Idaho Botanical Garden

Beautiful botanical garden!! It was a good size and I thought there was a lot to see. I loved how art was incorporated in the garden through sculptures and the fairy house exhibit. The old graveyard was interesting and I loved the koi and their history. The location is cool because you can go visit the penitentiary right next door too. We brought in lunch and ate at a bench in the garden, and there was plenty of areas you could do that.

Finally visited the Gardens after living here almost a decade and I instantly regretted that we hadn't been here sooner. It was an amazing escape to what felt like a hidden wonder in the gardens, where some points felt like you were deep in the forest surrounded by trees. All the little shaded picnic areas were nice and great to take a break while perusing the plants and flowers. We even spotted a few lizards. The only negative was the lack of available parking, we had to park across the street and walk over. We will definitely be back again though.

Visited this after a hike up behind the penitentiary. This is on the smaller side of some of the botanical gardens I’ve visited; still pretty and I had fun, but maybe it’s better during other times of the year - a lot of the roses weren’t in bloom in the summer. And admittedly, I felt that $14 for the size of this garden was a little steep.

The Idaho Botanical Garden is located on part of the former Idaho Penitentiary land. So, there's an old guard house, guard tower and a cemetery in the back for some of the prisoners whose family did not collect them. The gardens themselves are beautiful and focus on plants of the high desert as well as fire prevention.

Beautiful views of Boise! Everything was fragrant and well maintained from the local flora, Lewis & Clark & Sacajuwea section, & rose garden. ALSO the koi know how to put on a show - blowing bubbles and being so social with each other!

Attended the beer festival here. Amazing samples of some great beers, meet some incredible people all while exploring the grounds. Suggested you bring your own non glass cup, but they did have some you could use also. Food trucks also on site. The price was right$.

AMAZING! Might not look it from the entrance, but this area is massive and so beautiful. We don't spend money on much and had been debating paying the $14 to come here for a few years when we've been in the area but we will be back to visit every time we're here now! Could not recommend it enough!

Beautiful flowers, sculptures, koi pond. Lots of different features within the gardens. It was very hot, so bring your own refillable water bottles.