See the Butchart Gardens

Everyone, and I mean everyone, visits the Butchart Gardens when in Victoria.

Arriving at Buchtart Gardens

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Typical Path

I waited until the very end of my six weeks here, but it is the first stop for many others.

Dragonflies on the Wall

One ticket costs almost $34, but you can get an unlimited annual pass for $58. If you live here or are staying for an extended time, get the pass.

Six nights a week, they have free concerts, which I can hear from my patio.

Every Saturday, they shoot off fireworks, which I can also hear from my patio. I am behind the trees about 5 miles away, but the sound carries as they are located on the cove at the base of very steep hills.

Butcvhart Cove

Mrs Butchart's Private Tea Garden

The Butcharts originally settled in this spot to quarry limestone to create Portland cement for the western US and Canada. When the limestone was depleted Mrs. Butchart had the idea to create gardens in the abandoned quarry.

Welcome on a Sunny Day

The gardens are still privately owned and maintained by the great grandchildren of the original Butcharts.

Walking through a Shady Glen

Their original home now contains a very fine restaurant, Which I enjoyed almost as much as the gardens.

A Nice Place for Afternoon Tea

There are so many photo opportunities, it is impossible to stop taking photos.

1,000,000 Possible Beautiful Photos

After deleting many, it is too difficult to delete any more.
Enjoy the following or look on line for more professional photographs.
Or - just decide you have had enough.
Whatever you do -= "Enjoy," as they say.

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Feelling Like Monet

In the Japanese Garden

Is That a Heron

Moss Topiary

Sturgeon Fountain