садами

In a sentence

• Мы гуляли вечерними садами.

  We strolled through the evening gardens.

  Here, "садами" is the instrumental plural form of "сад" (garden) and is used to indicate the means or manner of action (strolling through the gardens).

• Эти дома окружены садами.

  These houses are surrounded by gardens.

  Here, "садами" is also the instrumental plural form of "сад" indicating the surrounding tool or material (gardens around the houses).

• Она любуется садами в деревне.

  She admires the gardens in the village.

  Here, "садами" functions as the instrumental plural form of "сад" describing what the person admires.