Butchart Gardens,Vancouver Island, Canada

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Last year we visited the Canadian Rockies and on the journey back to Vancouver we stopped in Butchart Gardens on Vancouver Island. The original owners created the gardens from the surrounding rocks and the results after 100yrs are stunning, I`m so pleased we went there, it was a lovely way to end a fantastic holiday.

I hope you enjoyed the walk through the gardens.

Sandra:o)

1 Nov, 2009
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Louise1

It looks wonderful there and those are great pictures :-)

1 Nov, 2009

Milky

Fantastic photos.......Thankyou for sharing your day.........

1 Nov, 2009

Sanbaz

oh sandra im so jelous, its on my places to go list lol, i can just imagine the breat taking scenery, wonderfull, those garden are truely stunning arent they,thanx for sharing them ;o)

1 Nov, 2009

Blodyn

A lovely place to visit.

1 Nov, 2009

Catfinch

I have been on this Island twice and both times did not make it to the Gardens..it is something I do intend to do though...I can see Vancouver Island from one of our favorite dog walking beaches here...have got to get there! I have to say it reminds me from what I have read and what I see here...of Bodnant gardens in North Wales...I have been to Bodnant!...

1 Nov, 2009

Drc726

This place looks amasing Labdancer. love the disappearing path. Catfinch Bodnant xmas menu looks tempting?

1 Nov, 2009

Terratoonie

Lovely photos... glad to know you enjoyed your visit so much.

On my Blog # 11. there are some photos of the UBC Botanical Garden, Vancouver. I didn't visit, but the Botanical Garden kindly gave me access to some of their pictures..

Well done on this blog. Very interesting :o)

1 Nov, 2009

Gilli

Beautiful photos and blog Labdancer. Buchart Gardens are well worth the visit if you are down that way.
Re-claimed from an exhaused limestone quarry Mrs. Buchart created the gardens in 1904 - 1908. They are truly beautiful. :o)

1 Nov, 2009

Tulsalady26

What stunning photos, it looks a fantastic place to visit.

1 Nov, 2009

Catfinch

LOL..Dcr...if I were there and I would very much like to be! I certainly would be checking it out to see what they do in the gardens for the season...Are you going there? Steve/Gardeningfriend is working diligently on a Bodnant tour blog...and will be putting it on shortly. I am looking forward to the pictures ..there are some I have not seen yet I am sure!

1 Nov, 2009

Wagger

Great photos of a beautiful garden - what a great holiday you must have had.

1 Nov, 2009

Gardeningfr..

Welcome to Goy Sandra– Thanks for posting these photos. I like best the natural feel to the photo with the spooky tree, hostas, gravel paths and mossy boulders. I also like that a fun element has been included with the three bears and the jumping fish fountain.

2 Nov, 2009

Clarice

Thanks for sharing these lovely photos with us, the place is stunning

2 Nov, 2009

Mavisc52

I liked the bears and the fish also the lovely view from the top of the stairs.

2 Nov, 2009

Orgratis

Striking pots of cannas and variegated leaf geraniums, etc. Hope to see these gardens in the phyllome, so to speak! Very colorful.

5 Nov, 2009

Ponty

Hi Sandra, Welcome to GoY. Wonderful pictures. I visited Butchart in 2001. One of the finest gardens I have experienced. I have many photos but they are not digital. One of these days I must get them converted. I remember the words on a plaque in the Gardens -

“The kiss of the Sun for pardon.
The song of the birds for mirth
One is nearer God’s heart in a garden
Than anywhere else on Earth.”

Reads like an anthem for GoY!

5 Nov, 2009

Sanbaz

ponty i just got a plaque with those words as a gift, its so true, i love it

6 Nov, 2009

Ponty

Have you read the whole poem Sandy?

9 Nov, 2009

Sanbaz

i only have this section ponty,, is there more to it?

10 Nov, 2009

Ponty