We got a map at the entrance and chose to just stroll the grounds. We headed down the hill to the left to see the
impressive Desert Garden.
A blue Night Heron. We wondered why he kept staring at those huge koi fish?
We crossed a service road to the Lily Ponds. I wonder if Lauryn remembers visiting there when she was little? Carp and koi fish, ducks, lots of turtles and one lone heron looking for a minnow.
A few steps up the hill leads thru a small
Jungle Garden and at the top in the Rose Garden and Café.
We checked out the small Herb Garden.
In the Shakespeare Garden to the right, Sally played with a huge yellow spider
