When the limestone quarry was exhausted, Mrs. Butchart began the process of transforming a scarred landscape into the Sunken Garden. Her vision of what a devastated landscape could be is very inspiring. I usually prefer the wild beauty of nature but these gardens are breath-taking. Some 900 varieties of over a million bedding plants provide continual bloom from March to October.
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Jul 14
Butchart Gardens–The Sunken Garden
We recently visited the Butchart Gardens near Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The gardens are justifiably world-famous. They are a wonder of color, variety and harmony. In 2004 the gardens were designated a National Historic Site of Canada. The 5 different gardens cover 55 acres, much of which is the site of a limestone quarry that supplied Mr. Butchart’s cement business.