Tucked into a 50-acre country estate on the southeast corner of Vancouver Island, the Butchart Gardens is one of Victoria’s most famous and popular attractions in the country. The world famous garden is a wonderland containing spectacular theme gardens, exotic plants, streams and ponds. Designated a National Historic Site of Canada the gardens receive more than a million visitors each year.
In 1904, the concept of The Butchart Gardens began with an effort to beautify a worked-out quarry site on the 130-acre estate of Mr. and Mrs. R.P. Butchart, pioneers in the manufacture of Portland Cement in Canada. The public area of The Butchart Gardens covers 22ha (55 acres) including the famous Sunken Garden, exquisite Rose Garden and charming Japanese Garden. An abandoned limestone quarry was transformed into the dramatic Sunken Garden, a reflection of the early 20th-century beautification movement and an exceptional achievement in Canadian gardening history.
This place maintains the gracious traditions of the past, in one of the loveliest corners in the world. The Butchart Gardens are located in Brentwood Bay, 21 km north of the capital city of Victoria and 20 km south of the Vancouver – Victoria ferry terminal at Swartz Bay. Admission: summer /June 15 – Sept 30/12/, adults /18+/: $29.60, youths /13-17/: $14.80, child /5-12/: $3.00. For more information please visit official website here.
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