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Monday 8am - 8pm Tuesday 8am - 8pm Wednesday 8am - 8pm Thursday 8am - 8pm Friday 8am - 8pm Saturday 8am - 8pm Sunday 8am - 8pm

Mandala Gardens

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Mandala Gardens

Mandala Gardens is the most unique, 7 acre garden in Southern Illinois. This is a pet friendly garden. Leashed pets are welcome. www.mandalagardens.org
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Mandala Gardens is the manifestation of a decades long dream and was created by Greg Reid & Diana Tigerlily. In the early 1990s while in graduate school, even before their daughter Raynah was born, they shared a dream of creating a botanical wonderland, a space of beauty and sanctuary for all living beings to enjoy, with herbs, flowers, heirloom vegetables, and stone sculptures grown in circular d

esigns called
mandalas ("sacred circles" in Sanskrit). In fall of 1998, they found four acres, flooded, piled with rusted junk, and boasting a house with a collapsing roof. All they could see was its potential. They hauled out the junk, hauled in manure, raised beds, and planted trees. Then, in summer of 2010, they had the opportunity and ability to purchase the adjoining three acres to their land and knew that they would be able to fully actualize their dream. These past few years, they've dramatically transformed the land and have created many beautiful settings with a pond, new gardens, greenhouses, a cordwood chicken house, a labyrinth, and a stone bridge, along with various art works by internationally known artists, including stone sculptor Thea Alvin's original stone structures, "Infinity Arch" and "Moongate"; Carey Netherton's metal sculpture, "Talisman"; Kendra Stenger's 23-ft diameter ceramic mosaic "Circle of Ritual Wonder ment."; Safaa Abd El Salam's, (Egypt)) mosaic table top and benches; and an Amish-built 30ft, screened in, heated, Gazebo. The vision they had been holding all these years has gradually become physically tangible, and is now visible for others to see. The building of Mandala Gardens continues to be an ongoing process and you are invited to visit and share in the tranquility and contentment of the gardens. Thank you for visiting.

12/11/2024

We adore the way .leighphotography perfectly captures the feelings that arise here in our garden.
Not only is she a great photographer but she's helped us so much with remodeling the houses, gardening and curating a vision for the future. We are lucky to have her as part of our team!
Check out her work! Would definitely make a wonderful Christmas gift 😁 🎁

12/09/2024

12/07/2024

12/05/2024

Last year vs. this year 🎄✨

11/30/2024

The first snow. Nov 30, 2024.

11/25/2024

stillness.

11/24/2024

You can rent our enclosed & heated gazebo for your holiday gatherings! 🎄

11/13/2024

11/12/2024

11/05/2024

A little sneak peek of what we've been doing this week! 🎄

10/28/2024

10/28/2024

10/26/2024

About last night!
A huge shout out to for providing music and dressing up in the perfect costume!!
It was sooo fun to hear all the kids asking "IS THAT REALLY MARSHMELLOW?! I THINK ITS HIM!"

10/26/2024

I found this after the Halloween Hangout. It's on the table as you enter the garden.

Address

1704 N State St
Marion, IL
62959

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 8pm
Tuesday	8am - 8pm
Wednesday	8am - 8pm
Thursday	8am - 8pm
Friday	8am - 8pm
Saturday	8am - 8pm
Sunday	8am - 8pm

Telephone

+16188899228

Website

http://www.mandalagardens.org/

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Smoked Out BBQ has the garden smelling amazing! Bill Harper, Singer/Songwriter, Guitarist and Ray Maring play from 5:00-8:00. Come on out to the last Music in the Garden of the season get some great BBQ and enjoy the evening.