Continuing on with our fall trip. No visit to Victoria, British Columbia, is complete without a visit to Butchart Gardens. The gardens were started over 100 years ago, by Jennie Butchart, and they have become one of the world's premier floral show gardens. It's a very large garden, and so as to not be too encumbered, we only took along two dolls - Lonnie and Holly.
One of the most famous features is the Sunken garden, which was created in an
abandoned limestone quarry. It's fabulous in person, but very difficult to capture
with a camera from the overlook when shooting directly into the sun, low in the autumn sky.
abandoned limestone quarry. It's fabulous in person, but very difficult to capture
with a camera from the overlook when shooting directly into the sun, low in the autumn sky.
In autumn the gardens are a riot of colourful begonias, and chrysathemums.
The girls enjoyed looking at all the different animals on the Rose Carousel....
Another stunning feature in autumn, is the Dahlia Border. The thousands of mixed dahlia
plants create a wall over three metres high, winding along a long sunny path.....
plants create a wall over three metres high, winding along a long sunny path.....
The girls enjoyed the Italian Garden....
..and the cool reflecting pool in the Sunken Garden....
...and the 'dancing fountains' in the grotto....
After walking through the entire gardens twice,
we were all very tired and ready to leave, and go back to the RV.
we were all very tired and ready to leave, and go back to the RV.
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