Flowers I saw at Butchart Gardens, Vancouver Island
Well, I’m back from my vacation to British Columbia. Places I visited: Vancouver, Seattle, San Juan Islands, Victoria (Vancouver Island), and a few places in northern Washington. Great trip!
Last week I toured Butchart Gardens on Vancouver Island. Really an amazing place! It’s like Disneyland but for flowers and here’s some photographic proof. The garden was immaculate. Imagine a 55 acre garden with 66 gardeners. That’s how perfect it was. Not even a petal was on the ground and no dead flowers. Simply amazing. I’m sorry I can’t identify the flower types. Feel free to comment if you know a name. This is going to be one really long post – oh well. I don’t know if anybody even reads this.
Seriously, you should start selling some Iris prints. No offense to Pat, but you could give him some good competition!
The previous Comment was posted on August 2, 2005 at 12:05 pm
Very nice!
And so on to the identification:
1,15: Hydrangea
2,3,4,5,6,7,8,17: Dahlia
9,12,13,14: Rose (duh!)
10: Day Lily
11,16,18: I pass
Probably wish you numbered those pictures now, huh?
The previous Comment was posted on August 2, 2005 at 1:02 pm
Wow! Thomas!! You are the man! Great work there. I might update the post with the names at some point for reference. Very good work. Thank you!
The previous Comment was posted on August 2, 2005 at 1:38 pm
Wow, nice shots, I agree, as a native vancouverite Bouchart is definatley worth the ferry ride.
hope you had fun in vancouver / vancouver island / washington, you sure came here when the weather was good
The previous Comment was posted on August 2, 2005 at 1:41 pm
Thanks, Ben, for the nice comment. You’re right, I could probably sell some of these, I just don’t think starting another business is always a good idea. At least as busy as I am.
Of course, if anyone wants a print just contact me and we’ll get it done. Maybe I should print some myself. A nice poster from WHCC (whitehouse custom colour) would be swell. I might make a few for the office. Speaking of the office. I promised a photo tour at some point and should get to that in the near future.
The previous Comment was posted on August 2, 2005 at 1:44 pm
Hi Greg – Yeah, it sure is a really nice place. I want to visit Banff sometime. Thanks for visiting.
The previous Comment was posted on August 2, 2005 at 4:00 pm
These photo’s are absouluty beautiful. I went to these gardens once. It was very beautiful when I was there. These photo’s remind me of the day I visited. very beautiful.
The previous Comment was posted on August 7, 2005 at 9:07 pm
I live in Victoria, and I’ve been to the gardens about a million times. And each time, I never fail to enjoy myself. I’m definitely not a flower-lover, but there’s something so nice and relaxing about walking around there.
Those pictures are great!
The previous Comment was posted on August 9, 2005 at 11:05 pm
Ruth and Sarah: Thanks for the nice comments. It’s surprising how many people have been to these gardens.
The previous Comment was posted on August 10, 2005 at 7:35 am
Flowers at Butchart Gardens, Vancouver Island
Flowers I saw at Butchart Gardens, Vancouver Island .
The previous Trackback was posted on August 13, 2005 at 10:30 am
I am considering a trip to Butchart Gardens. Could you tell me the opertune time of the year to visit?
The previous Comment was posted on October 24, 2005 at 2:28 pm
The way I understand it anytime of the year is good because they are open year round. Winter it snows so obviously not as good as the rest of the year but they are open. I think they do winter plants or something then. Check their web site, it has info on the seasons.
The previous Comment was posted on October 24, 2005 at 2:34 pm
I visited the gardens in about 1986, Never saw a garden like this in my life, and probably never will. Your pictures are great, just not enough of them. Wish the gardens had a little more publicity in the U.S. When I try to explain the beauty of them, my friends just smile. If they would only GO there, they would know what I’m talking about. Thanks for the memories. Norma
The previous Comment was posted on January 28, 2006 at 4:09 pm
what great shots, you’ve helped me decided where my next vacation is going to be…..what time of year did you travel?
The previous Comment was posted on February 14, 2006 at 2:02 am
i am a decendeant of the butchart gardens yay wow and im seruious
The previous Comment was posted on March 3, 2006 at 12:09 pm
i am dope and i like the butchart gardens because my family started it
The previous Comment was posted on March 3, 2006 at 12:10 pm
Thanks for this website. i also like the pictures of hte flowers you took. you are a great photographer.
The previous Comment was posted on April 26, 2006 at 7:00 am
Thansk Ashley!
The previous Comment was posted on April 26, 2006 at 7:15 am
great shots. butchart garden is absolutely stunning.
The previous Comment was posted on May 30, 2006 at 3:21 am
I work at the gardens and they are gorgeous. I’m there five or more days a week and it never gets old.
Daylan, are you a descendant of one of Robert Pim Butchart’s siblings or cousins? Because none of his direct descendants currently carry the Butchart surname as far as I know.
In my opinion, the best time of year to visit would be spring–April or May. The flowers are blooming well in a riot of colour, and the weather is a good mix of cool and warm–not baking hot if you’re walking around, and not freezing cold, and fairly dry. During the summer, however, there is a range of entertainment and things in the evenings. There’s concerts and fireworks–but admission might be more on special event evenings.
The Gardens are open year-round, (Christmas Day, too,) and in the winter, there are massive Christmas-light displays and an outdoor skating rink.
It doesn’t snow much at ALL on this part of the Island (I counted twice last winter, and once was in October and neither time did it stick for long,) so the worst you’ll be likely to encounter is rain. But there are umbrellas everywhere for your use, as well as wheelchairs if you need them.
And there’s a Plant Identification Guide available as well as the Plant ID Centre. If you go more than twice in a year, the 12 Month Pass is a good investment, since it’s about the same price as two admissions plus discounts on everything.
God, I sound like a commercial. *eyeroll*
But the Gardens are worth it.
The previous Comment was posted on June 15, 2006 at 10:18 pm
Félicitations
Pour tant de patience
A cultiver ces fleurs
Et surtout à nous en faire profiter
Grands mercis de Lyon, France
The previous Comment was posted on July 11, 2006 at 6:50 am
Thanks for the eye candy! I’ll be on Vancouver Island in a week or so and intend to see Butchart. I’ll be a walkaboard passenger on the ferry from Port Angeles and wonder how easy it is to make a bus connection from the ferry landing in Victoria to the gardens.
The previous Comment was posted on August 18, 2006 at 12:42 am
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The previous Comment was posted on October 31, 2006 at 9:50 pm
Those are some beautiful flower shots, I especially love Dahlias as my mom used to grow them for competitions.
The previous Comment was posted on June 5, 2007 at 8:00 pm
We visited Butchart Gardens in June 2008 and all I can say is WOW! And we have visited a lot of gardens in various parts of the world including Great Britain and the U.S.A.
I will never forget my first sight of the Sunken Garden. It literally took my breath away.
The previous Comment was posted on August 15, 2008 at 4:05 am
The pictures were outstanding. Thanks for sharing. no.11 is a black eyed susan and no. 18 is a white daisy
The previous Comment was posted on November 5, 2008 at 1:45 pm
It’s very beautiful. I wish I will have the chance to visit it. It’s breathless.
The previous Comment was posted on December 13, 2008 at 10:52 pm
wow..its so beautiful.. i hope I could visit the place after my studies…
The previous Comment was posted on May 4, 2009 at 11:49 pm