The Butchart Gardens are located on Vancouver Island, about 23 km north of Victoria at 800 Benvenuto Ave, Brentwood Bay. The gardens are open every day, but you should check the web site for opening hours and entry ticket prices.
In 2004, the gardens was named a National Historic Site of Canada.
Reason 1 – The stunning sunken garden
The gardens were originally created from a limestone quarry owned and operated by the Butchart family. When the limestone was depleted in the early 1900’s Jennie Butchart started the long process of creating a sunken garden from the old quarry.
Natalie
Lisa you have captured the beauty of the garden perfectly. Thank you for sharing.
Lisa
NatalieThank you Natalie. It is such a beautiful garden.
Alma
How beautiful! I love wandering around gardens on my travels. They’re always good for the soul.
Lisa
AlmaThanks Alma. And I totally agree. We can get so busy when travelling, rushing all over the place that a beautiful garden can be such a great place to slow down.
Candy
What a beautiful place! I looked into visiting the gardens when I was in Victoria recently on a cruise stop but opted to do a food tour instead. I loved Victoria and hope to go back someday!
Lisa
CandyVictoria is so beautiful Candy. We got to spend a few hours at the gardens, but you could definitely spend a lot more time there.
Coralie
The colours in your photos are amazing – they just burst off the page! I really enjoyed this post and loved reading about the bore!
Lisa
CoralieThank you Coralie. So glad you enjoyed it.
Suzanne Jones
The gardens are stunning and you’ve captured them beautifully. The next best thing to actually seeing them for myself!
Lisa
Suzanne JonesThanks Suzanne. The gardens really are beautiful.
Hardy
Beautiful !!! J’adore les jardins.
I wish i can visit it one Day !!!
Lisa
HardyI love gardens to Hardy. They are definitely worth visiting if you are in Victoria.
Slavka
Oh, what a place! I have heard so many great things about these gardens. On my next visit to Vancouver area I will hop over to the island to see it.
Lisa
SlavkaI wouldn’t usually visit gardens but had heard really great things about them. They definitely don’t disappoint and well worth the trip Slavka.
Francesca
These gardens are stunning! I love how peaceful it looks.