Sherman Library & Gardens

Michele N

It is sad to think how many times I drove by here and did not realize what treasures were hiding behind the walls. Hanging gardens bright with fuchsias, koi ponds hidden in a tropical greenhouse, beautiful, ever changing sculptures adorning the gardens, immense and lush ferns and Dr. Seuss kaleidoscope garden of succulents. Butterflies, bees and hummingbirds quite literally keep this place humming with activity. It is always a delight to find one of the tucked away benches to sit and relax while soaking in all of the colors and sounds. A perfect day trip with the family or “the girls” is made complete with a lunch or coffee and dessert at 608 Dahlia. 🌺

Helen Arens

Gorgeous botanical gardens with a large variety of tropical plants, ferns, orchids and fuchsia, as well as cactus and succulents. The docents lead very informative tours, well worth doing. Admission is $5 and parking is free in their parking lot, although their parking lot does fill up on weekends by about 11 am, so get there by 10:30 am on weekends to get a spot, otherwise you will be hunting for 2-hour parking spots on the street.

Heather Gonzalez

Such a beautiful garden! I swooned for the gorgeous staghorn ferns, and the orchids.. omg the orchids!! If you are a plant lover and are able to make it out this way, I encourage you coming to bask in the beauty!! The cacti area was phenomenal!! Just beautiful, breathtaking and if I was closer I would come more often..only 5 dollars for admission and we'll worth it for those amazing, mature plants to be preserved!! A gift from generations before us.

Jennifer K.

What a gem!!! So so happy I discovered this garden to take my parents to. This place is tucked into an unassuming cute block in CDM with a parking lot in the back of 2 hr street parking. The lady in the front was wonderfully helpful and super nice. I’m so happy I signed up for the annual $60membership (which includes admission to gardens nationwide), otherwise it’s $5 entry fee. It was lovely to visit Sherman garden in the fall (library is only open on weekdays). 💕