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A gentle climate with plenty of rain and sunshine renders Sidney and the Saanich Peninsula Canada's best location for gardens.
At world-renowned Butchart Gardens and Butterfly Gardens, be immersed in masterworks of manicured and natural beauty.
Butchart Gardens
Butchart Gardens is a household name not only in Canada, but around the world. Tourists from all over the planet scramble to see it. Unveiled in 1908, this National Historic Site has closed only three times in its long history, once to entertain the King and Queen of Siam.
Butchart's Sunken Gardens
The owners took an abandoned limestone quarry and transformed it into the Sunken Gardens, literally a landmark in Canadian gardening. Italian, Japanese and Mediterranean Gardens transport garden lovers through the flowers and foliage of faraway cultures.
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Get any horticultural queries answered at the Plant Identification Centre, and purchase hand-packaged Butchart seeds at the Seed and Gift Store.
Concerts, Christmas & Fireworks
Its 22ha/55ac gardens embrace all four seasons. But Christmas ranks as a 5th season. Gardens dress up in lights and decorations. Twelve Days of Christmas displays tell the traditional tale. Ice skaters whirl around the rink to the ring of Christmas carols. Some prefer this wintery wonder even to the knock 'em dead outdoor concerts and fabulous fireworks that hallmark a Butchart summer.
Butchart Dining
Three restaurants from coffee shop to fine dining room sate the appetites of blissed-out trudgers. The kitchen offers dinner in summer and at Christmas. Will that be the local Sooke trout or succulent free-range chicken from the Cowichon Valley? Afternoon tea, served daily at 4pm, is a treat in this sumptuous garden atmosphere.
Butterfly Gardens
Only five minutes from Butchart Gardens, the Saanich Peninsula's Butterfly Gardens presents another must-do attraction. Welcome to the tropical rainforest. Fill the eyes with tropical foliage and flowers, exotic koi in jungled streams, pink flamingos, Amazon parrots in the treetops and of course, the amazing butterflies.
Hundreds of butterflies representing 50 species flutter through this airy, sun-dappled tropical forest environment. Spot exquisite targets through the camera viewfinder.
Butterfly Metamorphosis
What's more, witness the miraculous process of metamorphosis. Look for tiny butterfly eggs on the gardens' host plants. Watch infant butterflies actually emerge from chrysalides. Wonder at the vast diversity of sizes, shapes, colors and patterns of butterflies and moths.
Glendale Gardens
It doesn't pretend to compete with Butchart, but the 4.1ha/9ac landscaped Glendale Gardens, maintained by students of the Pacific Horticultural College, hold their own as a destination for garden lovers. The Herb Garden, Takata Japanese Garden, Mediterranean Garden and Children's Garden are must-sees.
For more information on Sidney Gardens, drop into the Visitor Centre at 10382 Pat Bay Hwy, just two minutes from the Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal.
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800 Benvenuto Ave
Brentwood Bay, British Columbia
V8M 1J8
Websitehttp://www.butchartgardens.com
Toll-free866-652-4422
Phone250-652-4422
Open year-round, this world-renowned garden occupies 22 ha (55 ac) with stunning floral displays. Enjoy the Rose Carousel & Children's Pavilion! Great dining with casual & more formal dining using many local products & an extensive BC wine list. Enjoy afternoon tea year-round, complete with lovely views. The Seed & Gift Shop carries many local artists' creations. Summer offers evening entertainment, Saturday night fireworks & eco-friendly electrically-operated boat tours of surrounding waters including historic landmarks of cement manufacturing days. Christmas - phenomenal lighting, entertainment, outdoor ice rink. National Historic Site of Canada & Canadian Tourism Commission Signature Experiences Collection® See website.
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3800 Finnerty Rd
Victoria, British Columbia
V8P 5C2
Websitehttp://www.external.uvic.ca/gardens/
Toll-free
Phone250-721-7014
One of Canada's best collections of rhododendrons, many of which were started from seed obtained from famous plant explorers, is on display in the University of Victoria's Finnerty Gardens. Over 4,000 different trees & shrubs, with more than 1,500 rhododendron & azalea plants, including over 200 collected rhododendron species & a spectacular range of companion plants. 3 ponds provide habitat for birds & water-loving plants like the towering timber bamboo. Finnerty Gardens provides a rich & changing array of colour, scent, form & texture year round. In April & May, you will see the rhododendrons at their best.
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1461 Benvenuto Ave
Brentwood Bay, British Columbia
V8M 1J5
Websitehttp://www.butterflygardens.com
Toll-free877-722-0272
Phone250-652-3822
5 minutes from famed Butchart Gardens, Victoria Butterfly Gardens was designed & built to showcase the life cycle & flight activity of tropical butterflies. It has evolved into a tropical paradise that offers something for everyone. Experience up close colourful, free flying butterflies, tropical birds, stunning flamingos & Koi swimming in the stream & pond. The 1,115 sq m (12,000 sq ft) enclosure is a balanced eco-system flourishing without use of herbicides or pesticides. It features 250 species of orchids, tropical foods, carnivorous plants & thousands of exotic tropical plants. Come, join us & explore the Jungle!
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835 Humboldt St
Victoria, British Columbia
V8W 1N8
Websitehttp://www.stannsacademy.com
Toll-free
Phone250-953-8829
Former girls school & convent, St. Ann's Academy National Historic site is located just 1 block from the Inner Harbour. St. Ann's features 2.5 ha (6.25 ac) of restored grounds & historic interiors featuring the 1858 restored chapel, Victoria's original Catholic cathedral. Self-guided tours available in Interpretive Centre. Restored grounds are open dawn to dusk daily; great for a break from shopping with the kids & the dog. Seasonal programing include Christmas concert series & ghostly walking tours for Halloween.
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