As a public garden, I am able to view the ads at the wildlife tabs and visit the gardens to water. If a person was in friends' only mode, would they be able to view these same ads? How would they know in those listed gardens which ones that they could water in...meaning the public plus gardens? I always post in my ads that I am a public garden thinking that might help private gardens bypass me but is that a waste of time to do so?

Good question....I also wonder what the “friends only” gardens see and how they know who they can water?

The way the public garden is worded I don’t think they can. They just have to try the garden and they won’t be able to even see it if it’s PUBLIC. They can only sprinkle in Public Plus gardens now so you don’t need to say anything. They can’t sprinkle you.

Can you please clarify what ads you are talking about?  I have an ad blocker so may not be able to see them?

Garden adverts, in the Wildlife Guide.    Not the kind of thing that ad blockers would stop :)

"You are currently playing in 'Friends Only' mode, with your Facebook friends only
Would you like to switch to 'Public' mode, so you can access other Public Gardens?"
That is the message I get, unless it's Public Plus, then it takes me to the garden because they allow it. You could say "public only", as some people post "public plus". Thanks for your thoughtfulness :)
Paula, they are referring to the wildlife ads within the game, so your ad blocker would not be blocking them.

Thanks for responding. I will continue to put that I am a public garden so that friends only gardens can skip on by me.