's a tranquil place. It had been a while since I had gone, so I picked up on what I call an "unfortunately bright day" (I actually prefer clouds, rain, and mostly indoors, but that's me) and went to the park. A Gwinnett County park, it's free and open to the public. Since it is out in Loganville (a place that some people I've said the name to respond to with "Where's *that*?!"), the popularity of it is very slight. This trip I'd gone, it was literally five minutes at the entrance before I'd actually seen anyone. Both of those groups had dogs in tow, so one gets the feeling people come here to go on walks with their "pets". I like the serenity of the park, though, because one can really get into one's thoughts there. In most of the gardens one can sit, close one's eyes, and contemplate whatever. The most readily accessible garden is the "Asian Garden". The last time I'd gone, which was just right before their renovation a few years ago, this Garden had a few more details to it. The only thing "Asian" they seem to have left is a covered bench, raised, wooden plank paths, and a few non-native plants. A somewhat-picturesque white bridge connects the two sides of the park across the lake (which has a few, very shy turtles, and even a snake). This bridge has no shade, though, so I can only imagine people actually congregating and looking out at the barely-there (and not quite so picturesque by itself) lake in the autumn. Other gardens they have I'd seen this trip are: * the White Garden: why they call it that, I have no idea. It literally has two picnic tables in a tucked-away section of grass behind some hedges. That's it. Maybe it's the "White Garden" because of all the open space? * the Rose Garden: a garden with the most details. When I'd gone this last time, they had rose bushes on metal lattices, but no roses were blooming. There are a few statues before the garden and within it to look at. Some of them have pieces falling off, but they have an art-for-art's-sake appeal. * the Butterfly Garden: one of the most educational parts of Vines. There's a poster showing the various native and visiting butterfly species one might see, and further down the path is the actual garden, complete with a butterfly house. Like a good number of the plants and trees within Vines, there are labels telling one the common and scientific names of the flowers the garden has. I saw no butterflies, but plenty of bees. * the Southscape Garden: a red brick-path garden adjacent to Oak Grove Road. There isn't a lot to this one either. One of the main attractions is the Vines Gardens Railroad. On select weekends a model train runs along the somewhat-detailed railroad. One can stand along the path at its side, or sit behind the railroad house in some "field trip seating" above the creek. I suppose because it wasn't running that day contributed to the lack of population within Vines, too. Finally, there's the Mansion. Vines Gardens is a local wedding/social gathering venue, so there's a lot of eye appeal around the Mansion. I could imagine people socializing with drinks in their hands and servers around them with hors d'œuvres at various places around the mansion. I could see where happy newlyweds and their families would stand to pose for pictures. It's all very typical wedding venue, but it is all nice-looking. I believe there were even a couple events that were about to take place or wrapping up between the mansion and the pavilion. I barely registered the people, so that might be a good thing. I also believe there may be a couple more gardens I may have missed, so that's something to come back for, at least. Apart from casual walking, the railroad (if you want to bring kids that would be into that sort of thing or are a model train enthusiast yourself), a photographic practice binge, or social events at the mansion, this park is kind of blah. It is moderately cool because of the little details, the various statues, the botany and lepidoptery pieces, and the railroad, but I wouldn't say it's somewhere to go regularly. read more

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Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful! It's a very well maintained park! Early in the morning you possibly get to see the deer family eating in the back by the fountain. Lots and lots of fish and turtles! I'd recommend this place for a quiet walk or event! read more

It's so heart breaking to see how this beautiful place is going downhill. It is obvious that no one is weeding and dead heading the flowers. Hundreds of dead roses just hanging from their stems with very little fresh growth because of that. It's starting to look like a haunted garden. The once large gorgeous fountain at the top of the stairs is literally broken (seriously, the cherub's are broken in half with heads missing) with no flowing water and weeds growing in it instead of flowers. The bricks and walkway around the fountain and rose garden are covered in mold- hello! Pressure washing???? The other smaller pond or Koi pond has no fish and the fountain isn't running either and the water is foul and stagnant- mosquitos!. One used to be able to sit in the swings and look out over the lake but now the shrubs are so overgrown that you can't see ithe lake anymore. I thought the Gwinnett Master Gardeners tended the garden??? The much larger Atlanta Botanical Gardens depends on volunteers. People get on waiting lists to do that and are awarded with gardening classes and field trips. Can't Vines reach out to the community, schools, churches, social clubs and senior groups? Seriously? It looks abandoned! Our Loganville city planning committee and politicians should WANT to help this location get back on track. It's embarrassing for our city. read more

Vines is a botanical garden in Loganville. So I guess there should be a bunch of flowers and plants here. There is, but I never pay attention to that nature stuff. What it has is a trail around the lake. The trail is pretty short but pretty. They have several mini sections all around the park. They have this area that's like Greece with columns and statues. They also have this garden maze area. And on the other side, they have a Japanese Garden section. It's not a big park, so these sections are tiny. But I like the diversity. It looks like they put some thought into it. They have a huge mansion on site. You can rent it out for Weddings and other events. Overall, it's a small, cozy park in Loganville. read more

It's a vine garden park. Beautiful location for wedding and things like that. A small garden and mansion like building is the main attraction here ,the walking trail and lake is plus. Check my photos here ,so you will know what to expect. I went here on 2009-2011 , I don't know how it's look like now, but then it's georgoius. read more

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Really beautiful place! I am sure in the spring it's a lot nicer. These pictures I took were on May 16, 2016. Also has a mansion nearby for wedding/events. read more

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Beautiful gardens in Loganville, GA. Very clean and peaceful. Park is really well kept. It's great for portrait photography or just a simple walk. read more

I visit here regularly. Nice scenic place that isn't usually over crowded. Very clean and peaceful for walks.

One of my favorite gardens to walk thru! It's so pretty and peaceful any time of year but especially in the spring. A hidden gem!

This is a beautiful place, I went to a wedding here recently and really enjoyed the scenery. It's a tad pricey beware!

Vines Mansion is actually a wedding and special event facility located in Vines Park. It is a private business that should be listed separately. I attended a wedding there last year and it was one of the best venues I have ever been to. It was an outdoor wedding overlooking lake and gardens. The had a bell tower that the bride and groom rang after the ceremony. It was absolutely beautiful. This weekend, I attended an anniversary party. It was indoors and I could not believe how magnificent it was inside. It truly is a stunning mansion with crystal chandeliers, spacious rooms, with great views of the lake and patio. The food and staff were superior too. And I cannot finish without mentioning how beautiful the landsacping and flowers are. read more