BY KAREN BOSSICK

Sawtooth Botanical Garden will again offer free guided tours of the Garden of Infinite Compassion beginning on May 12 and running through September 29. Tours run from 10 to 11 a.m. and are suitable for all ages.

SBG Education Director Kristin Fletcher will lead the walk.

The Compassion Garden was created to honor the 2005 visit of the Dalai Lama to the Wood River Valley and hosts a rare Tibetan prayer wheel, one of two of its size in North America. The prayer wheel was built by Tibetan monks and is filled with a million handwritten prayers for peace and well-being.

Designed by landscape architect and Zen teacher Martin Mosko, the many intentional features of the garden have special meaning.

It has become a favorite place for tai chi lessons, a place to do yoga and more.

“The Sawtooth Botanical Garden was honored to be asked to house this remarkable symbol of peace and compassion on behalf of our community,” said Fletcher. “The Garden’s message of peace and love bridges all faiths. It is truly a magical and serene place.”

SBG is located at 11 Gimlet Road, four miles south of Ketchum. For more information, visit  www.sbgarden.org or call 208-726-9358.