Margie's Garden — Attraction in Hales Corners

You absolutely MUST take your kids or any kids you know to Margie's Garden inside this botanical garden OR have a wedding there. The botanical garden on its own is magnificent, but Margie's Garden located inside the botanical garden is a separate and distinct joy all its own. It's like a Willie Wonka-style garden filled with fun nooks and crannies, adventures, musical paths, a stage, a picnic pavilion, a walkbridge, numbers and alphabet paths, giant colorful sculptures - a true garden playground for children. And if you're lucky enough to attend a wedding at Boerner Botanical Garden, it's so beautiful and perfect, all other venues fall short. If it turns out to be a rainy day, the indoor setting is right there to accommodate you, with top-notch catering by Zilli Hospitality Group. We couldn't have asked for a better experience at a wedding than this one. As the sun came out, the patio doors opened onto an idyllic...

Located inside Boerner Botanical Garden. Pay the admission fee for Boerner Garden of $8 for a Milwaukee county resident, children 3 to 17 pay $6 each, open from May 1 through October 31, closes a couple hours early on days, such as Wednesday, when concerts in the park occur. By the way, a family membership to Boerner Botanical Garden, which includes Margie's Garden, is $65 a year and also includes the benefit of reciprocal admission to hundreds of other gardens. See...

Great garden for children of all ages to explore! It had two slides, various items for making music, and a couple of mini houses/structures. There was also a jaded picnic area. The real flowers and metal flowers were all gorgeous. There was also an area for digging in the dirt. I especially liked the area with the alphabet and plants that start with each letter planted there. So cool!! We will...