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Butchart Gardens

800 Benvenuto Ave, Brentwood Bay, British Columbia V8M 1J8

Featured Review : If you love flowers and have only time to take in one tourist attraction while in Vancouver Island, then you MUST visit the Butchart Gardens. The gardens were created by Mrs Jennie Butchart to host and entertain guests i...See Full Review

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100 Years in bloom

  • 5 out of 5 stars by Composthp from Singapore, Singapore
  • October 13, 2025
Quote: If you love flowers and have only time to take in one tourist attraction while in Vancouver Island, then you MUST visit the Butchart Gardens. The gardens were created by Mrs Jennie Butchart to host and entertain guests in 1906. She began with a... Read the full Butchart Gardens review

From journal The Best Place on Earth: Vancouver BC

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Victoria and Butchart Gardens

  • 5 out of 5 stars by weeblewobble46 from Marietta, Georgia
  • June 29, 2025
Quote: What do you do with a day in Vancouver, BC, when you don't have a car? You go on a bus tour!We woke at 6am and got ourselves ready for an 8am pickup. D'Arcy, our driver for Land and Sea Tours, was prompt and courteous. He picked us up at our hotel... Read the full Butchart Gardens review

From journal Victoria, BC in a Day

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Butchart Gardens

  • 5 out of 5 stars by weeblewobble46 from Marietta, Georgia
  • June 15, 2025
Quote: What do you call a limestone pit that has been transformed? Butchart Gardens!I never would have believed the beauty in that riddle until I witnessed the springtime beauty of the gardens. The flowers that were in bloom ranged from the ethereal whites... Read the full Butchart Gardens review

From journal Floral Fantasy on Vancouver Island

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Butchart Gardens

  • 5 out of 5 stars by moatway from Riverview, New Brunswick
  • June 8, 2025
Quote: When Jennie Butchart decided to turn her husband’s limestone quarry into a garden, she had a few things on her side. Obviously, she had money, but she was also able to borrow workers and equipment from the cement plant, the tall chimney of which... Read the full Butchart Gardens review

From journal Adventures in Lotusland: Victoria

Butchart Gardens in Vancouver Island

  • 3 out of 5 stars by mcgarcellano from Houston, Texas
  • August 10, 2025
Quote: Butchart Gardens offers a wonderful array of floral display as one walks along the paths of the fifty-five acre lawn. The best time to visit is anytime from mid-June thru mid-September.

From journal Three Day Trip to British Columbia

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Butchart Gardens II - Tour

  • 4 out of 5 stars by btwood2 from Rodeo, New Mexico
  • May 25, 2025
Quote: Red arrows on our guide show the recommended route. The Begonia Bower, our first "stop" on this self-guided tour of Butchart Gardens, used to be an aviary for caged birds and ornamental fowl. Sun backlights through brilliantly colored begonias and... Read the full Butchart Gardens review

From journal Victoria Gardens, Parks, and Neighborhoods

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Butchart Gardens I - Background

  • 4 out of 5 stars by btwood2 from Rodeo, New Mexico
  • May 25, 2025
Quote: Nothing short of spectacular describes these famous formal gardens, covering 55-plus acres in lawns, paths, trees and above all, flowers, flowers, FLOWERS. Don’t sell yourself short and spend less than a full day here. The four major gardens are the... Read the full Butchart Gardens review

From journal Victoria Gardens, Parks, and Neighborhoods

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Butchart Gardens

  • 5 out of 5 stars by ak1 from Auburn, Washington
  • December 9, 2025
Quote: What a spectacular place. I didn’t know that any setting could look this remarkable with only flowers and plants. You’ll definitely envy the Butchart Gardens for having perfect lawns and the flower beds, if you visit. Everywhere I looked... Read the full Butchart Gardens review

From journal Victoria the Beautiful

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Walking Tour of Butchart Gardens

  • 5 out of 5 stars by getawayguy from Los Gatos, California
  • February 5, 2025
Quote: Robert Pim Butchart and his wife, Jenny, built their home here in 1904, to be near his thriving business of manufacturing Portland cement. When the limestone quarry near their house was exhausted, Jenny decided to refurbish the ugly pit by hauling... Read the full Butchart Gardens review

From journal Visiting Vancouver

Butchart Gardens

  • 5 out of 5 stars by flags2rus from Spokane, Washington
  • January 11, 2026
Quote: During the Christmas holidays, Butchart Gardens comes alive with a festival of lights that equals the best in the world. Thousands of lights glow in the darkness, each directed around one of the 12 days of Christmas, which is the central theme. Each... Read the full Butchart Gardens review

From journal Victoria BC at Christmas